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by Freida McFadden (Goodreads Author)

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Does anything bad happen to the cat?

Sandra Jackson - Alawine

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Johnna Martin I think she went to jail just on the assumption of "how could she not know". From what I gathered she killed herself not long after she was arrested. …moreI think she went to jail just on the assumption of "how could she not know". From what I gathered she killed herself not long after she was arrested.

Going after Phillip was a frame tactic. I'm sure it would've been assumed he found out and was going to report her or something along those lines. Just calculated manipulation. (less)

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Why did the elderly lady (Brady’s landlord) warn Nora about Brady being dangerous and how she heard women screaming from his room? The author never went back to this point. I’m confused bout how it ties into the story

Susan St. James She heard Brady's daughter. But Brady did not tell her about the daughter so he would not have to pay more rent money which he did not have. The landl…moreShe heard Brady's daughter. But Brady did not tell her about the daughter so he would not have to pay more rent money which he did not have. The landlady did not know the daughter existed.(less)

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Lisa

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I don’t understand who was killing the pets when Nora was a child. Her or her father?

Nicole Huval Nora was killing them. The book alludes to this when, as an adult, she goes to pickup the cat and has the urge to squeeze it to death because of how f…moreNora was killing them. The book alludes to this when, as an adult, she goes to pickup the cat and has the urge to squeeze it to death because of how fragility of the feline's rib cage. (less)

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What did the cat represent in the book?

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How did it end?

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