My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing | @MichaelJBooks

| ABOUT THE BOOK |

Every marriage has secrets. Everyone has flaws. Your wife isn’t perfect – you know that – but then again nor are you.

But now a serial killer is on the loose in your small town, preying on young women. Fear is driving your well-behaved young daughter off the rails, and you find yourself in bed late at night, looking at the woman who lies asleep beside you.

Because you thought you knew the worst about her. The truth is you know nothing at all.

| MY THOUGHTS |

It is not easy to stand out from the crowd in the domestic thriller genre but Samantha Downing manages it with flying colours. My Lovely Wife is incredibly refreshing and also insanely hard to review without giving anything away so this will be relatively short.

Simon and his wife Millicent seem to be living the average suburban life. They both have jobs, two children and while money may be a little tight sometimes, they seem perfectly happy. But as we all know by now, things are never truly what they seem. And then the body of a young woman is found in an abandoned hotel. For one teeny-tiny nanosecond, I thought I knew exactly what was going on but I was proven wrong quickly and not at all prepared for the devious plot that was coming my way.

There’s quite a lot going on in this story. Not only is there a serial killer on the loose but there’s also the impact this has on children, the relentless media and, through it all, is the the most dysfunctional marriage ever. All these things combined make this an addictive read that I just couldn’t put down. I realised early on there was no way I’d figure out where this was heading or how it would end.

Dark, disturbing and hugely compelling The Lovely Wife took me completely by surprise. There are plenty of twists to keep you hooked until the final page. This is one of those books you definitely should not start reading if you’re short of time. What a fantastic debut by Samantha Downing and I can’t wait to see what she comes up with next!

My Lovely Wife is available in ebook format now!

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