My Lovely Wife

by Samantha Downing

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

INSTANT #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER
USA Today bestseller 
Edgar + ITW Thriller Award nominee for Best First Novel

“Think: Dexter but sexier.”—theSkimm
“A dark and irresistible debut.”—People
“Will shock even the savviest suspense readers.”—Real Simple

Dexter meets Mr. and Mrs. Smith in this wildly compulsive debut thriller about a couple whose fifteen-year marriage has finally gotten too interesting...

Our love story is simple. I met a gorgeous woman. We fell in love. We had kids. We moved to the suburbs. We told each other our biggest dreams, and our darkest secrets. And then we got bored.

We look like a normal couple. We're your neighbors, the parents of your kid's friend, the acquaintances you keep meaning to get dinner with.

We all have our secrets to keeping a marriage alive.

Ours just happens to be getting away with murder.

• ISBN10: 0451491726
• ISBN13: 9780451491725
• Publish Date: 26 March 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Imprint: Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 384
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780451491725

Reviews

[maggiefan]

This book was entertaining and definitely not what I expected. There were some twists I didn't see coming, but at the same time the plot was quite predictable.

[kimbacaffeinate]

Millicent and her husband are your typical suburban couple. Both work, while raising two children in a coveted neighborhood, but they share a deadly secret.

Samantha Downing tells the story from the perspective of Millicent’s husband, a tennis instructor for the local country club. They’ve been married fifteen years, but as he narrates we learn that things are much darker than they seem. The two have some after-hours activities that would be horrify the Jones’.

I really enjoyed the way Downing unfolded this tale. Without spoilers, I will tell you this couple committed murder, but that is just the beginning of the game. Wooziers. As we learn what that’ve done, they also bring us along as they plan another. Throughout the tale the husband shares how they met, we learn things about Millicent’s childhood and how they raise their children. Everything is relevant and the pacing and unfolding just pull you in. I devoured this in two sittings.

They recommend this for fans of Dexter. I think that is a fair assumption. If you enjoyed the book/series, you’ll easily slip into this.

I figured the plots path early on but after reflection I think the author purposefully allowed the reader to grasp the bigger picture. Let us just say the game is afoot. Climatic twists, diabolical discoveries and deceit abound. If you are looking for an addictive thriller, grab My Lovely Wife. This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer