The Missing Wife The Missing Wife

The Missing Wife

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Publisher Description

You think you know those closest to you. You are wrong…

A sleep-deprived new mother approaching her fortieth birthday, the very last thing Louisa wants to do is celebrate.

But when her friend Tiff organises a surprise party, inviting the entire list of Louisa’s Facebook friends, Louisa is faced with a room full of people she hasn’t spoken to in years – including someone she never expected to see again: her ex-boyfriend, Oliver Dunmore.

When Oliver’s wife Melissa goes missing after the party, everyone remembers the night differently. Someone knows what happened to Melissa, and Louisa is determined to find them. But the truth could be closer, and the deception more devastating, than she’d ever imagined…

A gripping psychological suspense novel, perfect for fans of My Lovely Wife, The Couple Next Door, The Woman in the Window, and The Wife Between Us.

** READERS LOVE THE MISSING WIFE **

‘A top-notch thriller that grips from the start and will leave readers on the edge of their seats … A book that redefines the word unputdownable as once you start reading it, you simply will not be able to stop!! Reader review

‘I loved this book. I finished it in two hours… I couldn't put it down… best book I've read so far this year’ Reader review

‘A brilliant,twisted ending!’ Reader review

‘There’s so much I can relate to with Louisa. A first rate psychological thriller.’ Reader review

‘Fantastic storyline and completely gripping!’ Reader review

‘A pacy read, packed with surprises. Will keep you on your toes.’ Jane Corry, Sunday Times bestselling author of I Looked Away

‘The Missing Wife is superb: one of those books that keeps you guessing … I was riveted.’ Alex Lake, bestselling author of After Anna

About the author

Sam Carrington lives in Devon with her husband and three children. She worked for the NHS for 15 years, during which time she qualified as a nurse. Following the completion of a Psychology degree she went to work for the prison service as an Offending Behaviour Facilitator. Her experiences within this field inspired her writing. She left the service to spend time with her family and to follow her dream of being a novelist.

GENRE
Crime & Thrillers
RELEASED
2019
27 June
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
200
Pages
PUBLISHER
Avon
SELLER
HarperCollins Australia Pty Limited
SIZE
2.3
MB

Customer Reviews

Marns17 ,

An edge of your seat thriller

Don’t even trust your own best friend with your Facebook password or you could end up being the subject of a surprise party where all the people on your friends list, some that you have not even seen in 20 years, and some that you don’t even really know, have been invited!!

Her husband Brian and best friend Tiff mean well, but Louisa who is suffering from exhaustion, due to the unexpected arrival of her second child Noah, and raising her teenage daughter Emily, is struggling to put one foot in front of the other, and the last thing she wants is to celebrate turning 40!

Add to this, seeing her ex-boyfriend Oliver from college who she thought at the time was the love of her life, turn up with his wife Melissa, what is she to do to get through the night? Drink of course!!

But then Melissa disappears after the party and Louisa who was quite intoxicated and has no recollection of the night, starts to have visions of a woman bloodied and dead. Is this Melissa…? and as she is having these visions does that mean Louisa could be responsible?

Oliver as Melissa’s husband, becomes the prime suspect and to try and clear his name, enlists the help of Louisa who is reluctant to spend time with him, and it isn’t long before Oliver weasels his way back into Louisa’s life and that of her family and best friend.

But on top of the visions, it is clear as the story progresses that Louisa is also suffering from post natal depression. She is becoming forgetful and isn’t coping with looking after Noah much to the concern of Brian, Emily, Tiff and now Oliver!

As her family try and help her, Oliver starts to drop these little bombs from their past to an event that Louisa must face which in turn could solve the mystery of Melissa’s disappearance. But what will this uncover and will it push Louisa already fragile over the edge, or is Oliver not as innocent in this as he claims to be?

This is a real page tuner that kept me reading well into the night. A who done it with all the right ingrediants to make a psychological thriller great!

Thank-you to Netgalley, Avon Books UK and Sam Carrington for allowing me to read an advanced copy of The Missing Wife in exchange for an honest review.

All opinions are my own and are not biased in anyway.

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