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The Wife Between Us

A Richard & Judy Book Club Pick and Shocking Romantic Thriller

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The Wife Between Us

By: Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
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A Richard and Judy Book Club bestseller, The Wife Between Us is a shocking romantic thriller with twists you won't see coming. From Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekannen, the duo behind The Golden Couple.

'A fiendishly clever thriller in the vein of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train. This one will keep you guessing' – Anita Shreve, bestselling author of The Stars are Fire

Marrying a man with a past was always going to come with problems – but you never expect to become the focus of another woman’s obsession.

Nellie just wanted to live the life she’d always dreamed about with Richard. But who is his ex-wife, Vanessa? Nellie thinks she knows everything about his previous marriage. That it was a disaster, plain and simple. But, as secrets are unearthed, she starts to think that maybe there is more to the wife before her . . .

Only one thing is certain. She is not who you think she is.

'Buckle up, because you won't be able to put this one down' – Glamour

 Domestic Thrillers Family Life Genre Fiction Psychological Romantic Suspense Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Fiction Thriller Marriage Exciting

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Critic reviews

It's easy to see why Steven Spielberg has snapped up the film rights to this book, which is an original take on a winning formula . . . The small twists and turns of the plot are riveting but the pivotal surprise is gobsmacking and it succeeds because of the scrupulous attention to the psychological details of all the characters
A clever thriller with masterful twists (Karin Slaughter)
A twisty, mind-bending novel about marriage and betrayal. A gripping plot and fascinating characters; this book will keep you turning the pages and guessing until the very end. A must-read! (Lauren Weisberger, New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada)
A fiendishly smart cat-and-mouse thriller
Fans of Gone Girl and The Girl On The Train will adore this classy domestic noir set in New York . . . it has a humdinger of a twist which I didn't see coming . . . the result is a fast-paced and hugely enjoyable thriller
Loved it! What a fantastic story, and the twist completely blind-sided me - and that is rare, believe me! (Mandasue Heller)
Buckle up, because you won't be able to put this one down
The Wife Between Us delivers a whipsmart, twisty plot in a taut, pacy narrative. It's terrific and troubling. This is one scary love triangle where you won't know who to trust. I loved it (Gilly Macmillan, New York Times bestselling author of What She Knew)
A fiendishly clever thriller in the vein of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train. This one will keep you guessing. (Anita Shreve, author of The Stars are Fire)
An angry ex-wife is stalking a young, innocent fiancée who is a carbon copy of her former self…or so it seems. Since you know there’s got to be more to it than this, the fun is in trying to figure it out before they tell you. We didn’t! Easy to read, smoothly put together
This amazing story gallops along at breakneck speed, with an ending that smacks you between the eyes and takes your breath away. These authors are destined to become trail blazers in the field of psychological suspense books that explode in your hands! (Nancy Simpson-Brice, Book Vault)
A page turner and as compelling a read as any I’ve ever read, including Gone Girl. So much great detail with believable characters. (Sue Roegge, Chapter2Books )
Unforgettable twists lead to shocking revelations all the way through the epilogue
Readers who were enthralled by B.A. Paris’s Behind Closed Doors and Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl will love the skewed psychology and shifting perspectives of this domestic thriller
With shocking twists, this intricate thriller proves all is not what it seems for the discarded first wife and the woman about to marry her ex. Addictive
A scorned woman obsesses over her younger replacement . . . you may think you've heard this one before, there are surprises in store . . . fabulously twisty
Page-flicker . . . keeps you guessing
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A great book. Loved the twist. highly recommend. The writing is clever and the collaberation worked.

loved it!

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Loved this book. Listen and read so many of this genre and can honestly say I did not see any of the multiple twists coming. Very clever ......... I highly recommend!!!

Full of Twists

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Sometimes thriller writers try to put in so many twists and turns that the reader is unable to suspend disbelief, and the story just seems artificial and shallow. Not this one.

With this book, I did believe I was there. I was taken away to New York, living in the story. The book had good depth which I think will stay with me for a while.

That was the positive bit. The first half of the book simply misleads us. In the second half of the book, the reader proceeds cautiously wondering whether there will be another huge turn about. (I'll not spoil it by telling you whether there was.)

The story is told mainly by Vanessa in the present and she keeps remembering events from different points in the past, between 1-10 years ago. Unlike other books, the events of the past are not "time-stamped" and they aren't in sequence. There were occasions where I wasn't quite sure what time period I was supposed to be in.

Overall, I don't think there was quite enough going on in this book, despite what story there was, being very well written. Hence the three stars. I'm glad I bought the book and I thought that the gentle twist in the epilogue was a satisfying one to close on.

I liked Julia Whelan as the narrator.

Only a GENTLE psycological thriller

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the story is quite simple , story of a broken marriage ... nothing unique there ....it is the way its written, presented and revealed you will fall in love with!
I couldn't put it down !

a great piece of writting

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Great story, I’d recommend it to everyone, but I really struggled with the narrators imbecilic male voices. If you can get past this, it’s five out of five stars all round.

Great story, but why, why, why, do female narrators feel the need to try and do a man’s voice!

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