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My Lovely Wife

By: Samantha Downing
Narrated by: David Pittu
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Summary

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of My Lovely Wife, by Samantha Downing

Introducing the next generation of domestic thriller....

Every marriage has secrets. Everyone has flaws. Your wife isn't perfect - you know that - but then again nor are you.

But now a serial killer is on the loose in your small town, preying on young women. Fear is driving your well-behaved young daughter off the rails, and you find yourself in bed late at night, looking at the woman who lies asleep beside you.

Because you thought you knew the worst about her. The truth is you know nothing at all.

©2019 Samantha Downing (P)2019 Penguin Audio

Critic reviews

"The twist at the end of the first chapter made me read through the night. Clever. Manipulative. Dark. Disturbing. What more can you ask for?" (Jane Corry, best-selling author of My Husband's Wife)

"An assured and deliciously engrossing debut. You'll surely devour My Lovely Wife, but it will linger long after you've reached the last page." (Sarah Pinborough, Sunday Times best-selling author of Behind Her Eyes)

"You'll never look at your neighbors the same. I couldn't pull myself away from this story... Make sure you clear your schedule before you pick it up. Absolutely unputdownable." (Liv Constantine, best-selling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish)

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Great narration - ridiculous story

I didn't realise that I was still listening to this drivel because the narrator's voice is so great and his reading style so professional. Shame he was narrating such nonsense.

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The sickest book I’ve ever listened to.

It went from bad to worse. I have listened to hundreds of psychological thrillers and this one is by far the most twisted. A couple that gets their pleasure from finding and killing women...a new low. I don’t know why I kept listening. I guess it’s like watching a car wreck. Please don’t bother buying this; it’s twisted and sadistic.

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Ridiculous....

I had to listen to the whole book just to see if at any point it would become plausible. In my library of over 80 audiobooks, this is without a doubt the worst. Totally stupid plot, awful narration, so unbelievably that I laughed out loud at times!!!

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Gripping

It's a love story, it's a murder-mystery, it's beautifully written and utterly (horribly!) believable. I loved it!

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Awful - what a dislikeable couple

Plot line full of holes and main character unbelievably dense! The American setting was also annoying.

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fine but not a gritty thriler

I read one review that made this sound very intense so I was curious. However I think it's very hands off with its subject matter and becomes more of a kind of domestic saga with some Twists in for thriller's sake. This was ok, but also I found it to be quite disengaging and I did not get to care for, nor hate, any of the character's who felt somehow 2d. I give it 3stars which for me means OK overall kept me listening but felt a bit drawn out and not really dark or gritty at all, in fact so much of it was kind of left to the imagination I wondered if it was because the logistics of what was suggested would be too hard for the author to work out so we are left to do the work? Maybe I am desensitised due to being a horror and thriller fiction fan for so many years, but if you're a fan of Karen, le Carre or even King, it's tame.

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better than expected!

Didnt see the twist coming! I wasn't keen with the narrator voicing all the characters

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Disappointing.

Full of dislikeable characters. I didn't care about any of them therefore didn't invest in their story or their plight.
The last 2 hours picked up momentum. The 'twist' was predictable.

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Grab it Grab it Grab it!

If you haven't got your hands on this one yet, it should be bumped up your TBR list ASAP!

A great dose of thriller, with a sprinkle of chiller, topped off with a blood red cherry on the top!

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Absolute rubbish don’t waste your time or money

Glorified love story that meanders around an unlikeable hero male whose opinion of himself is only exceeded by how “cool” his wife is.

Lots of nonsense about their wonderful children interspersed with killing innocent young women by this pair of one dimensional morons. How Penguin put this into publication is beyond me.

A ridiculous book and one to dump after the first third as it’s not going to get better. The story would be better if he murdered his arrogant wife then took off with the proposed victim who then takes him out for his money, throws the 2 annoying kids off a bridge and then marries an Italian artist and lives in an apartment in Rome planning on how to seduce the elderly billionaire who lives next door.

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