My Lovely Wife

Author Samantha Downing
Narrator David Pittu
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Publish Date 26 March 2019
Run Time 10 hours and 14 minutes
Format Audio
Genre Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Family life fiction, Psychological thriller, Romantic suspense, Thriller / suspense fiction.

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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing, read by David Pittu.

Introducing the next generation of domestic thriller...

Every marriage has secrets. Everyone has flaws. Your wife isn't perfect - you know that - but then again nor are you.

But now a serial killer is on the loose in your small town, preying on young women. Fear is driving your well-behaved young daughter off the rails, and you find yourself in bed late at night, looking at the woman who lies asleep beside you.

Because you thought you knew the worst about her. The truth is you know nothing at all.

PRAISE FOR MY LOVELY WIFE

"The twist at the end of the first chapter made me read through the night. Clever. Manipulative. Dark. Disturbing. What more can you ask for?"-Jane Corry, bestselling author of My Husband's Wife

"An assured and deliciously engrossing debut. You'll surely devour My Lovely Wife, but it will linger long after you've reached the last page." Sarah Pinborough, Sunday Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes

"You'll never look at your neighbors the same. I couldn't pull myself away from this story...Make sure you clear your schedule before you pick it up. Absolutely unputdownable." Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish

"My Lovely Wife is a knockout. It's not just a novel about serial killers. It's family drama, about a marriage, about kids out of control, about infidelity, and about the news media; and it's also about the folks next door. It's an effortless page-turner." Publishers Weekly

"The twist at the end of the first chapter made me read through the night" Jane Corry

Critics Review

We’re calling it: My Lovely Wife is the most gripping psychological thriller of 2019… this book will keep you reading late into the night

Stylist

One of my favourite thrillers of the year – I couldn’t stop reading but didn’t want it to end. Dark, chilling and compelling … My Lovely Wife is a brilliant debut

Wow! My Lovely Wife is a stunner – full of twists, well-drawn characters, and riveting suspense

Dexter meets Gone Girl – I loved this this brilliantly dark and twisted novel. One of the best books I’ve read this year!

The twist at the end of the first chapter made me read through the night. Clever. Manipulative. Dark. Disturbing. What more can you ask for?

Brilliant – I was enthralled by the premise and it totally delivered. Five star entertainment!

Dark, shocking and very witty, this wickedly good read will make you run screaming from the suburbs

Heat

We’re calling it now: Samantha Downing’s creepy, sexy debut thriller is going to be the next Gone Girl.

Marie Claire

So beautifully and elegantly written . . . the ending is amazing and there is a great twist. I loved it.

Sophie Hannah

An assured and deliciously engrossing debut. You’ll surely devour My Lovely Wife, but it will linger long after you’ve reached the last page

I pretty much inhaled this twisty, audacious, Gone Girl-y psychological thriller. This is the book that everyone is going to be talking about this summer. I can’t shut up about it!

Red, The best Spring crime novels and thrillers

A genuinely fresh take on the psychological thriller genre. Expect dark humour and more loop-the-loops than a roller coaster

Good Housekeeping

A dark and irresistible debut

People

My Lovely Wife is a knockout. It’s an effortless page-turner

Publishers Weekly

My Lovely Wife is dark, twisted-and impossible to put down. Samantha Downing has written a wickedly plotted and suspenseful psychological thriller

A fantastic foray into what we know-and what we do not-about those closest to us. Intricately plotted, fascinating characters – I loved it!

Domestic noir has rarely been darker . . . it’s a psychological shocker

Utterly gripping . . . Expect more twists and turns than a bowl of spaghetti and block out a whole day to read this, because you won’t want to sleep until you’re done

Red Online

This gripping page-turner offers a new take on the psychological thriller genre – the ideal beach read

Evening Standard

A dark and clever debut thriller

Prima

Suspenseful, shocking thriller. Deliciously dark

Best

Totally engrossing and I kept on thinking, one more chapter… an intelligent page-turner that makes you question everything

Truly horrifying in the most delicious way. Samantha Downing sucks you in with a great story, pitch-perfect prose and disturbingly dead-on insights into the dark side of human nature. I hope I never meet her in a dark alley….

I couldn’t pull myself away from this story – a terrifying and riveting window into the mind of the perfect suburban mother with a taste for murder. Make sure you clear your schedule before you pick it up. Absolutely unputdownable

It’s no mean feat to find something fresh in the crowded thriller field, but Downing pulls off an indisputable triumph with My Lovely Wife. Exemplary writing and outstanding pacing confirm Downing’s talent, but it’s her deliciously depraved characters that kept me flying through the pages. Couldn’t get enough of this subversive love-gone-sideways tale!

Deliciously dark and twisted… It’s a remarkable achievement, full stop.

Shelf Awareness

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Cosmopolitan

A highly original and dark look at the shifting power structure in a modern marriage. . . A funny, smart book

Daily Mail

Darkly witty and strangely plausible, it’s a read-in-one-sitting firecracker of a thriller, laced with explosive twists

The People

A marital, psychological thriller with darkly comedic undertones

The Wrap

Bold and brilliant

Big Issue

This is a ringer of a yarn, shot through with enough tooth-clenching moments to make you have your dentist on speed dial

Connaught Telegraph

With a twisty plot that will leave you gasping, this deliciously dark thriller is on a par with Gone Girl

That's Life Monthly

One of the best thrillers I’ve ever read

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