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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

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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This story makes you cry, laugh, feel anger and pity. Not to mention the AMA ing twists and turns that have you guessing all the way to the very end of the final chapter.
Thank you Betsy Reavley this story is thrilling and scary in its high level of realism and human frailty. Amazing story!!!!

The Optician’s Wife a rollercoaster ride!!!

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I guessed the ending so that takes off points.kinda creepy and very gnarly. I did and I didn’t enjoy it. I guess the ending in the beginning of all books and if the author surprises me, I’m happy and they get 5 stars…this one didn’t do that. Daisy was the only surprise, although an unrelevant one.

Creepy

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I thought the narrator really did this book justice. Fantastic book by an equally fantastic author

Loved it

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What did I read. Such a disturbing story. The ending will need brain soap to get it out of my head

Unsettling!

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I cant believe I actually listened to the entirety of this book.
Disliked her from the start but felt a sort of pity for her and hoped all would turn out ok. How wrong could I be!
such an awful twist that i never saw coming.
Narrator did a great job.

Distasteful

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