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My Lovely Wife

Written by: Samantha Downing
Narrated by: David Pittu
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Publisher's Summary

Instant number-one international best seller

USA Today best seller 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 15-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.

©2019 Samantha Downing (P)2019 Penguin Audio
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What the critics say

Number one Library Reads Pick!

"The thriller we’re most excited to stay up with all night." (Entertainment Weekly)

"If you read one book this year, make it My Lovely Wife." (Betches)

“Wow! My Lovely Wife is a stunner - full of twists, well-drawn characters, and riveting suspense.” (Harlan Coben, number-one New York Times best-selling author)

“Clever. Manipulative. Dark. Disturbing. What more can you ask for?” (Jane Corry, national best-selling author of My Husband’s Wife)

What listeners say about My Lovely Wife

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A little cheesy in parts

I am a huge true crime fan, but this was just a bit too unrealistic for me. It had a good plot, but it just wasn’t quite there.

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Keep listening!

I felt awkward at first as this isn't a book I'm usually into. I usually read from a victim's perspective but from the killer, it was a bit off-putting at first. I kept listening and the ending really had me!!

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Good story, great narration

Not a very hard book to listen to but kinda predictable. Best part about the book is definitely the narrator

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Difficult to get through

Very slow pace. Will be ~ 8.5hrs of build up for a quick climax and resolution that is too convenient to be remotely plausible. Even though a husband and wife get off by murdering others, their family dynamic is quite dull. This book would be best suited for teenagers as the level of detail and real world dynamics are not there. One really has to ignore huge plot holes to make this enjoyable. If you like the detail and suspense of Tom Clancy or Jack Carr, this book is not for you.

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overall enjoyed

story was good, narrator was not a favourite. His voice was great for the main character but maybe too deep for the female roles.

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Creepy!

Loved the narrator. The book was a bit slow in parts and the ending seemed a bit rushed but overall good.

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Creepy but not deep enough.

Characters are not very developed. I honestly didn’t care for anyone especially not the protagonist. But the book became fast paced after the second half and was glad when it was over.

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Predictable yet entertaining

It would be hard to not guess the twist and ending right... But the write-up is interesting - worths a listen before sleep or at lunchtime.

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Okay.

I found the narrator very irritating, his voice was not pleasant to listen to and his female impersonations. The story was interesting, a little unbelievable but still interesting.

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Loved it!

Really enjoyed this one - good narrator, really interesting story, a real pleasure to read.

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