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The Last Wife

The Thriller You've Been Waiting For

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 THE BRILLIANT NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL DRAMA FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE PERFECT GIRLFRIEND

How far would you go to fulfil a promise to your oldest friend?

Nina, in the final days of her illness, asks her best friend Marie to look after her family when she's gone. And Marie does everything she can to step into Nina's shoes after her friend's tragic death. She tries to do the best by Nina, tries to be there for Nina's young children, tries to support Nina's grieving husband, tries to keep their lives on track despite their terrible loss.

But when Marie discovers a dark secret that Nina had kept concealed, she is forced to confront the past, and those shared secrets come back to haunt her too.

Tense, heart-breaking and utterly gripping, The Last Wife explores the real nature of love and friendship - and just how fragile every relationship can be in the face of the secrets we hide from each other.

(P)2020 Headline Publishing Group Ltd©2020 Karen Hamilton Crime Thrillers Domestic Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Marriage Fiction

Critic reviews

Taut and tense from the first page to the closing paragraphs - a touching tale that really hit home
Fast-moving and fun, with an obsessive, Machiavellian, yet enjoyably self-aware narrator
If you enjoyed The Perfect Girlfriend you'll love The Last Wife - another fabulously dark central character with a great twisty plot
Such a twisty ride! You are going to love this
Karen Hamilton has a rare gift for character quite unlike other writers. She gets beneath the skin of damaged, fragile and obsessive women in a way that is utterly compelling. I could not tear myself away as Marie claimed the life of her dead friend Nina with devastating consequences. This is a five-star, one-sitting read
A wonderfully twisted female protagonist
This dramatic psychological thriller makes you want to carry on reading
An addictive domestic thriller that will keep you guessing to the end
A dramatic and intense psychological read
All stars
Most relevant
One of my absolute favourite books in the genre. I love how almost every character is deeply flawed and somewhat morally grey. Marie is a great main character, as her motivations are understandable, and given that most of the other major characters are at least as flawed as she is, it is possible to forgive her questionable actions and decisions. Wonderful narration.

Totally compelling

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I’m sorry to say this second book by author Karen Hamilton is not a patch on the first. The story lost its way after a promising beginning. I almost didn’t finish it. Shame as I was a big fan of The Perfect Girlfriend and recommended to lots of people.

Not a patch on The perfect Girlfriend.

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worth a listen. story was good, and read well. Clear and easy to follow and understand.

Good story, keeps you guessing

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I thought the story was goin a particular way and then it started going another leaving me wondering how it'll end up. It was a very good story but I did feel confused at times as to the way everything was unfolding.
It has a good scream in it though that scared me and one of my cats, I'd just turned the volume up seconds before and quickly regretted it!!

A jolly good listen

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