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Publisher: Bookouture
Published: March 5, 2024
Summary:
You look so happy in your wedding photo, gazing at your perfect new husband, glass of champagne held high in a toast. You chose to ignore the warning signs, but he hid more than one secret from you. And now he’s gotten away with your murder…
Every night I watch Benjamin and Gwyn in their gorgeous, glass-fronted Seattle home. Your ex-husband. Your best friend. Newly engaged, they’re busy dreaming of their future.
The official story is that you disappeared, but I know the truth. They killed you.
I know Benjamin’s new business is in trouble, that he desperately needs your money. I saw the way Gwyn looked at him at your wedding reception, finding any excuse to be close, to laugh too loudly at his jokes. After all, she always wanted your perfect life.
But don’t worry, Madeline. I won’t let it end like this. I can see everything from my place in the shadows between the trees. With their house lit up, they are on display. I’ll bide my time and worm my way into their home, their lives. They will never know the truth about who I am.
You didn’t get your happily ever after, and neither will they…
Never Trust the Husband is a totally twisty psychological thriller that will have you glued to the pages late into the night! Fans of The Perfect Marriage, The Housemaid and Shari Lapena will be hooked.
My thoughts:
This is Jessica Payne’s fourth book and the third one I’ve read. I just love her books – they are twisty, addictive and totally binge-worthy and she has absolutely become a must-read author for me!
I love a good revenge thriller and this one takes the cake! It grabbed me from the beginning and kept me glued to the pages the entire way through. I kept thinking I had it all worked out, only to have the rug pulled out from under me multiple times. This book takes so many twists and turns, and while I did figure out one part – which in no way detracted from my enjoyment of this book by the way – it still managed to keep surprising me at every turn.
The characters in this book are so devious in their own right. Everyone has secrets and I loved trying to figure out what they were. This isn’t your typical revenge plot – it is so much more. Payne takes that trope, flips it and adds her own unique spin to it, giving us a thrilling, unique story that has you reading just one more chapter until you reach the end. And having the story move back and forth from the present to the past just adds to the tension and the suspense. The breadcrumbs are laid out…will you be able to figure it all out before the reveal?
I cannot recommend this book enough! It’s the perfect book to get lost in and I guarantee you won’t want to put it down once you start reading it!
