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The New Wife

A Totally Gripping Psychological Thriller with a Twist You Won't See Coming

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The New Wife

By: Sue Watson
Narrated by: Tamsin Kennard
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You can never truly know what goes on behind closed doors....

My darling son, Sam, is marrying his childhood sweetheart, and I couldn’t be prouder of the man he’s grown into. Walking out on his abusive father all those years ago was the best thing I ever did. And today he stands, tall and handsome, saying "I do" to my dream daughter-in-law. If I hadn’t pushed them together all those years ago, he might never have found a girl as perfect as Lauren. It’s true what they say, mother always knows best.

But weeks later, Lauren is dead and police cars fill the driveway of their idyllic countryside home. As they question Sam, I sense he’s hiding something. Why won’t he look me in the eye? And who does he rush off to meet as soon as the police are gone?

Desperate, I do what every good mother would do: I let myself into Sam and Lauren’s bedroom. What I see, I will never be able to forget. My son’s beautiful new wife was hiding a dangerous secret. Can I clear my son’s name? And could my life be in danger now too?

A completely gripping, utterly twisted thriller that will leave your jaw on the floor. Perfect for fans of Gone Girl, The Wife Between Us, and The Woman in the Window.

©2021 Sue Watson (P)2021 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd. Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Marriage
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Ok overall a good listen but a trifle convoluted in places.. I had to keep rewinding back to listen to details again. There were a lot of character switches..good guy Tim to bad guy, Helen lovely happy woman to nasty biatch, sly Sadie from bad girl to good girl and vise versa for Lauren. Ditto for James who went from good-bad-good then bad again in the final episode. The only consistent characters being Sam and his Mum. A bit too much to keep up with although twists are good, theres a limit i feel. The narrator was really good however to my relief as i had forgotten to preview. The only weak point in the narrative was the cover up of the drunk driving episode where Tim & his daughter "would lose their professional jobs" if owned up to and the only way to save them having Sadie take the rap. No cop loses their job because their daughter messed up, or the daughter lose hers. That was a bit of a stretch. But apart from that it was enjoyable.

A good read

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I thought the main character was a bit sickly nice and got on my nerves a bit. The story could have got to the end a bit quicker but overall I did enjoy it. The ending was not quite as I expected so a good surprise. Will try more from this author.

Families are not what they seem

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Really enjoyed this story, well developed characters and an interesting plot with some twists, a few of which I didn’t predict. My first Sue Watson book, I will definitely be reading more!

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