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The Best Wife
Mirror, mirror on the wall …
Jealousy doesn’t exist in Darby Forester’s vocabulary. Until Caroline, an equally stunning woman, crashes Darby’s perfect fortieth birthday party and reduces her seemingly perfect husband into a horny adolescent in front of the well-wishers.
THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET WORSE.
Shortly after the last guest leaves, Caroline calls Wyatt. Someone is trying to break into her house—where she’s alone and terrified.
Wyatt rides off to the rescue. Darby feels the first brush of fear. Her father was a serial adulterer, abusing her and her sickly mother. Infidelity is, for Darby, a game-changer. One Wyatt has always willingly agreed to.
A call from the ER changes everything.
Wyatt is fighting for his life after a brutal beating. Suspense mounts at the hospital when Darby finds Caroline rode in the ambulance with Wyatt. She is passing herself off as his sister.
The game of cat and mouse escalates.
Caroline baits Darby with innuendoes of Wyatt’s infidelity. Shortly after his hospital admission, he dies. Darby has no idea what Caroline wants. Or who she is. Or why Wyatt was attacked. A mysterious text sends her rushing to meet a stranger claiming to have the answers.
Body count mounts.
Before Darby gets answers that make sense, the stranger is dead. A day later, so is Caroline.
Arrogance. Spite. Payback. Emotionally exhausted and disillusioned, Darby hires a PI. The secrets he ferrets out point to a murder in her past. Can she dodge the payback?
Jealousy doesn’t exist in Darby Forester’s vocabulary. Until Caroline, an equally stunning woman, crashes Darby’s perfect fortieth birthday party and reduces her seemingly perfect husband into a horny adolescent in front of the well-wishers.
THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET WORSE.
Shortly after the last guest leaves, Caroline calls Wyatt. Someone is trying to break into her house—where she’s alone and terrified.
Wyatt rides off to the rescue. Darby feels the first brush of fear. Her father was a serial adulterer, abusing her and her sickly mother. Infidelity is, for Darby, a game-changer. One Wyatt has always willingly agreed to.
A call from the ER changes everything.
Wyatt is fighting for his life after a brutal beating. Suspense mounts at the hospital when Darby finds Caroline rode in the ambulance with Wyatt. She is passing herself off as his sister.
The game of cat and mouse escalates.
Caroline baits Darby with innuendoes of Wyatt’s infidelity. Shortly after his hospital admission, he dies. Darby has no idea what Caroline wants. Or who she is. Or why Wyatt was attacked. A mysterious text sends her rushing to meet a stranger claiming to have the answers.
Body count mounts.
Before Darby gets answers that make sense, the stranger is dead. A day later, so is Caroline.
Arrogance. Spite. Payback. Emotionally exhausted and disillusioned, Darby hires a PI. The secrets he ferrets out point to a murder in her past. Can she dodge the payback?
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377 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 9, 2023
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February 18, 2023
This storyline had potential but I didn’t love it because I felt like there were so many unanswered questions. It centers on Darby, who believes her husband Wyatt is having an affair when he is beaten and killed. The “other woman”, Caroline, seems to be involved somehow in the murder. As more bodies are found, Darby, along with the help of a PI, Miguel, and her best friend, Stephanie, try to get to the bottom of it.
I didn’t really get Darby- did she really love Wyatt or not? I felt like she went back and forth on that. I also didn’t understand her relationship with Stephanie at all- she talks about them being best friends but many of their conversations demonstrated snarkiness and annoyance. Also, while there was a lot of action in the book, it was bogged down by so many details around thinks like what everyone was ordering for breakfast and what route Darby used to jog, not to mention an overuse of metaphors to describe how she was feeling at any given time.
I saw the twist coming but the reasons behind it were a surprise. While some loose ends were tired up, others were not and I was left with some unanswered questions.
Overall, this one just wasn’t for me- I didn’t connect with the characterization or the writing style. Hope others who like the mix of domestic suspense and murder mystery enjoy it more. Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I didn’t really get Darby- did she really love Wyatt or not? I felt like she went back and forth on that. I also didn’t understand her relationship with Stephanie at all- she talks about them being best friends but many of their conversations demonstrated snarkiness and annoyance. Also, while there was a lot of action in the book, it was bogged down by so many details around thinks like what everyone was ordering for breakfast and what route Darby used to jog, not to mention an overuse of metaphors to describe how she was feeling at any given time.
I saw the twist coming but the reasons behind it were a surprise. While some loose ends were tired up, others were not and I was left with some unanswered questions.
Overall, this one just wasn’t for me- I didn’t connect with the characterization or the writing style. Hope others who like the mix of domestic suspense and murder mystery enjoy it more. Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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May 23, 2023
Darby and Wyatt's marriage is great. He showers her with the finer things in life and the love each other. On Darby's fortieth's birthday party there is someone there she doesn't know...Caroline. And she is attracting the attention of not only the men, but Wyatt in a big way. Caroline also calls Wyatt to her rescue at her house, where he is seriously injured and dies. Who the hell is this Caroline and why did she place herself into their lives? What does she want? The answer wasn't what I was expecting. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book
April 2, 2023
Disappointed
I liked the story line...I figured out who was responsible... Did not like the ending...unless there is another book with the return of Stephanie and she gets her just rewards...Darby shouldn't have to live looking over her shoulder the rest of her life...and a murderer, by proxy, shouldn't go free.
I liked the story line...I figured out who was responsible... Did not like the ending...unless there is another book with the return of Stephanie and she gets her just rewards...Darby shouldn't have to live looking over her shoulder the rest of her life...and a murderer, by proxy, shouldn't go free.
February 9, 2023
well woven psychological thriller!
gas lighting and manipulative guest connected with assault and lethal threats and actions
layers of decorations and truths
a fun and fabulous exploration of paths on the dark side!
gas lighting and manipulative guest connected with assault and lethal threats and actions
layers of decorations and truths
a fun and fabulous exploration of paths on the dark side!
September 23, 2023
I could hardly read fast enough to take in this riveting story. At times it seemed that the protagonist would lose her mind, if in fact, she already had not. I’d definitely call this a psychological thriller!
April 30, 2024
With all the murders that happened, it kept you wondering who the killer was. It was a surprise to find out at the end who was actually behind the murders. A must read if you like suspenseful books!!
February 9, 2023
*3 and a half stars
I would like to thank the author for sending me an eARC and trusting me to be a beta reader.
I would like to thank the author for sending me an eARC and trusting me to be a beta reader.
February 24, 2023
Another great Story.
Hope the next step in the story explains more about Stephanie & Darbys relationship.
And hopefully close her last ghost in her past.
Hope the next step in the story explains more about Stephanie & Darbys relationship.
And hopefully close her last ghost in her past.
April 6, 2023
The Best Wife
Fantastic read, characters and storyline. What would a perfect wife really be? Not what you would expect. A definite must read to find out
Fantastic read, characters and storyline. What would a perfect wife really be? Not what you would expect. A definite must read to find out
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