The Lover
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The Lover
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Mary Watson
About this listen
Brought to you by Penguin.
You never know what happens behind closed doors.
Rafe seems like your perfect man – intelligent, charming, attractive.
You think you’ve met the one.
You go back to his house one night and fall asleep in his arms.
When you wake, you reach out for him. But something feels cold beside you.
Rafe is dead – murdered in bed as you lay next to him – and everyone is going to think you did it…
© Mary Watson 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
Critic reviews
Praise for The Lover
I found this story absolutely thrilling. Mary Watson is fast establishing herself as one of the most sophisticated and elegant contemporary domestic thriller writers around. I was wrong-footed at every turn by the cleverly-plotted twists. Taut, sinister and tense, The Lover brilliantly explores the darker side of love and intimacy, and how they can be turned against us. It kept me guessing until the deeply satisfying end. Sharp and sexy.
Brilliant! Tight, tense, beautifully written and very human, very raw. I was swept into Hallie’s mind and I stayed with her the whole time - my favourite kind of thriller.
The Lover is the kind of book that gets under your skin — in the best way. The characters are so vividly drawn, so terrifyingly real, their motivations so questionable and sinister. I didn’t want this book to end yet I was desperate to find the answers. Mary Watson has delivered another unputdownable thriller!
The Lover, by Mary Watson is a very hooky, twisty psychological thriller. It kept me turning the pages until the satisfying end.
Praise for Mary Watson
A heart-thumping thriller packed with exciting twists.
Thrilling and otherworldly.
A masterclass in tension. Plotted like an intricate spider's web, I was glued to the page for the entirety.
Revenge is a dish best served up spotless...The relentless attention to detail is wonderfully claustrophobic.
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