The Wife: A Novel of Psychological Suspense

by Alafair Burke

Kindle Edition

Published January 23, 2018

About the author

Alafair Burke is the New York Times, Edgar-nominated author of fourteen crime novels, including The Ex, The Wife, The Better Sister, and the forthcoming Find Me. She is also the co-author of several novels with Mary Higgins Clark. A graduate of Stanford Law School and a former Deputy District Attorney in Portland, Oregon, Alafair is now a Professor of Law at Hofstra Law School, where she teaches criminal law and procedure.

Reviews

[Deborah · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wild ride! My first read by this author. On to her next one!

[Turri · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very slow burn that started to heat up towards the end. I really enjoyed the characters & how Alafair developed them. It really goes to show everything is not always what it seems on the surface and one never knows who they can actually trust! Good solid read!

[Arielle Magee · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75
A very slow start and I just kept waiting for something riveting to happen. It did have me hooked until the end

[Rebecca RebeccasFamAndMore · Rating 3 out of 5]

I much preferred the Better Sister from this author — this one was so slow, with a frustrating plot premise, that I was not as hooked as I should have been. It wasn’t horrible and I’m glad I stuck it out. Clearly, the author has a shocking twist towards the end, which is a good reason to keep it pretty vague throughout the story. But that formula didn’t work for me here.

[MISS LRB · Rating 5 out of 5]

Was not expecting the ending to be what it was or is… thought I had it figured out…

Excellent page-turner!!

I discovered Burke when she collaborated with my FAV Author — God rest her soul — Mary Higgins Clark!!

Have devoured 3 of Burke’s reads and plan to finish them all…

[Catherine Proto]

3.5*

[Karen Simon · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book with lots of twists and turns. It's a book that is hard to put down. With a surprise ending.

[Terri Jacquemain · Rating 1 out of 5]

Slop. Complete slop. Bruke's heroine is annoyed bc her 7 yo brat didn't want his dinner and ordered himself a pizza an hour later. Nuff said.

[Anam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent page turner with a mind blowing twist at the end!

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice twists and turns

I liked the twists and turns. It took a little long for the story to develope. Anybody who enjoys a good crime thriller will really enjoy this book

[vic pryor · Rating 4 out of 5]

No complaints. Was hooked from the start, loved this one

[Kristi Oliver · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found it really slow but it did pick up at the end a bit.

[Rebecca O’Dell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great story by Alafair Burke. The twists this story took and the ending!

[Kathryn Fillyaw · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 *