The Only One Left by Riley Sager is a caregiver’s experience with a murderous patient.

Kit feels some kinship to her patient, accused murderer Lenora Hope, because Kit is surfacing from being falsely accused of killing her own mother. Lenora is mute and can only use her left hand following a stroke. She has been locked away in her home for practically her entire life (following the murders of her parents and sister). When Kit arrives following the mysterious disappearance of the previous caregiver, Lenora seems willing to share the truth of her past. She begins typing out her story for Kit.

Lenora’s truths are eventually revealed with several twists along the way. While this story wasn’t a personal favorite for me, I’m sure it will appeal to some murder mystery fans.