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The Wife
- A Novel of Psychological Suspense
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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The Wife
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Publisher's Summary
His scandal
Her secret
From New York Times best-selling author Alafair Burke, a stunning domestic thriller in the vein of Behind Closed Doors and The Woman in Cabin 10 - in which a woman must make the impossible choice between defending her husband and saving herself.
When Angela met Jason Powell while catering a dinner party in East Hampton, she assumed their romance would be a short-lived fling, like so many relationships between locals and summer visitors. To her surprise, Jason, a brilliant economics professor at NYU, had other plans, and they married the following summer. For Angela, the marriage turned out to be a chance to reboot her life. She and her son were finally able to move out of her mother's home to Manhattan, where no one knew about her tragic past.
Six years later, thanks to a best-selling book and a growing media career, Jason has become a cultural lightning rod, placing Angela near the spotlight she worked so carefully to avoid. When a college intern makes an accusation against Jason, and another woman, Kerry Lynch, comes forward with an even more troubling allegation, their perfect life begins to unravel. Jason insists he is innocent, and Angela believes him. But when Kerry disappears, Angela is forced to take a closer look at the man she married. And when she is asked to defend Jason in court, she realizes that her loyalty to her husband could unearth old secrets.
This much-anticipated follow-up to Burke's Edgar-nominated The Ex asks how far a wife will go to protect the man she loves: Will she stand by his side, even if he drags her down with him?
What the critics say
"Xe Sands's delivery grips the listener's imagination and makes Burke's compelling mystery unforgettable." (AudioFile)
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- Shrin
- 2018-05-20
Great story -- couldn't stand the narrator
Great story. I really enjoyed this book but had a hard time listening to the narrator's matter of fact voice throughout. I found the narration was not at all how I imagined the characters speaking. I was surprised by other people's reviews raving about the narrator.
When looking for books to download I will definitely stay from anything narrated by Xe Sands.
The book ended abruptly which leads me to believe there may be a sequel.
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- Sue
- 2018-10-11
A Case Study in Vocal Fry
If you are sensitive to vocal fry, avoid this recording. My experience of this book was mostly ruined by Xe Sands reading of it. Not only does she mispronounce words (e.g. pronouncing "Sephora" as "Sepora"), her tendency to make ALL of her male characters raspy and have vocal fry is distracting. Both of her older female characters not only have vocal fry but also a "Katherine Hepburn" shakiness. Her vocal choices are sadly limited.
The novel itself is fine - I realise that I am in the minority and most readers loved it. Unfortunately, I had unravelled some of the mystery quite early on in the book, as the main character echoes several others found in bestselling psychological thrillers I've read over the past two years.
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- Preeti Gandhi
- 2019-09-06
an engaging mistake
I bought this book by mistake, I was looking for another book with a similar title. But I continued to listen and found it quite engaging. it's a casual read, story is interesting but quite a few loop holes and loose ends.
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- Cris
- 2019-03-21
Didn't really care for it
The narrator sounds like she is on the verge of crying at most times. I found the characters confusing and superficial .
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- Jenn
- 2018-01-28
Alafair Burke’s best book by far
Despite the genre this book is categorized in, as I was listening to it, I thought it was going to be just a drama with a little mystery due to the tone and beginning pace of the story. However, as the story unfolded, new revelations kept emerging and changing the direction of where you thought the story was going. As the story started to wrap up, a backlog of hints came into light and completely altered how and why the events occurred. The character development is so strong and the main character is very intriguing so I never grew disinterested. We also get the perspective of most of the other characters which helped reinforce their roles. I highly recommend this book and of the many Alafair Burke books I’ve read or listened to, this is his strongest in my opinion and definitely my favorite so far.
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- L. Davis
- 2018-03-04
Sense of dread
Ms Burke tells a great story. This was the first of her books I have “read”. I have been an avid reader of her fathers books for years. After finishing his latest, Robicheaux, I gave her book a try. It’s excellent. Her style is of course different from her fathers excellent work. But it is similar in the amazing creation of character and a sense of dread as the mystery unfolds. The main character is very layered and without spoiling the end I liked the way the story ended. Read this. It’s great!
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- Toni R.
- 2018-02-03
Great listen
Great story with multiple twist. Love the narration. Don’t hesitate to use a credit on this one.
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- Jennifer Masterson
- 2018-02-14
That ending! Holy Cow!
Wow! This was way better than I expected it to be. Don't let the title sway you. This is not generic whatsoever. Highly recommended!
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- JenniferLOVESThrillers
- 2018-02-17
Lazy Ending, Boring Story
This book was a total disappointment. I just kept waiting for some excitement to kick but it remained a dud. No build up until the very end and then the author just finished the story without letting listeners see justice or anything. I hung in there for nothing. I also had a hard time building any sort of feelings for the characters.
What did so many others see in this book? This was not even close to GONE GIRL or GIRL ON A TRAIN suspense.
Don’t get this book if you hate incomplete stories.
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- J. Eckert
- 2018-09-25
Just not great
I'm a big fan of psychological suspense and I just hated the main character of the book too much to enjoy this. The twist is pretty good but it comes too close to the end to make as big of an impact as it could.
Narrator was okay but there was something I didn't love about her voice - randomly, she also said Mary J. Blige's name so oddly that it was one of the most memorable moments in the book.
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- Kelli
- 2018-02-20
Great book!
Loved it! Ms. Burke is very talented. I can usually figure a book out very quickly. This one kept me guessing .
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- SCchickie
- 2018-05-24
Amazing
This book keeps you guessing every chapter. Cleverly written. Have recommended to many. Overall a great novel.
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- Nancy L.
- 2018-05-14
Surprise ending
I'm afraid to write too much, because I don't want to share any spoilers. I enjoyed it and I would recommend it. I really wasn't sure if I liked the narration or not -- I went back and forth on that. I guess after a while I just got used to it. Midway through the story, I was startled to realize that the main character was in her early 30's, because the voice sounded so much older.
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- Pratheba Orth
- 2018-02-12
Not worth reading
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This book was a disappointed in so many ways
The story is muddled and flows in a clumsy way.
Some parts are sooooo drawn out I wanted to scream just get on with it.
The ending was a twist but not in a good way...it was just stupid
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