The Spare Room

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Crashing with a friend and her husband proves to be more intimate—and perilous—than expected in this gripping thriller. As the pandemic begins, thirty-one-year-old Kelly attempts to navigate quarantine but soon faces overwhelming challenges, losing both her job and her boyfriend. Seeking an escape from her shared apartment with her ex, she reconnects with a childhood friend, a bestselling author, who invites her to stay at their Virginia mansion. To her surprise, Kelly develops feelings for both her hosts, who appear to reciprocate her affection, claiming it's their first experience involving someone else in their relationship. However, Kelly starts to uncover unsettling evidence suggesting another woman has been there before her, raising questions about the couple's honesty. As she digs deeper, she learns that this woman is missing. Isolated, deeply in love, and entangled in a web of deception, Kelly desperately seeks the truth—only to realize that three can be a dangerously complicated number.