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The Murderer's Wife
Laura Cutty is in love with a murderer.
She knew when she married him that Thomas Cutty was a killer. She accepts that about him, just as he accepts everything distasteful about her – like the way she cracks her knuckles when nervous or uses the last of the toilet paper without replacing the roll.
Twelve years of marriage and two beautiful babies later, and Laura and Thomas have learned to love the life they built together – a life that depends on Laura never asking the Who did Thomas kill last night?
She knew when she married him that Thomas Cutty was a killer. She accepts that about him, just as he accepts everything distasteful about her – like the way she cracks her knuckles when nervous or uses the last of the toilet paper without replacing the roll.
Twelve years of marriage and two beautiful babies later, and Laura and Thomas have learned to love the life they built together – a life that depends on Laura never asking the Who did Thomas kill last night?
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185 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 7, 2018
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August 17, 2018
Dollycas’s Thoughts
A unique premise for a book. Laura Cutty has been happily married for 12 years with two young children. Her husband, Thomas Cutty has a great job and a great life, but he is a serial killer on the side. He has taken on a mission to right some of the world’s wrongs by eliminating corrupt individuals. He is not on any police radar for his kills and his wife knows he is a murderer, in fact, she helps him destroy the evidence. She never knows about his targets until she sees the death covered by the news.
What a story. I started reading and couldn’t stop. Eerie, consuming, intense and surprising. The pace is steady from beginning to a very shocking twist. I thought the story was going to end one way and it took a turn that was unexpected. The author has written a story that makes you think.
The characters are strange but in a way that fits this story. Seriously had me overthinking their relationship and wondering about their kids when their father’s extracurricular activities are almost revealed. I was on the fence both wanting him to caught and wanting him to remain free. To say his life has been complicated is a huge understatement. Laura Cutty’s attitude about the killings was so lackadaisical, she didn’t realize she was his accomplice. She felt she was just being a good wife.
This was a tantalizing story that was totally different from anything I have read in a long while. I don’t want to give too much away, but if like stories that will keep you on the edge of your seat this book is perfect for you.
A unique premise for a book. Laura Cutty has been happily married for 12 years with two young children. Her husband, Thomas Cutty has a great job and a great life, but he is a serial killer on the side. He has taken on a mission to right some of the world’s wrongs by eliminating corrupt individuals. He is not on any police radar for his kills and his wife knows he is a murderer, in fact, she helps him destroy the evidence. She never knows about his targets until she sees the death covered by the news.
What a story. I started reading and couldn’t stop. Eerie, consuming, intense and surprising. The pace is steady from beginning to a very shocking twist. I thought the story was going to end one way and it took a turn that was unexpected. The author has written a story that makes you think.
The characters are strange but in a way that fits this story. Seriously had me overthinking their relationship and wondering about their kids when their father’s extracurricular activities are almost revealed. I was on the fence both wanting him to caught and wanting him to remain free. To say his life has been complicated is a huge understatement. Laura Cutty’s attitude about the killings was so lackadaisical, she didn’t realize she was his accomplice. She felt she was just being a good wife.
This was a tantalizing story that was totally different from anything I have read in a long while. I don’t want to give too much away, but if like stories that will keep you on the edge of your seat this book is perfect for you.
October 28, 2018
Hello Daralyse I hope this finds you well.
When you wrote in my book...hope this keeps you guessing...oh how right you were. Laura Cutty, wife,lover and friend to her awesome husband Thomas. She had children with Thomas, honored and respected him for his job, even wash his bloodied clothes at the end of every project of wronged and dishonest deaths that he performed. Happy home life, fantastic children, great friends and lots sunshine in this world. I found myself unable to put it down. I will not give away the story to future readers but they need to know this is a wonderful ride of non-belief, stunned and Oh My God's I cannot believe this just happened. to future readers....get this book, a pot of coffee and lose yourself in the story. Some may look at their mates and wonder????would they do this????
Thank you Ms. Lyons
When you wrote in my book...hope this keeps you guessing...oh how right you were. Laura Cutty, wife,lover and friend to her awesome husband Thomas. She had children with Thomas, honored and respected him for his job, even wash his bloodied clothes at the end of every project of wronged and dishonest deaths that he performed. Happy home life, fantastic children, great friends and lots sunshine in this world. I found myself unable to put it down. I will not give away the story to future readers but they need to know this is a wonderful ride of non-belief, stunned and Oh My God's I cannot believe this just happened. to future readers....get this book, a pot of coffee and lose yourself in the story. Some may look at their mates and wonder????would they do this????
Thank you Ms. Lyons
April 12, 2020
Such a twist!!
The most bizarre book I've ever read simply because it never occurred to me that a woman could KNOW about her husband's murdering and NOT be absolutley terrified of him. Fantastic. Read in one sitting!
The most bizarre book I've ever read simply because it never occurred to me that a woman could KNOW about her husband's murdering and NOT be absolutley terrified of him. Fantastic. Read in one sitting!
January 12, 2022
This book seems to have no real ending. Just leaves you hanging. I feel like it built and built and built and in the end it was just a *shrug* you'll never actually know.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 17, 2018
Title – The Murderer's Wife
Author – Daralyse Lyons
Genre – Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
184 Amazon Pages
Rating 5 stars out of 5 Posted 6/17/2018
No. 23-2 - 2018
My Impressions: Gruesome, love story, unexpected twist at the end.
Main Characters:
Laura Cutty – The Murder's Wife.
Thomas Cutty – The murderer.
Detective Condoleezza Barge – homicide detective.
Thomas and Laura Cutty are an outstandingly attractive couple; she a petite' beautiful blonde and he a tall, muscular and ruggedly handsome male animal. They are lovers in the purest sense of the word.
Laura Cutty knows her husband is a serial murderer and supports him in the acts. Not because she approves of his murdering ways, but because she loves him and accept he is doing good things even if society would not agree. She has an untenable relationship with her two living parents; she should ask Thomas to deal with them but doesn't.
Thomas Cutty is a man driven to kill. but he is selective in choosing his victims. They must be abusive to their wives or children to draw his attention. Simply cheating on a wife is not enough reason for them to die. He lived in and abusive household and saw his mother beaten daily until he took action.
Of course, after many years of murdering and a string of twenty plus vigilante killings it has to come to a head.
Enter Detective Barge and her partner. There is no evidence pointing to the serial killer, but during her investigation she meets Thomas. She is infatuated with him and makes excuses to be near him.
The ending is imaginative and was a total surprise.
The overall editing of The Murderer's Wife is exceptional.
Character development is detailed and paints a clear picture of individual's strengths and weaknesses.
The details in the story are adequate.
The plot is witty and original.
The writing style is crisp and displays the characters emotions well.
There are mildly detailed sexual situations, but they're not graphic.
I enjoyed The Murder's Wife and highly recommend it.
This review was provided in exchange for a free book.
Vigilant Reader Book Reviews.
Author – Daralyse Lyons
Genre – Mystery, Suspense, Thriller
184 Amazon Pages
Rating 5 stars out of 5 Posted 6/17/2018
No. 23-2 - 2018
My Impressions: Gruesome, love story, unexpected twist at the end.
Main Characters:
Laura Cutty – The Murder's Wife.
Thomas Cutty – The murderer.
Detective Condoleezza Barge – homicide detective.
Thomas and Laura Cutty are an outstandingly attractive couple; she a petite' beautiful blonde and he a tall, muscular and ruggedly handsome male animal. They are lovers in the purest sense of the word.
Laura Cutty knows her husband is a serial murderer and supports him in the acts. Not because she approves of his murdering ways, but because she loves him and accept he is doing good things even if society would not agree. She has an untenable relationship with her two living parents; she should ask Thomas to deal with them but doesn't.
Thomas Cutty is a man driven to kill. but he is selective in choosing his victims. They must be abusive to their wives or children to draw his attention. Simply cheating on a wife is not enough reason for them to die. He lived in and abusive household and saw his mother beaten daily until he took action.
Of course, after many years of murdering and a string of twenty plus vigilante killings it has to come to a head.
Enter Detective Barge and her partner. There is no evidence pointing to the serial killer, but during her investigation she meets Thomas. She is infatuated with him and makes excuses to be near him.
The ending is imaginative and was a total surprise.
The overall editing of The Murderer's Wife is exceptional.
Character development is detailed and paints a clear picture of individual's strengths and weaknesses.
The details in the story are adequate.
The plot is witty and original.
The writing style is crisp and displays the characters emotions well.
There are mildly detailed sexual situations, but they're not graphic.
I enjoyed The Murder's Wife and highly recommend it.
This review was provided in exchange for a free book.
Vigilant Reader Book Reviews.
May 3, 2018
Incredible read
I received this book free from one of the book sites. I do not remember which one! This is my honest review.
Hold onto your seat and ride along. Her husband murders bad men and she knows. He feels that his vigilante justice is necessary for the victims. Raising their two children, supporting her husband, and being the best wife and mother she can be, she doesn't realize that she is the accomplice. He doesn't look at her scrubbing bloodied clothing as being a part of the murder itself. When the wrong man is murdered, they almost get caught. Can they stay free or will the law catch up with them?
A fascinating read.
I received this book free from one of the book sites. I do not remember which one! This is my honest review.
Hold onto your seat and ride along. Her husband murders bad men and she knows. He feels that his vigilante justice is necessary for the victims. Raising their two children, supporting her husband, and being the best wife and mother she can be, she doesn't realize that she is the accomplice. He doesn't look at her scrubbing bloodied clothing as being a part of the murder itself. When the wrong man is murdered, they almost get caught. Can they stay free or will the law catch up with them?
A fascinating read.
July 8, 2018
The title intrigued me and at first I was giving it 5 stars but ended up giving it 3 stars. Story line is good and fast paced; however, the reason why I dropped it to 3 stars is the open bedroom door. That is all chapter 12 was about and it was not needed. That chapter could easily be removed and the story would not be affected. Summary: Laura Cutty knew her husband was a murderer when she married him. Thomas kills men who physically abuse women/children. Since she cleans up his clothes afterwards, she is considered an accomplish. The police set a trap. Will he be caught?
May 25, 2018
What a gripping read! I was hooked from the very first page. It was like the strange lovechild of the TV show Dexter and the novel The Time Traveler's Wife. I haven't read anything quite like this before and really enjoyed it. At times it challenged my thinking and had me questioning the rights and wrongs of the main characters' actions and at other times it just swept me away with their love story. It's a book that's extremely hard to put down.
March 24, 2018
A very clever idea
Sadly not as cleverly executed. Quite pedestrian and predictable. The characters were very two dimensional, no one is that black or that white. I read to the end to see how the story ended but not with huge enjoyment.
Sadly not as cleverly executed. Quite pedestrian and predictable. The characters were very two dimensional, no one is that black or that white. I read to the end to see how the story ended but not with huge enjoyment.
June 18, 2018
Interesting
I really enjoyed this book! I liked the characters, as well as the story. I could not put it down! As wrong as I know the husband's actions are, I found myself not wanting him to get caught! This was a well-written book, and an easy read.
I really enjoyed this book! I liked the characters, as well as the story. I could not put it down! As wrong as I know the husband's actions are, I found myself not wanting him to get caught! This was a well-written book, and an easy read.
March 24, 2020
Disappointed
I give two stars instead of one because I thought this was the best book I’d read in a long time. The end was not an end. It made no sense at all. Will not be reading any more books by this author.
I give two stars instead of one because I thought this was the best book I’d read in a long time. The end was not an end. It made no sense at all. Will not be reading any more books by this author.
June 25, 2020
Excellent story like I have never seen before.
The Murderer's Wife is a unique and well-written story about a serial killer who is -- really a nice guy? His wife thinks so. Twists and turns and suspense, this is one great novel!
The Murderer's Wife is a unique and well-written story about a serial killer who is -- really a nice guy? His wife thinks so. Twists and turns and suspense, this is one great novel!
January 20, 2019
What. The. Fuck.
That’s exactly what I said when I “flipped the page” and there was no “ending”.
WHYYYYYYY
That’s exactly what I said when I “flipped the page” and there was no “ending”.
WHYYYYYYY
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March 12, 2019
Great read!
This book kept my interest the whole way through! So well thought through by the author! You should definitely give it a whirl!
This book kept my interest the whole way through! So well thought through by the author! You should definitely give it a whirl!
November 30, 2019
Really Great Book
I loved the unusual point of view and the devotion of the couple. I have often wondered if the wives of killers are really as clueless as they seem.
I loved the unusual point of view and the devotion of the couple. I have often wondered if the wives of killers are really as clueless as they seem.
April 2, 2021
Fascinating read
Very interesting story line. The character development was well done! I look forward to reading more books by this author.
Very interesting story line. The character development was well done! I look forward to reading more books by this author.
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