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The Optician's Wife

By: Betsy Reavley
Narrated by: Beverley A. Crick
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Can you ever really know someone? When Deborah, an unpopular 17-year-old, meets the charming and handsome Larry, he sweeps her off her feet. The trouble is, Larry has a secret. Then a series of grisly murders casts a shadow over everything. As Deborah's world starts to fall apart, she begins to suspect the man she loves of a terrible betrayal. And to keep their marriage alive, sacrifices must be made. The Optician's Wife is a compelling psychological thriller that unpacks what goes on behind closed doors and reminds us that sometimes the worst crimes can take place closer to home than you think.

©2016 Betsy Reavley (P)2016 Tantor Crime Crime Thrillers Fiction Genre Fiction Psychological Thriller Thriller & Suspense Marriage Suspense Scary

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Critic reviews

"The Optician's Wife is a stylish, brilliantly crafted thriller which really delivers. A very real sense of creeping dread, combined with intelligent, finely drawn characters, had me turning the pages late into the night." (J. Ross, bestselling author of The DCI Ryan books)
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Enjoyable! I suspected the end but it was only confirmed after some good twists . I was sorry when it ended .

Great

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I enjoyed the story, but felt it was a little long, and got rather impatient with the heroine for a while.

Good tension and ending

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Holy Moly! These two are as bad as Fred and Rosemary West. *shivers*
Not what I was expecting, but a really good book.

Great book!

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I hated it. Hated the woman all the way through really, it was obvious that she was involved though I didn’t realise just how much. Prostitution, drugs, cruelty to children besides the obvious murders. And the end was horrific. I know it was a thriller but just too much for me. Will go and find something more pleasant to listen to now. And mispronunciation of words irritated too

Unpleasant

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At first I really didn’t like the way main character was narrated but got used to it. Completely barking mad psychopath murder revealed towards the end. Lots of twist and turns and unexpected ending. Brutal!! But I loved it

Unusual and uniquely done

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