Synopsis
Shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2020
How well do you really know the person you love most?
Their life was just like yours. Nice house, great kids, the perfect life.
But they have a very dark secret.
You might think you've read stories like this before.
You're wrong.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
- ISBN: 9781405939300
- Number of pages: 384
- Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 24 mm
- Weight: 268g
- Languages: English
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Excellent read
A whole new level of craziness. What a completely demented read! I couldn’t put it down and whipped through it in a day. It really is twisted, dark and dis... READ MORE
One of my favourite mystery thrillers of the year!
They are that picture-perfect husband and wife in everybody's neighbourhood. They've got a lovely house, two great kids and socialise with all the right pe... READ MORE
Fun in the sun and Murders to go with it.
Ms. Downing supplies the answer to the age old question of what serial killers do in their days off - when they are not killing. "My Lovely Wife" starts o... READ MORE
A gem of a read
This book is like nothing I have read before ... in a good way of course but I am slightly worried that I may be moving onto the dark side of normal! Why?... READ MORE
A Real Page Turner!!!!
Wow this book was a real page turner and one that I really didn't want to put down!
I loved the voice of the husband who tells the story from his point of... READ MORE
Enjoyable page turner
This was a satisfactory book. Kept you turning pages. Worth a read
Twisting and thrilling!
Oh wow! This book is utterly compelling, in a dark sinister and very thrilling way.
A tale of serial killings but not as you’d expect. It’s written sol... READ MORE
Gripping Debut
If you want to a read which is different, and a definite page turner then this is for you.
The story is a little peculiar, which is what makes it differen... READ MORE
Unbelievable (in a good way)
This is one crazy twisted thriller with for so many reasons. Unbelievably taut and tense. It's hard to believe it is a debut novel.
Samantha Downing – My Lovely Wife
They did it before and they are about to do it again. What looks like the absolute average family in Hidden Oaks – the father a tennis coach, the mother in... READ MORE
Some new twists in the serial-killer genre
This is a crime novel with some quite distinctive twists on the serial-killer theme. Firstly, this is no lone male, between the ages of twenty-five and fi... READ MORE
Gripping
Millicent and her husband are a team in everything they do – whether that’s buying all organic food at the supermarket, going to gala nights with their upm... READ MORE
A Brilliant read
Wow!what a brilliant psychological thriller ,very different from other books I have read before .Millicent and her husband have two children and live in an... READ MORE
What goes on behind closed doors!!!
I have to give this book 5 stars because I am unable to fault any part of it!! It is well written, well-paced and the members of the family are well-rounde... READ MORE
THE MOST INCREDIBLE DEBUT NOVEL YOU'LL EVER READ!
Having just finished this novel giving it 5 stars simply just not do it justice!
You would think that Samantha Downing had been writing these for years!
... READ MORE
Deadly attraction
Wow, this book had me gripped from the get go. The first chapter really makes you pay attention. I could not wait to find out what was happening. I was com... READ MORE
Brilliant!
Brilliant! A well written and very cleverly plotted thriller, with some great twists and an author who manages to elicit sympathy for characters who don't ... READ MORE
A gem of a book!
What a gem of a book this turned out to be. Not only do we have a serial killer; we have two. Not only do we have two serial killers; we have a married cou... READ MORE
Excellent Debut
The blurb on this really had me interested and the complexity of the relationship between husband and wife was in no way understated on it. It’s a very com... READ MORE
Psychological thriller
This book is a psychological thriller that works from the outset. A perfectly normal suburban family with secrets oozing from their pores. It is difficult ... READ MORE
Meh.
I have had this on my bedside table for over a year and was determined to read this during the spooky month.
I was ultimately let down. Thriller, suspen... READ MORE
A Propulsive Thriller With Compelling Characters
Actual Rating: 4.5
’That’s why I asked about her favourite things.
I should have asked about Holly.
If I had to pick just one word to describe Saman... READ MORE
My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing
I received a free ARC of My Lovely Wife but that has in no way influenced my review.
When you’re talking psychological thrillers, I think there’s somethin... READ MORE
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