The Second Notebook

De: Sela Cross

Narrado por: Angela Edwards

A second notebook is supposed to hold nothing important.

Just extra details. Things that don’t quite fit anywhere else.

Things that aren’t problems. Not yet.

But when a property manager begins recording small, unexplainable moments—a tenant who answers questions before they’re asked…a name that doesn’t match the lease…a voice through the wall that never rises, never breaks—those details start to form a pattern.

And patterns don’t stay harmless for long.

Maren Cross has spent six years managing the same quiet apartment building. She knows its systems. She knows its tenants. She knows what normal looks like.

This isn’t normal.

As her notebook fills, the line between observation and responsibility begins to blur. Because once you see something clearly enough—ignoring it becomes a decision.

The Second Notebook is a slow-burn psychological suspense novel about perception, control, and the moment noticing becomes action.

©2026 Sela Cross (P)2026 Sela Cross

narration fantastic, story rough

narrator was engaging, great pace, clear diction. did an excellent job emoting, brought me to tears. the story felt wordy with constant contradictions, unnecessary he said, she said. I did enjoy the Harriet the spy feel.