My Lovely Wife

By Samantha Downing

My Lovely Wife - Samantha Downing
  • Release Date: 2019-03-26
  • Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers
Score: 4
4
From 1,351 Ratings

Description

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.

Reviews

  • Good

    4
    By manduh193
    A little slow at times. Definitely didn’t expect the ending though!
  • Ehh

    1
    By chil003
    This book has so many great reviews, I found it hard to stay interested and continue. So many ups and downs with “thrillers” or “plot twists”.
  • It was an k read

    3
    By Amigo73
    The plot is pretty far fetched, but if you can suspend reality and get into it, it’s not so bad.
  • Awesome read

    5
    By debs reqds
    So good. Loved it
  • Lack luster ending

    3
    By KikiLKQ
    Great storyline, unexpected twist, rushed ending
  • My Lovely Wife

    4
    By jess.hookedonbooks
    This is definitely a page turner. I love the portrayal of the protagonist in the beginning. I love the parts when he pretends to be deaf to get women to let their guard down. Very clever! But I was a little disappointed in the end, because the protagonist is then portrayed as if he is totally innocent. When in reality, the couple (him and his wife) literally work together to capture and kill some of the women throughout the book. This book is definitely filled with some unexpected twists, some of which I should have seen coming. Nevertheless, they were great plot twists. I just wasn’t a big fan of the ending, which is why I gave it 4 stars, instead of 5. But to be fair, it is very difficult to write a captivating ending. @jess.hookedonbooks
  • Twists turns an excellent read.

    5
    By Momfor5
    Loved the book!
  • Eh average

    4
    By AMcDill
    The beginning was a little too slow for me. However, midway through it really takes off.
  • Engrossing & Entertaining

    5
    By nevreader
    This book was a real page-turner! A fast paced read, and the author’s style of writing made the words flow easily. I really enjoyed the first person narrative. 👍 Nevreader
  • My lovely wife

    5
    By NoBrainerToMe
    What an impressive novel for a first book. The author must be a psycho to come up with this book but that is a good thing! I don’t see much writing where a female author takes a male lead. Also not many female serial killers. Really good book. Bravo!