Where He Left Me
A Novel
Published on 4. November 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-6680-6617-1 (ISBN)
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From Nicole Baart, the bestselling author of Everything We Didn't Say, comes a twisty, atmospheric novel about a newlywed whose husband disappears, leaving her isolated in Washington State's North Cascades.
"In every world, I'd find you."
Sadie Sheridan's new husband Felix, a professor of planetary sciences, has vowed to never leave her. But when Felix doesn't return from a work trip, Sadie is stranded at Hemlock House, the remote mountain homestead where her husband grew up. Doubt creeps into Sadie's heart. Then panic. Where is he?
Scared and alone in a place that feels haunted, Sadie struggles to make sense of what her missing husband left behind. But when she catches strangers lurking around the property, Hemlock House instantly becomes both a sanctuary and a prison. Navigating threats from outside and in, Sadie is forced to confront shocking secrets that leave her questioning whether she really knows Felix at all. As a powerful storm bears down, she must decide: is she fighting only for her own survival now-or for the man who promised her the stars?
Filled with dark menace and the danger of the wild, Where He Left Me is at once heartfelt and heart-pounding, from an author who "writes with a poet's eye for language and a storyteller's gift for suspense" (William Kent Krueger, New York Times bestselling author).
From Nicole Baart, the bestselling author of Everything We Didn't Say, comes a twisty, atmospheric novel about a newlywed whose husband disappears, leaving her isolated in Washington State's North Cascades.
"In every world, I'd find you."
Sadie Sheridan's new husband Felix, a professor of planetary sciences, has vowed to never leave her. But when Felix doesn't return from a work trip, Sadie is stranded at Hemlock House, the remote mountain homestead where her husband grew up. Doubt creeps into Sadie's heart. Then panic. Where is he?
Scared and alone in a place that feels haunted, Sadie struggles to make sense of what her missing husband left behind. But when she catches strangers lurking around the property, Hemlock House instantly becomes both a sanctuary and a prison. Navigating threats from outside and in, Sadie is forced to confront shocking secrets that leave her questioning whether she really knows Felix at all. As a powerful storm bears down, she must decide: is she fighting only for her own survival now-or for the man who promised her the stars?
Filled with dark menace and the danger of the wild, Where He Left Me is at once heartfelt and heart-pounding, from an author who "writes with a poet's eye for language and a storyteller's gift for suspense" (William Kent Krueger, New York Times bestselling author).
Reviews / Votes
"Baart is at her finest in this heart-racing, cold-plunge of a novel that earns its place among the top thrillers of the year! With a plot as winding as a mountain road, and prose that sweeps you around every curve, Where He Left Me pulls back the curtain on the haunting beauty of the Cascades, and the deadly secrets they hold." -Sarah Crouch, USA TODAY bestselling author of Middletide "A gripping and emotionally charged story! When I picked up Where He Left Me, I was craving a sweeping, suspense-filled read-and Nicole Baart more than delivered. This novel kept me hooked to the very last page while confronting one of the most chilling questions we face: How well do we really know the people we love?" -Brenda Novak, New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Strangers "Nicole Baart has crafted a taut, masterfully written thriller, complete with a mysterious house, a secretive husband, and a devastating snowstorm. The tension is high and the stakes are higher in this atmospheric tale of love, abandonment, and the lengths we'll go to protect the people we love." -Kimi Cunningham Grant, USA TODAY bestselling author of The Nature of Disappearing "A hauntingly beautiful and suspenseful tale of a woman grappling to come to terms with her husband's love when he disappears, leaving her to fend for herself during a storm with two unwanted strangers. I started reading it again for the second time as soon as I finished it, because I didn't want to leave the world Nicole Baart so masterfully spun." -Lyn Liao Butler, bestselling author of Someone Else's Life "A beautifully written, pulse-raising story made up of equal parts love and terror: a reminder that the risk you take when you fall in love with someone is every bit as terrifying as anything that goes bump in the night." -Gin Phillips, award-winning author of Fierce Kingdom "Baart delivers a breathtaking blend of heartache and suspense as a woman's search for the truth unravels the life she thought she knew. With lyrical prose and a cleverly layered structure, Baart lures you into the wilds of the North Cascades, where a missing husband, a fractured family, and long-buried secrets collide-and love can be the most dangerous illusion of all." -Kimberly Belle, internationally bestselling author of The Expat Affair "Haunting, claustrophobic, and exquisitely atmospheric, Where He Left Me is a poignant thriller of secrets and survival, set against a snowed-in-and increasingly secluded-mountain home. Nicole Baart once again mesmerizes readers, masterfully crafting a propulsive, page-turning story that's as beautiful and mysterious as a sky full of stars." -Megan Collins, bestselling author of Cross My Heart "After Sadie Sheridan relocates to her husband's isolated childhood home, echoes of his past begin to softly knock. Packed with an unrelenting eeriness, Where He Left Me explores the trauma that can tear a family apart, and the bittersweetness of reconnecting. Baart's gorgeously clever writing makes this an emotional and exhilarating read!" -Nicole Lundrigan, bestselling author of A Man Downstairs "The foggy and menacing Pacific Northwest setting generates just as much tension as Baart's shrewdly coiled plot, and she paints each of her central characters with an exceptionally fine brush. The result is an unsettling portrait of isolation and anxiety that will get under the reader's skin." -Publishers Weekly "Baart has fashioned a splendidly creepy neo-gothic tale in Where He Left Me, a wondrous exercise in paranoia and isolation... Where He Left Me reads like a fog-drenched, modern-day version of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House or the Henry James classic The Turn of the Screw, minus the ghosts. A richly atmospheric, deeply unsettling journey." -BookTrib"Fans of Ruth Ware's The Woman in Cabin 10, Lucy Foley's The Guest List, and Lisa Jewell's The Family Remains will appreciate Baart's ability to harness atmospheric isolation and offer a slow reveal of family secrets. This haunting exploration of love, secrets, and survival calls into question how well we truly know those we love most." - Booklist
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
274 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-6680-6617-1 (9781668066171)
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Nicole Baart is the author of several novels, including Where He Left Me and Everything We Didn't Say. The cofounder of a nonprofit and mother of five, she lives in Iowa with her family. Learn more at NicoleBaart.com.