What you didn't expect

Author's name: Shari Labina

It has been on the New York Times bestseller list since its release in July 2025.

When a beloved wife and mother disappears, a luxury apartment building becomes a potential crime scene, and an investigation begins: Will the detectives be able to find her before it's too late?

Brayden and Sam have it all: a successful career, a stylish apartment in a luxury complex, supportive friends, and a precious daughter. It's the perfect life for the perfect couple. Then Sam gets a call at his office. Brayden hasn't picked up their daughter from daycare; she's been working from home that day. When he arrives home with his little girl, he finds his wife's car in the underground parking garage. Upstairs, her laptop is open on the table, her cell phone is nearby, and her keys are in their usual place in the hallway. But Brayden is nowhere to be seen. It's as if she's just stepped out and vanished. How could she disappear from her own home? Did she even leave the building? With each passing minute—and with the questions swirling around them—Brayden and Sam's past seems a little less perfect, their apartment building less secure, and their friends, neighbors, and relatives no longer seem entirely trustworthy.