Maternal Instinct

<p><i><b>Think moving in with your mother-in-law is your worst nightmare? You have no idea . . . A jaw-dropping novel of domestic suspense from the author of the critically acclaimed Brigid Quinn series</b></i><br><br><i><b>"Chilling, smart . . . and what a voice" Gillian Flynn on Rage Against the Dying</b></i><br><i><b>"A thriller that must be read" Lisa Gardner on Rage Against the Dying</b></i><br><i><br>Don''t let them know what you''re thinking</i>, Althea Deming tells herself.<i> It''s your best defense. </i>Althea didn''t want her good natured but thoughtless step-son Hal and manipulative daughter-in-law Grace to move in with her, relegating her to a corner of the house that was once just hers, but she doesn''t have much choice. She''s been powerless since her beloved husband Robert''s death. According to the will, everything that was hers now belongs to Hal - and to Grace. <br><br>Grace Deming didn''t want to uproot her family to care for her difficult mother-in-law, but she''s