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My Lovely Wife
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense
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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.
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)
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- Charlotte Iginua
- 2019-06-22
Omggggg!!!! what a story!
never considered myself a thriller fan but this book changed that!! I was hooked from the audio preview which was only the first page. just finished it and the ending was suburb! I highly recommend.
8 people found this helpful
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- Marcus
- 2019-07-09
Predictable
Story was extremely predictable. Character voices were a bit annoying/whiny at times. Entertaining enough to finish but not enthralling at all. I wouldn’t recommend.
3 people found this helpful
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- Lyndsey
- 2019-08-29
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.
2 people found this helpful
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- CassandraG
- 2019-07-11
Fun Read
The book reads easy on the way to work or when you're doing chores. I liked how the perspective is from the murderer and it's interesting how the main character gets into the "passion" of killing in the first place. I have two complaints though: I was disappointed with how much it mimicked Gone Girl and the writing came off as stiff because the author doesn't contract words like "I am" "They are" "it is" etc. The over-pronunciation made it feel like a children's book at times.
2 people found this helpful
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- Keith Cogswell
- 2020-10-04
Yes
i have listened to many books
This reader was fantastic.
he was the best. At one point, he has to read someone who has a raspy voice from smoking.
Its so creepy
1 person found this helpful
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- Anonymous User
- 2019-09-26
Lackluster and predictable
Totally far-fetched and not that interesting -- I loved the Dexter series and this wasn't even close to being on the same level. A waste of 10 hours. The narrator is great though.
1 person found this helpful
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- The Linds
- 2019-08-31
Creepy!
Loved the narrator. The book was a bit slow in parts and the ending seemed a bit rushed but overall good.
1 person found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 2019-08-19
Just OK
did struggle to finish. story premise a bit too much of a stretch for me
1 person found this helpful
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- Ena Boskovic
- 2021-08-04
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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- Natasha Goulais
- 2021-07-11
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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- Mike Thompson
- 2019-04-16
What the?????
Don’t read this book if you want to sleep tonight. It will get you hooked and you will be up all night until the last word leaves you wanting more.
I usually don’t like dark story lines, but this one is ADDICTING! So many twists and turns you’ll never see coming!
Absolutely AMAZING
33 people found this helpful
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- Jenn
- 2019-03-29
WOW. Exactly like the publisher’s summary
Wow this book was excellent. The publisher summary is spot on — it is accurately a combination of Dexter and Mr. & Mrs. Smith but also and importantly, with a family. It is superbly written, very well thought out, no details left unaddressed, just the right amount of hints strategically placed to allow the audience to put pieces together. The twist really comes out of nowhere but not cheaply at the very end like many books, it comes out at the perfect instance with enough time for it to play out and unravel logically and thoughtfully and significantly, for you to adjust to the idea and reframe your perspective. Bravo, highly recommended.
49 people found this helpful
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- EasyBreezySunflower
- 2019-03-28
Great narrator! Crazy story!
I enjoyed David Pittu’s reading of the story. I had been looking forward to the release of this book having only read favorable reviews on goodreads by a few ARC- readers.
Although I predicted some of the elements of the story, it was still very interesting to see how it played out. Sort of like a dark comedy. Not too serious. Also no graphic descriptions of violence, sex, or swearing.
91 people found this helpful
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- Jeeves
- 2019-04-04
Lovely Wife >>> Gone Girl
Finally! A book worthy of the genre "thriller/suspense." Ever since Gone Girl was published, I feel like every author thinks they need a "shocking twist" and an unreliable narrator, instead of relying on good characters and a good story. This book delivers on both. The characters were believable and easy to relate to, dialogue was accurate, and the story felt complete. While there were a few twists and turns, it felt natural to the characters and the story. I would definitely recommend!
Note: I usually speed up narration to 1.50, with this narrator I had to speed up to 1.75.
20 people found this helpful
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- Karenique
- 2019-05-02
I don't understand all the great reviews ...
... but that might be me. Narrator David Pittu should NEVER EVER narrate women’s voices; his female narratives were laughable. Though the storyline is outrageous and far-fetched, there was quite a surprising twisty turn toward the end that shocked me. But then the very last sentence of the book was too much to even comprehend (really?). I had just finished Trisha Wolfe’s wonderfully dark and wicked “Darkly, Madly.” Thinking this book may be similar, I bought it for a treasured credit. Pass this one unless it is on special. You may like it. Others seem to.
34 people found this helpful
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- Wendi
- 2019-05-14
Now For Something Entirely Twisted In Darkness..
Whoa.. Samantha Downing has a very sick and twisted mind. I'd really love to have a few drinks with her and ask her a few questions. How does she come up with the sociopath characters in 'My Lovely Wife?'
A seemingly happy couple with two beautiful children live in an upscale suburb. They do their best to 'keep up with the Jones' and everything seems completely normal on the outside. When a serial killer resurfaces, parents and children start to panic, and the young daughter from this family is no different.
The thing she doesn't know is that the serial killers are much, much closer than she'll ever know.
How do the minds of sociopaths work? Read this book and see.. and be prepared to be blown away at least once a chapter while sitting on the end of your seat during the whole book.
Sounds like the author may make a sequel- would love to read it!
5 Big Stars
-Wendi
15 people found this helpful
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- Cheri1007
- 2019-04-25
Good book
This book kept me intrigued - even after I figured out where it was going. It lacked a touch of something that I can’t put my finger on. I’d still recommend it and I’ll likely go back and read the reviews again to see if someone was able to verbalize what I can’t seem to do myself. I’m leaning towards thinking it was my lack of investment in any character. I wasn’t bummed about anyone dying at all, which is unusual.
As far as the narrator, I thought he was great. I can’t listen to someone who you can hear open their mouth. This guy was articulate and clear without mouth noises. I know some people can relate to what I mean here.
Overall good book, I’d recommend it, just don’t expect to be BLOWN away. Easy read and you wanna know what happens with the characters, even if you’ve already figured it out and aren’t in love with anyone in the book. That’s really a compliment too!
31 people found this helpful
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- cristina
- 2019-04-01
Unputdownable
It is not Gone Girl. Few books are. But it is riveting. A totally satisfying read that comes together perfectly. Can’t wait for Samantha Downing’s next novel. (An excellent performance by Mr Pittu.)
11 people found this helpful
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- Sarah
- 2019-04-05
pretty confused about the reviews
In the reviews, this book was compared to Dexter and Mr and Mrs Smith! The thing that made those stories great was the way you felt about the lead characters! You knew they weren't good, but you wanted them to get their happy ending! I hated ALL the characters in this book. The kids were awful, the adults were awful, the story was just so-so, but I had no desire to see the husband OR the wife get away with their MANY crimes. Yuck.
54 people found this helpful
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- hari senthil gurusamy
- 2019-03-26
Dark and twisted!
Can’t stop listening. MLW is addictive and twisted! If you are someone with weak heart I would recommend something softer!
28 people found this helpful