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The Good Wife

A Gripping, Page-Turning Thriller from the Queen of Urban Crime and Co-Author of No Regret by Martina Cole

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The Good Wife

By: Jacqui Rose
Narrated by: Annie Aldington
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All Ava ever wanted was to be a good wife. But now, her father is taking her down a path more dangerous than she could have ever believed possible. Jacqui Rose's The Good Wife is a heart-pounding thriller perfect for fans of Martina Cole and Kimberley Chambers.

Psychologist Ava Barclay wants to be a good wife. The wife that she knows her cop husband, Tony, deserves.

Ava keeps a lot of her clients’ secrets, but no-one, especially Tony, has any idea how many secrets of her own she is hiding. Fuelled by the emptiness left by her absent mother, who walked out when Ava was just a baby, she is on a path to self-destruction: drinking too much, making bad choices - including lying to her husband about her whereabouts - and numbing her pain with one-night stands.

When her father, Billy, is attacked and left for dead, Ava learns that her problems are about to get a lot worse. Tony finds out that her father isn’t who he has told everyone he is, he doesn’t exist. Ava must now head into the dark streets of Soho and into a seedy world of hate, fear and mistrust if she is to find the truth about her father, and her family.

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Gritty and gripping – by a star in the making (Kimberley Chambers, author of The Brothers on Trapped)
One of my favourite authors (Mel Sherratt, author of Don't Look Behind You)
A thrilling and gripping novel (Roberta Kray, author of Cheated on Dishonour)
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This was a good novel but took a very long time to unwind and the pace was excruciatingly slow and drawn out.

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Engaging and terrifying! The storyline takes unexpected turns and the characters become so visceral that you feel highly invested and protective to those you least expect. The performance of the narrator is exceptional!

Dark, gritty and an emotional rollercoaster

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The title stood out the most because it was said constantly! It made a mediocre story worse. Only saved by the brilliant narration

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Great story and great narration by Annie as always. Can’t wait for my next read

Loved this story from start to finish

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Absolutely great performance! I couldn’t put this down havnt had a good listen for a while but when I started this book I barely put my phone away! Just didn’t want it to end. Lots of twists too. You won’t be letdown. 10 out of 10 for me :)

Brilliant

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