
Book Lovers
Mon, Aug 07
|Birch Tree Bookstore
Join us to discuss The Quiet Tenant by Clemence Michallon, with your host, Amanda.


Time & Location
Aug 07, 2023, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Birch Tree Bookstore, 11 W Market St, Leesburg, VA 20176, USA
About the event
Aidan Thomas is a hard-working family man and a somewhat beloved figure in the small upstate town where he lives. He's the kind of man who always lends a hand and has a good word for everyone. But Aidan has a dark secret he's been keeping from everyone in town and those closest to him. He's a kidnapper and serial killer. Aidan has murdered eight women and there's a ninth he has earmarked for death: Rachel, imprisoned in a backyard shed, fearing for her life.
When Aidan's wife dies, he and his thirteen-year-old daughter Cecilia are forced to move. Aidan has no choice but to bring Rachel along, introducing her to Cecilia as a "family friend" who needs a place to stay. Aidan is betting on Rachel, after five years of captivity, being too brainwashed and fearful to attempt to escape. But Rachel is a fighter and survivor, and recognizes…