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What My Husband Did
A little girl has been left for dead. And now my husband is missing.
‘I can give you a lift home,’ the man says. Little Alice tightens the zip of her big red coat. She’s unsure, but the walk will be cold and dark. ‘I’m not supposed to get in a stranger’s car.’ He forces a smile. ‘I’m not a proper stranger, am I?’
I return home to our beautiful house on a chilly winter evening expecting to find my handsome husband Richard waiting for me by the fire. We’re still so in love, and he always takes care of me: buying us this home in the little village where he grew up, making sure I settled in and made friends, and treating my teenage daughter like his own. There’s a bit of gossip about our age gap, but the death of his first wife years ago was so tragic that he still gets sympathetic looks. Everyone loves Richard.
He usually comes straight back from work. But tonight, our antique clock ticks on through the dark evening, with no sign of him. Then a knock at the door shatters my perfect life. A 12-year-old-girl, Alice from the village, has been found unconscious in the field behind our house. They say she was last seen getting into Richard’s car.
Now rumours are flying. As Alice fights for her life in hospital, nobody will speak to me: and when they do it’s to ask if he didn’t hurt Alice, why hasn’t Richard come home?
I know that revealing my own darkest secret about Richard’s first wife could prove his innocence… but even if I do, he’s still missing. Is everyone right, and is my husband on the run? And will telling the truth about my past turn my own daughter against me, and tear our lives apart for good?
Fans of The Girl on the Train, I Am Watching You and Shari Lapena will adore this absolutely unputdownable read by bestselling author Kerry Wilkinson, about the dark secrets we hide to protect ourselves and the ones we love.
‘I can give you a lift home,’ the man says. Little Alice tightens the zip of her big red coat. She’s unsure, but the walk will be cold and dark. ‘I’m not supposed to get in a stranger’s car.’ He forces a smile. ‘I’m not a proper stranger, am I?’
I return home to our beautiful house on a chilly winter evening expecting to find my handsome husband Richard waiting for me by the fire. We’re still so in love, and he always takes care of me: buying us this home in the little village where he grew up, making sure I settled in and made friends, and treating my teenage daughter like his own. There’s a bit of gossip about our age gap, but the death of his first wife years ago was so tragic that he still gets sympathetic looks. Everyone loves Richard.
He usually comes straight back from work. But tonight, our antique clock ticks on through the dark evening, with no sign of him. Then a knock at the door shatters my perfect life. A 12-year-old-girl, Alice from the village, has been found unconscious in the field behind our house. They say she was last seen getting into Richard’s car.
Now rumours are flying. As Alice fights for her life in hospital, nobody will speak to me: and when they do it’s to ask if he didn’t hurt Alice, why hasn’t Richard come home?
I know that revealing my own darkest secret about Richard’s first wife could prove his innocence… but even if I do, he’s still missing. Is everyone right, and is my husband on the run? And will telling the truth about my past turn my own daughter against me, and tear our lives apart for good?
Fans of The Girl on the Train, I Am Watching You and Shari Lapena will adore this absolutely unputdownable read by bestselling author Kerry Wilkinson, about the dark secrets we hide to protect ourselves and the ones we love.
318 pages, Paperback
First published November 17, 2020
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About the author
Kerry Wilkinson
71 books1,072 followersRecent and upcoming UK releases:
24 October 2023: The Night Of The Sleepover
15 December 2023: After The Sleepover
2024: The Girl On The Side Of The Road
2024: The Missing Body
Kerry Wilkinson has sold more than two million books - and had No.1 crime bestsellers in the UK, Australia, Canada, South Africa and Singapore. He has also written two top-20 thrillers in the United States. His book, Ten Birthdays, won the RNA award for Young Adult Novel of the Year in 2018 and Close To You won the International Thriller Award for best ebook in 2020.
As well as his Jessica Daniel series, Kerry has written a trilogy featuring private investigator Andrew Hunter, the Whitecliff series, the Silver Blackthorn trilogy - a fantasy-adventure serial for young adults - plus numerous standalone novels. He has been published around the world in more than a dozen languages.
Originally from the county of Somerset, Kerry spent way too long living in the north of England, picking up words like 'barm' and 'ginnel'.
When he's short of ideas, he rides his bike, hikes up something, or bakes cakes. When he's not, he writes it all down.
Find out more at: http://kerrywilkinson.com or http://facebook.com/KerryWilkinsonBooks
Find out more at: his website or Facebook
24 October 2023: The Night Of The Sleepover
15 December 2023: After The Sleepover
2024: The Girl On The Side Of The Road
2024: The Missing Body
Kerry Wilkinson has sold more than two million books - and had No.1 crime bestsellers in the UK, Australia, Canada, South Africa and Singapore. He has also written two top-20 thrillers in the United States. His book, Ten Birthdays, won the RNA award for Young Adult Novel of the Year in 2018 and Close To You won the International Thriller Award for best ebook in 2020.
As well as his Jessica Daniel series, Kerry has written a trilogy featuring private investigator Andrew Hunter, the Whitecliff series, the Silver Blackthorn trilogy - a fantasy-adventure serial for young adults - plus numerous standalone novels. He has been published around the world in more than a dozen languages.
Originally from the county of Somerset, Kerry spent way too long living in the north of England, picking up words like 'barm' and 'ginnel'.
When he's short of ideas, he rides his bike, hikes up something, or bakes cakes. When he's not, he writes it all down.
Find out more at: http://kerrywilkinson.com or http://facebook.com/KerryWilkinsonBooks
Find out more at: his website or Facebook
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February 10, 2022
At the start of this book, I had a little bit of trouble getting into things, but the story quickly picked up. Richard is driving one night when he gives a ride home to a young girl, Alice. The next day, Alice is found near death floating in a pond. Richard is missing—and witnesses saw her get into his car. Maddy, Richard’s wife, is determined to find out what happened. The second half of the novel picked up significantly as more was revealed and there were some interesting plot twists I didn’t see coming and that tied things together.
January 22, 2021
3.5-3.75 Stars
Told in dual POV, both in 1st and 3rd person, it’s a standalone novel. It was predictable but still I enjoyed it. Also, it was a bit slow and not really a twisty read but the writing’s compelling with a satisfying ending. All in all, I had a good time reading it and hope you like it as well!
Told in dual POV, both in 1st and 3rd person, it’s a standalone novel. It was predictable but still I enjoyed it. Also, it was a bit slow and not really a twisty read but the writing’s compelling with a satisfying ending. All in all, I had a good time reading it and hope you like it as well!
November 28, 2020
Q:
In the event of a nuclear apocalypse, then no one will believe it unless a friend has taken a thumbs-up selfie in front of a mushroom cloud. (c)
Terribly stuffy setting: just imagining living in such a village of petty-minded people makes me want to shoot myself.
The protagonist(s) are writen in a strange way, they are 40-ish and are shown as some sort of dinosaurs who are extremely touch and go with electronics. I've no idea if this setting could have any role models since most people of this age bracket I know are very much advanced and don't go cowering before new phones or laptops. Maybe this is the case of a very young writer writing people she considers 'mature' but who are actually quite young? Okay, Googled the writer, it's a he, and he's 40. So, I've no idea why the MCs are set up like that.
So, overall, this is a too stuffy a read for my liking.
The good things going for the plot here are the parallels: the hangings, the innocently accused ones, the everything. These are what makes this a good read.
Q:
As I tell him this, Keith pulls at his errant, greying hair, while crossing and uncrossing his knees like a demented Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct. (c)
Q:
Her tone is scornful and deliciously suspicious of authority. (c)
Q:
I’m not a subservient wife, although it’s a fair statement that many of the big decisions in our marriage are made by Richard. (c) Hmmm... Contradictory-ish.
Q:
‘Have a look around,’ she says, waving me towards the hall beyond the kitchen. ‘Whenever I go into someone’s house for the first time, I know I want to explore. Feel free.’
It’s an invitation that seems too good to be true. I think everyone has that instinct when entering a person’s house for the first time. We want to nose about the cupboards and check the rooms. We wonder why the coats are kept in one place when they’d surely be better off in another. We query the colour choices for the wallpaper, or don’t understand how someone can live with no clock in the living room. Something which is perfectly normal for one person is an aberration for another. (c)
In the event of a nuclear apocalypse, then no one will believe it unless a friend has taken a thumbs-up selfie in front of a mushroom cloud. (c)
Terribly stuffy setting: just imagining living in such a village of petty-minded people makes me want to shoot myself.
The protagonist(s) are writen in a strange way, they are 40-ish and are shown as some sort of dinosaurs who are extremely touch and go with electronics. I've no idea if this setting could have any role models since most people of this age bracket I know are very much advanced and don't go cowering before new phones or laptops. Maybe this is the case of a very young writer writing people she considers 'mature' but who are actually quite young? Okay, Googled the writer, it's a he, and he's 40. So, I've no idea why the MCs are set up like that.
So, overall, this is a too stuffy a read for my liking.
The good things going for the plot here are the parallels: the hangings, the innocently accused ones, the everything. These are what makes this a good read.
Q:
As I tell him this, Keith pulls at his errant, greying hair, while crossing and uncrossing his knees like a demented Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct. (c)
Q:
Her tone is scornful and deliciously suspicious of authority. (c)
Q:
I’m not a subservient wife, although it’s a fair statement that many of the big decisions in our marriage are made by Richard. (c) Hmmm... Contradictory-ish.
Q:
‘Have a look around,’ she says, waving me towards the hall beyond the kitchen. ‘Whenever I go into someone’s house for the first time, I know I want to explore. Feel free.’
It’s an invitation that seems too good to be true. I think everyone has that instinct when entering a person’s house for the first time. We want to nose about the cupboards and check the rooms. We wonder why the coats are kept in one place when they’d surely be better off in another. We query the colour choices for the wallpaper, or don’t understand how someone can live with no clock in the living room. Something which is perfectly normal for one person is an aberration for another. (c)
October 30, 2020
In the village of Leavensfield, everything is as picture perfect as any town could be. With cozy cottages and a population to match, it's an ideal setting for Richard and Maddy to settle down in. Both Richard and Maddy lead pretty much mundane lives until one day 12 year old Alice is found beaten and lying face down in a ditch; and Richard has gone missing... Coincidence?
What My Husband Did is a very engaging novel. Written with a series of flashbacks between past and present, the reader gets to unravel the mystery behind Alice's brutal beating and the mysterious disappearance of Richard.
I wouldn't call this novel a psychological thriller, but it is a suspenseful read that will be sure to please fans of the Mystery & Thriller genre. Four stars. I really liked it.
I received a digital ARC from Bookouture through NetGalley. The review herein is completely my own and contains my honest thoughts and opinions.
What My Husband Did is a very engaging novel. Written with a series of flashbacks between past and present, the reader gets to unravel the mystery behind Alice's brutal beating and the mysterious disappearance of Richard.
I wouldn't call this novel a psychological thriller, but it is a suspenseful read that will be sure to please fans of the Mystery & Thriller genre. Four stars. I really liked it.
I received a digital ARC from Bookouture through NetGalley. The review herein is completely my own and contains my honest thoughts and opinions.
October 20, 2024
A 12-year old girl is found clinging to life and your husband is missing and being blamed for the incident. What a way to start off a book! Do you stand by your husband and believe he's innocent or cut ties because he's guilty of this haneous crime?? Everyone has secrets in this books and there are more twists than a rollercoaster at the fair! I definitely was not disappointed by this one or with the shocking ending. I look forward to reading more books by Kerry Wilkinson.
My thanks to Kerry Wilkinson, Bookouture and Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
My thanks to Kerry Wilkinson, Bookouture and Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
November 1, 2020
A stand alone novel by author Kerry Wilkinson that is full of twists and red herrings and will please his readers. I really enjoy Kerry Wilkinson's simplicity to writing good novels. His books have good characters, interesting plots and keep you guessing throughout.
When 12 year old Alice is found unconscious in a stream and subsequently Maddie's husband Richard goes missing fingers start pointing at him. Things are not helped by the fact that Richard has gone missing and was also seen by a witness giving Alice a lift. In Richard's absence Maddie is hounded by locals suspecting her husband and doesn't know what to believe. While Alice fights for her life in hospital Maddie tries to piece things together, if Richard is innocent why has he gone missing.
When 12 year old Alice is found unconscious in a stream and subsequently Maddie's husband Richard goes missing fingers start pointing at him. Things are not helped by the fact that Richard has gone missing and was also seen by a witness giving Alice a lift. In Richard's absence Maddie is hounded by locals suspecting her husband and doesn't know what to believe. While Alice fights for her life in hospital Maddie tries to piece things together, if Richard is innocent why has he gone missing.
April 14, 2022
WHAT MY HUSBAND DID is a standalone mystery thriller by bestselling author Kerry Wilkinson. This novel has lots of twists and turns and red herrings to totally grip and satisfy the reader.
His Novels Include:
Watched (2013)
Down Among the Dead Men (2015)
No Place Like Home (2016)
Ten Birthdays (2017)
Two Sisters (2017)
The Girl Who Came Back (2017)
Last Night (2018)
The Death and Life of Eleanor Parker (2018)
The Wife's Secret (2018)
A Face in the Crowd (2019)
Close to You (2019)
After the Accident (2020)
The Child Across the Street (2020)
What My Husband Did (2020)
The Blame (2021)
The Child in the Photo (2021)
The Perfect Daughter (2021)
The Party at No.12 (2022)
This is my review of What My Husband Did.
She was told not to get into a car with strangers…
‘I can give you a lift home,’ the man says. Little Alice tightens the zip of her big red coat. She’s unsure, but the walk will be cold and dark. ‘I’m not supposed to get in a stranger’s car.’ He forces a smile. ‘I’m not a proper stranger, am I?’
Twelve-year-old Alice accepts a ride home in the village from Richard, only to be found later unconscious in the field behind Richard’s home. A little girl has been left for dead, and now Maddie’s husband, Richard is missing, and was also seen by a witness giving Alice a lift.
Rumors circulate and Richard soon becomes a person of interest in Alice’s attack. But where is Richard? Maddie doesn’t know what to believe.
Meanwhile, Alice is fighting for her life in the hospital, and no one will speak to Maddie except the police.
Maddie searches for the truth and her husband’s whereabouts.
The novel is written through a series of flashbacks between past and present, where the reader is left to unravel the mystery. It is a story about how dark secrets from the past can come back to haunt you.
This novel has an interesting plot with believable well-developed characters that will keep you guessing right until the end.
Many thanks to the author, Bookouture and Net Galley for my digital copy.
His Novels Include:
Watched (2013)
Down Among the Dead Men (2015)
No Place Like Home (2016)
Ten Birthdays (2017)
Two Sisters (2017)
The Girl Who Came Back (2017)
Last Night (2018)
The Death and Life of Eleanor Parker (2018)
The Wife's Secret (2018)
A Face in the Crowd (2019)
Close to You (2019)
After the Accident (2020)
The Child Across the Street (2020)
What My Husband Did (2020)
The Blame (2021)
The Child in the Photo (2021)
The Perfect Daughter (2021)
The Party at No.12 (2022)
This is my review of What My Husband Did.
She was told not to get into a car with strangers…
‘I can give you a lift home,’ the man says. Little Alice tightens the zip of her big red coat. She’s unsure, but the walk will be cold and dark. ‘I’m not supposed to get in a stranger’s car.’ He forces a smile. ‘I’m not a proper stranger, am I?’
Twelve-year-old Alice accepts a ride home in the village from Richard, only to be found later unconscious in the field behind Richard’s home. A little girl has been left for dead, and now Maddie’s husband, Richard is missing, and was also seen by a witness giving Alice a lift.
Rumors circulate and Richard soon becomes a person of interest in Alice’s attack. But where is Richard? Maddie doesn’t know what to believe.
Meanwhile, Alice is fighting for her life in the hospital, and no one will speak to Maddie except the police.
Maddie searches for the truth and her husband’s whereabouts.
The novel is written through a series of flashbacks between past and present, where the reader is left to unravel the mystery. It is a story about how dark secrets from the past can come back to haunt you.
This novel has an interesting plot with believable well-developed characters that will keep you guessing right until the end.
Many thanks to the author, Bookouture and Net Galley for my digital copy.
November 19, 2020
Alice, whose just twelve years old, is left lying face down in a stream. A local man, Richard, goes missing the same night. Alice had been seen getting into Richard's car. Now, rumours are flying and asunptions are being made. Maddy, Richard's wife, can't believe he would do this to Alice, but things aren't looking good for Richard.
The story is told from the past and present format. The past is about Maddy's childhood. The story is told from Maddy's perspective. I was quickly invested to find out who could do this to a child, but then the story dipped a bit in the middle and the pace slowed down. Luckily the pace picked up towards the end. There's lots of twists and turns in this intriguing plotline.
I would like to thank #NetGalley, #Bookouture and the author #KerryWilkinson for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.
The story is told from the past and present format. The past is about Maddy's childhood. The story is told from Maddy's perspective. I was quickly invested to find out who could do this to a child, but then the story dipped a bit in the middle and the pace slowed down. Luckily the pace picked up towards the end. There's lots of twists and turns in this intriguing plotline.
I would like to thank #NetGalley, #Bookouture and the author #KerryWilkinson for my ARC in exchange for an honest review.
February 22, 2021
When 12 year old Alice is found unconscious people start suspecting Maddie's husband Richard who conveniently has gone missing. Maddie though is pretty sure that Richard is innocent but it does not help matters when witnesses recall seeing him giving Alice a lift. While Alice fights for her life in the hospital Maddie tries to piece things together and find Richard before the town does.
What My Husband Did by Kerry Wilkson is a slow burner psychological thriller . This book was certainly not what I was expecting, a story with interesting characters , good plot and unexpected twists and turns at the end made it an entertaining read.
I would like to thank Bookouture & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.
What My Husband Did by Kerry Wilkson is a slow burner psychological thriller . This book was certainly not what I was expecting, a story with interesting characters , good plot and unexpected twists and turns at the end made it an entertaining read.
I would like to thank Bookouture & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.
October 31, 2020
It's rare for me (as I suspect it is for most other readers) to have the luxury of reading a book at a single sitting. It's even more rare for me to actually want to do that. Such was the case here; I was hooked from the git-go and, had it not been for a husband who depends on me to feed him at least once a day, I'd have plowed straight through.
Early on, we see 12-year-old Alice getting into a car driven by Richard - the husband of Maddy, in turn the mother of a college-age daughter. Nothing to get excited about, really, except that soon thereafter, the girl is found near death in a remote area of Leavensfield, England, the small but rather snobbish community in which Richard and Maddy live. To make matters worse, Richard - a university lecturer - didn't come the night Alice was found. Nor did he show up the next night, and Maddy's text messages and calls go unanswered.
Almost everyone in the community turns against Maddy, presumably figuring she was somehow aware of what Richard did (and may have even helped him do it). Meanwhile, she wrestles with a childhood event that left emotional scars (a few interspersed chapters let readers in on what happened back then). And then, Maddy gets a sign that fills her with both hope and dread; which one wins out is the stuff of which edge-of-seat experiences are made.
I can't say I was totally thrilled with the ending - nor was I very fond of the catty, shallow residents of Leavensfield - but whole thing certainly made for an exciting adventure with plenty of twists. Highly recommended, and many thanks to the publisher, via NetGalley, for the opportunity to read and review an advance copy.
Early on, we see 12-year-old Alice getting into a car driven by Richard - the husband of Maddy, in turn the mother of a college-age daughter. Nothing to get excited about, really, except that soon thereafter, the girl is found near death in a remote area of Leavensfield, England, the small but rather snobbish community in which Richard and Maddy live. To make matters worse, Richard - a university lecturer - didn't come the night Alice was found. Nor did he show up the next night, and Maddy's text messages and calls go unanswered.
Almost everyone in the community turns against Maddy, presumably figuring she was somehow aware of what Richard did (and may have even helped him do it). Meanwhile, she wrestles with a childhood event that left emotional scars (a few interspersed chapters let readers in on what happened back then). And then, Maddy gets a sign that fills her with both hope and dread; which one wins out is the stuff of which edge-of-seat experiences are made.
I can't say I was totally thrilled with the ending - nor was I very fond of the catty, shallow residents of Leavensfield - but whole thing certainly made for an exciting adventure with plenty of twists. Highly recommended, and many thanks to the publisher, via NetGalley, for the opportunity to read and review an advance copy.
November 14, 2020
What My Husband Did is the latest psychological thriller from bestseller Kerry Wilkinson and centres around a couple who live a quiet, often tedious life until one day everything changes forever. Maddy and Richard have a very ordinary life and a solid marriage, but when twelve-year-old Alice Pritchard is discovered face down, still breathing but unconscious in a stream, by local restauranteur Atal, the village of Leavensfield erupts. Richard was the last person to see Alice alive when he offered her a ride home as a seemingly kind gesture, not wanting her to walk home alone across Daisy Field in the dark. Both Maddy and the residents of Leavensfield become suspicious of Richard when he doesn't return home and no one can get in touch with him. Questioning her husband's innocence, she begins to dig into his past; Maddy is a former student of Richard’s when she was at university studying English and colleagues have alluded to the fact that he appears to have a penchant for the young women he has taught. When Maddy and Richard met he was a widower, having lost his wife India to a fall when they were cliff hiking in Scotland.
Before more information becomes known, the villagers have already decided Richard is guilty and Maddy becomes guilty by association and is ostracised by the local community. Attacks also begin on her and her family — verbal attacks and episodes of criminal damage become the norm. As Maddy continues to investigate she discovers Richard has been lying to her and keeping secrets. Does she know the man she married at all? This is a riveting and addictive domestic drama that had me reading through until dawn as I simply couldn't put it down. I have a love/hate relationship with Wilkinson’s thrillers, but I was absolutely captivated and engrossed by this book, which is one of his best. Well written, pacy and with enough going down to keep you ravaging the pages, I found the limited cast superbly developed and typical of small village life with the gossip and judgement of guilt happening long before any evidence is presented. Twisty and unpredictable, compulsive and exciting, this is a must-read for those into domestic thrillers filled with drama, intensity and more action than you can shake a stick at. Highly recommended. Many thanks to Bookouture for an ARC.
Before more information becomes known, the villagers have already decided Richard is guilty and Maddy becomes guilty by association and is ostracised by the local community. Attacks also begin on her and her family — verbal attacks and episodes of criminal damage become the norm. As Maddy continues to investigate she discovers Richard has been lying to her and keeping secrets. Does she know the man she married at all? This is a riveting and addictive domestic drama that had me reading through until dawn as I simply couldn't put it down. I have a love/hate relationship with Wilkinson’s thrillers, but I was absolutely captivated and engrossed by this book, which is one of his best. Well written, pacy and with enough going down to keep you ravaging the pages, I found the limited cast superbly developed and typical of small village life with the gossip and judgement of guilt happening long before any evidence is presented. Twisty and unpredictable, compulsive and exciting, this is a must-read for those into domestic thrillers filled with drama, intensity and more action than you can shake a stick at. Highly recommended. Many thanks to Bookouture for an ARC.
October 30, 2020
I received a free advance reader's copy in exchange for my honest review.
This was my 2nd book by this author and just like the first, I couldn't put it down until I was finished. What My Husband Did focuses on life in the very tranquil town of Leavensfield. Richard and Madeleine (Maddie for short) live very peaceful lives there. Until one day Madeleine along with her best friend's husband stumbles across a girl's dead body who's reported to have been last seen getting into Richard's car. To make things worse, Richard is missing. Madeleine doesn't know what to believe...
This story was written mostly in the present with some flashbacks to Maddie's childhood with her father. That made it quite interesting especially when similarities started showing up.
The plot was interesting with the author doing his trick of changing stories just when I was engrossed in one. That made me flip through the book quickly because I wanted to find out happened next both in the past and present.
The surprise reveal was just that. A surprise! I was suspecting a lot of things but I honestly was not expecting that. Unfortunately, I cannot write too much without spoiling it for other readers. I guess you'll just have to get it yourselves.
As with the last book, I am definitely willing to try more of this author's writing.
This book can be read by older teens and adults. There are some adult themes so younger children should not read this.
This was my 2nd book by this author and just like the first, I couldn't put it down until I was finished. What My Husband Did focuses on life in the very tranquil town of Leavensfield. Richard and Madeleine (Maddie for short) live very peaceful lives there. Until one day Madeleine along with her best friend's husband stumbles across a girl's dead body who's reported to have been last seen getting into Richard's car. To make things worse, Richard is missing. Madeleine doesn't know what to believe...
This story was written mostly in the present with some flashbacks to Maddie's childhood with her father. That made it quite interesting especially when similarities started showing up.
The plot was interesting with the author doing his trick of changing stories just when I was engrossed in one. That made me flip through the book quickly because I wanted to find out happened next both in the past and present.
The surprise reveal was just that. A surprise! I was suspecting a lot of things but I honestly was not expecting that. Unfortunately, I cannot write too much without spoiling it for other readers. I guess you'll just have to get it yourselves.
As with the last book, I am definitely willing to try more of this author's writing.
This book can be read by older teens and adults. There are some adult themes so younger children should not read this.
October 26, 2020
Rating: 2.5 stars.
This book was honestly disappointing.
Being described as a gripping psychological thriller, I just expected more. The story was pretty mediocre, the entire storyline from the past about her father felt completely unnecessary and it just made the read very boring. I kept hoping for some twist involving that story, but it never came. The ending was pretty unexciting and the twist was okay but not amazing, and at that point, I was already kind of over the story.
I still liked the characters, Kylie was really fun and Maddie was pretty likable. I could have done without all the small-town drama as well, but that at least added some entertainment. I also think the atmosphere could have been improved - there was a huge lack of suspense or thrill and I missed the typical urge to theorize and find out who did it.
This book was honestly disappointing.
Being described as a gripping psychological thriller, I just expected more. The story was pretty mediocre, the entire storyline from the past about her father felt completely unnecessary and it just made the read very boring. I kept hoping for some twist involving that story, but it never came. The ending was pretty unexciting and the twist was okay but not amazing, and at that point, I was already kind of over the story.
I still liked the characters, Kylie was really fun and Maddie was pretty likable. I could have done without all the small-town drama as well, but that at least added some entertainment. I also think the atmosphere could have been improved - there was a huge lack of suspense or thrill and I missed the typical urge to theorize and find out who did it.
November 13, 2020
Little Alice was left for dead and Richard who was last seen giving her a lift was missing. The whole village rallied around the mother Gemma, and Richard’s wife, Madeleine, was left out in the cold.
A slow moving suspenseful tale by author Kerry Wilkinson where I saw the story through Maddy’s eyes. Her past and present interweaved into the story intensifying the suspense; though, for the life of me, I couldn’t understand how the two subplots would connect while reading.
The story showed the life in a small village where stones were cast without any thought about it being right. Maddy took it all with a surprisingly strong forbearance, trying to solve the mystery in her own way.
The author peppered the path with small clues that Maddy received via text messages until the whole mystery upturned itself when she realized the truth. A quick course of action altered the lives of many people. And peace was returned to the village along with a strange disquiet as the went about finding a way yo live in the new normal.
A mystery behind what was thought to be the action of a person swirled the book with many questions, making it an interesting read.
A slow moving suspenseful tale by author Kerry Wilkinson where I saw the story through Maddy’s eyes. Her past and present interweaved into the story intensifying the suspense; though, for the life of me, I couldn’t understand how the two subplots would connect while reading.
The story showed the life in a small village where stones were cast without any thought about it being right. Maddy took it all with a surprisingly strong forbearance, trying to solve the mystery in her own way.
The author peppered the path with small clues that Maddy received via text messages until the whole mystery upturned itself when she realized the truth. A quick course of action altered the lives of many people. And peace was returned to the village along with a strange disquiet as the went about finding a way yo live in the new normal.
A mystery behind what was thought to be the action of a person swirled the book with many questions, making it an interesting read.
February 10, 2021
Alice is 12-years-old when she's found nearly dead close to the house of Maddy and Richard. When police show up at their house, Maddy is told that the girl was last seen getting in Richard's car. Where is Richard? He hasn't come home from work ....
The police question Maddy incessantly but she knows Richard would never hurt a child ... would he?
Maddy has secrets of her own. What she knows about Richard's first wife could prove his innocence ... but he's still missing. He is on the run .. or is there something more sinister happening?
I have read many of this author's books. I have always found them well written with credible characters that remain in my head long after I've finished reading. I was not disappointed with this one. It's full of twists and turns that lead to a shocking conclusion.
Many thanks to the author / Bookouture / Netgalley for the digital copy of this psychological thriller. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
The police question Maddy incessantly but she knows Richard would never hurt a child ... would he?
Maddy has secrets of her own. What she knows about Richard's first wife could prove his innocence ... but he's still missing. He is on the run .. or is there something more sinister happening?
I have read many of this author's books. I have always found them well written with credible characters that remain in my head long after I've finished reading. I was not disappointed with this one. It's full of twists and turns that lead to a shocking conclusion.
Many thanks to the author / Bookouture / Netgalley for the digital copy of this psychological thriller. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
November 23, 2020
This book centers on Maddy, who lives with her husband Richard in a small and gossipy town. One day, 12-year-old Alice, a neighbor, is found in grave condition in the stream near Maddy's house. Richard doesn't come home that night and word gets out that Alice was last seen getting into his car, which makes Maddy a social pariah while trying to figure out what is going on.
I found the pace of the book a little slow up to the point where the secrets start getting unveiled- at that juncture, there were a ton of surprises, leading up to a climax that I didn't see coming. I didn't really take to Maddy- I thought her relationship with Richard felt a little two-dimensional and I didn't know why she didn't ask more questions when so many people were coming at her with questions and news on Richard and she didn't know why.
Overall, I do think this book is worth the read, if not for the ending alone, though I think readers that form more of a connection with Maddy will enjoy it even more. I have liked all of Wilkinson's books and this one didn't disappoint, even though it wasn't my favorite. Thanks to Netgalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I found the pace of the book a little slow up to the point where the secrets start getting unveiled- at that juncture, there were a ton of surprises, leading up to a climax that I didn't see coming. I didn't really take to Maddy- I thought her relationship with Richard felt a little two-dimensional and I didn't know why she didn't ask more questions when so many people were coming at her with questions and news on Richard and she didn't know why.
Overall, I do think this book is worth the read, if not for the ending alone, though I think readers that form more of a connection with Maddy will enjoy it even more. I have liked all of Wilkinson's books and this one didn't disappoint, even though it wasn't my favorite. Thanks to Netgalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
November 4, 2020
This is my 2nd book by Kerry Wilkinson (gave her last one “Ten Birthdays” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️). This grabbed me from page 1 and lots of twists and turns towards the end that I was not expecting. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this early release in exchange for my honest review.
October 25, 2020
Close the curtains. Turn on all the lights. Lock the doors. What My Husband Did is a goosebump-causing heart-racing thriller by Kerry Wilkinson to be published November 17, 2020.
Without blood, guts nor gore, Wilkinson has a clever way of chilling his readers to the bone. Little Alice, a 12-year-old local village girl has been left for dead and now Madeline’s husband is missing. Are the two connected? Completely captivated, I desperately flipped pages because I was not only interested in what had happened to Alice, but also in what secret Madeline was keeping. Is Alice alive? Does Madeline really know her husband? Who is going to pay for this one?
I love Wilkinson’s straightforward, simple writing because it makes the storyline flow so easily and makes reading enjoyable. The storyline, in complete juxtaposition to his writing style, is expertly crafted and the twists and turns keep readers on edge. The red herrings came out of left field and continuously kept my interest. He weaves suspense, misdirection, and intrigue in a dual timeline like I’ve never seen before. Putting myself in Madeline’s shoes I wouldn’t have known who to trust. Whether you like them or not, Wilkinson's characters are believable and engaging and I was constantly reading for motive, means and opportunity in their actions.
Paramount to this story’s success is Wilkinson’s familiarity with English village life where gossiping, knowing the locals, hedgerows, verges and traipsing across farmer’s fields are commonplace. Reading about the quiet village life expertly lulls readers before banging them over the head with the best parts of the thriller. The cycle repeats throughout the story, right to the very last sentence. It’s like taking a roller coaster ride for the first time…in the dark! What a ride! I can’t wait to read another of Wilkinson’s masterpieces. After all, he lives in my city and we West Coast locals support each other!
Thank you Kerry Wilkinson, Bookouture and Netgalley for this advance copy in exchange for an honest opinion.
Without blood, guts nor gore, Wilkinson has a clever way of chilling his readers to the bone. Little Alice, a 12-year-old local village girl has been left for dead and now Madeline’s husband is missing. Are the two connected? Completely captivated, I desperately flipped pages because I was not only interested in what had happened to Alice, but also in what secret Madeline was keeping. Is Alice alive? Does Madeline really know her husband? Who is going to pay for this one?
I love Wilkinson’s straightforward, simple writing because it makes the storyline flow so easily and makes reading enjoyable. The storyline, in complete juxtaposition to his writing style, is expertly crafted and the twists and turns keep readers on edge. The red herrings came out of left field and continuously kept my interest. He weaves suspense, misdirection, and intrigue in a dual timeline like I’ve never seen before. Putting myself in Madeline’s shoes I wouldn’t have known who to trust. Whether you like them or not, Wilkinson's characters are believable and engaging and I was constantly reading for motive, means and opportunity in their actions.
Paramount to this story’s success is Wilkinson’s familiarity with English village life where gossiping, knowing the locals, hedgerows, verges and traipsing across farmer’s fields are commonplace. Reading about the quiet village life expertly lulls readers before banging them over the head with the best parts of the thriller. The cycle repeats throughout the story, right to the very last sentence. It’s like taking a roller coaster ride for the first time…in the dark! What a ride! I can’t wait to read another of Wilkinson’s masterpieces. After all, he lives in my city and we West Coast locals support each other!
Thank you Kerry Wilkinson, Bookouture and Netgalley for this advance copy in exchange for an honest opinion.
October 31, 2020
I received a free ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Alice, daughter of single mom Gemma, is found face down in a stream.
Maddy's husband, Richard, is last seen helping her into his car.
Maddy tries to piece together whatever happened, find her husband and ward off the small town anger.
This book started off fast - immediate action, police investigating, town turning on Maddy. Then the firstly half dragged. It didn't get intense until shirtless before halfway through. The author's did a great job showcasing small town mentality. Maddy wavers with her desire to find her husband let alone concerns regarding his possible guilt.
I was so distracted, the ending totally caught me off guard.
Excellent read.
Alice, daughter of single mom Gemma, is found face down in a stream.
Maddy's husband, Richard, is last seen helping her into his car.
Maddy tries to piece together whatever happened, find her husband and ward off the small town anger.
This book started off fast - immediate action, police investigating, town turning on Maddy. Then the firstly half dragged. It didn't get intense until shirtless before halfway through. The author's did a great job showcasing small town mentality. Maddy wavers with her desire to find her husband let alone concerns regarding his possible guilt.
I was so distracted, the ending totally caught me off guard.
Excellent read.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 8, 2021
Wow this book was crafted so well, it hooked me from the start! Right away we meet Richard who offers twelve year old Alice a ride home. “Stranger Danger” comes in my head and does Richard have ill intentions? Hours later Alice is found lying in a stream and Richard is missing. Madeline and Richard have been married five years, she was the student and he the lecturer. Madeline begins to put the pieces together and there’s tons of secrets to be discovered! This is fast paced, very suspenseful with a bunch of well developed characters. I read this in one sitting, it’s unputdownable! Thank you to Bookouture, the author, and NetGalley for an ebook arc. This is my honest review.
October 27, 2020
What an amazing book, I knew from reading the bio I would love it. I loved Kerry’s writing and I’ve now found another author I’ll be hooked on! All throughout reading this book I found myself able to totally relate to Maddy, living in a small close knit village can be tough, everyone knows everyone’s secrets and are quick to jump to the wrong conclusion. Alice is found in a stream, someone has hit her head and left her for dead, her husband Richard has also not been seen since last night, hasn’t been in touch so of course it all looks so suspect. My heart was pounding reading this, such a suspenseful read. Absolutely brilliant.
December 1, 2020
Twelve-year-old Alice Pritchard was left for dead in a creek. When the nearly lifeless body is found by Madeleine King and her friend's husband, Atal, things don't look good. Because Maddie's husband has not come home. Did Richard have something to do with what happened to Alice -- villagers say that they saw Alice getting into Richard's car that day. NO SPOILERS.
I had a hard time getting into this one -- it was very slow moving and the mystery was not that gripping so I kept putting it down. Told in a past/present narrative from Maddie's point of view, the bulk of the story has to do with small town drama and past indiscretions. Secrets and lies are eventually revealed explaining everything. I found it a bit of a disappointment having read many of this author's previous books.
Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for this e-book ARC to read and review.
I had a hard time getting into this one -- it was very slow moving and the mystery was not that gripping so I kept putting it down. Told in a past/present narrative from Maddie's point of view, the bulk of the story has to do with small town drama and past indiscretions. Secrets and lies are eventually revealed explaining everything. I found it a bit of a disappointment having read many of this author's previous books.
Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for this e-book ARC to read and review.
November 13, 2020
I am excited to be taking part in the #BooksOnTour #BlogTour for Kerry Wilkinson's compelling new thriller WHAT MY HUSBAND DID.
"A little girl has been left for dead and now my husband is missing."
The village of Leavensfield sounded a bit like a Midsomer village I half expected good old Tom Barnaby to come out of retirement to solve this one! However, like all good chocolate box villages, Leavensfield is picture perfect with cosy cottages and beautiful scenery complete with the typical resident busybodies. In this case, they are "power couples" Harriet and Gavin Bunch alongside James and Sarah (whose surname escapes me just now), with Harriet being at the centre of everything. And if she wasn't then she would make sure she was. So unfortunately for Harriet, it's Maddy and Richard that are at the heart of this story in which she merely has a supporting role.
Maddy and Richard lead ordinary everyday lives until something happens to change it, and that of Leavensfield, forever. Twelve year old Alice Pritchard is found laying face down and unconscious in a stream and word gets out that she was last seen getting into Richard's car. So when Richard fails to return home that same evening, all fingers start pointing at him. Maddy keeps frantically calling and texting him but to no avail. And soon she begins to question Richard's innocence...and whether he is still alive.
As his former student, Maddy is Richard's second marriage after his first wife fell from a cliff whilst they were hiking in Scotland. The house in which they live now is the one he shared with India so it's easy to feel as if she has stepped into another woman's shoes. But as Maddy begins to dig, she soon discovers that Richard has been lying to her. A passing comment by a former colleague of his alludes to Richard having a taste for his students...and Maddy begins to wonder if she really knows her husband at all.
In a village that should be sticking together, as villages general go, Maddy is then ostracised as the community then turn against her believing that as Richard must surely be guilty she is therefore guilty by association. Then to contend with Harriet's sudden snubbing, the screaming accusations of Alice's mother Gemma to being called a "paedo" and having a brick thrown through her window, Maddy is well aware of how easily the justice system can fail a person so therefore she has difficulty associating the man she knew with this terrible crime. And all the while her conscience wrestles with a childhood event that left emotional scars...and her questioning the truth behind the assault of little Alice.
But then Maddy receives renewed hope that Richard is alive and well...and in hiding. However in true Richard-form, the answers to the questions she seeks are not forthcoming. So if he is innocent, why is he hiding? What is Richard concealing? Is he really guilty after all?
An intriguing plot with a palpable tension throughout, WHAT MY HUSBAND DID weaves suspense, misdirection and plenty of twists to keep the reader engaged. Kerry's writing style is simplistic but well crafted that makes the storyline flow easily. The dual timeline is a clever tactic presented in a unique way that keeps the suspense coming.
Written mostly in Maddy's present day narrative, the reader is provided with flashbacks into her past which ultimately leads up to a penultimate event in her life. Added to that is, cleverly, the addition of Richard's brief narratives giving new perspective to this terrible crime that rocked the village of Leavensfield.
I honestly had no idea what happened as Kerry's clever writing threw enough red herrings in my path to blind me and yet I still enjoyed the ride. I began to wonder whose husband did what as the truth is disclosed in a surprising twist that didn't just jump out of nowhere but rather revealed itself gradually.
WHAT MY HUSBAND DID is a tangled web of secrets and deception as a village that knows everyone and everything closes ranks on itself. A cleverly told story that builds slowly with an undercurrent of suspense and tapers out a little at the end, WHAT MY HUSBAND DID is Maddy's story - both past and present.
An interesting read that was, for the most part, enjoyable. I wouldn't call it a psychological thriller but it is a suspenseful read that is sure to entertain mystery and thriller fans. Recommended.
I would like to thank #KerryWilkinson, #NetGalley, #Bookouture for an ARC of #WhatMyHusbandDid in exchange for an honest review.
This review appears on my blog at https://stinathebookaholic.blogspot.com/.
"A little girl has been left for dead and now my husband is missing."
The village of Leavensfield sounded a bit like a Midsomer village I half expected good old Tom Barnaby to come out of retirement to solve this one! However, like all good chocolate box villages, Leavensfield is picture perfect with cosy cottages and beautiful scenery complete with the typical resident busybodies. In this case, they are "power couples" Harriet and Gavin Bunch alongside James and Sarah (whose surname escapes me just now), with Harriet being at the centre of everything. And if she wasn't then she would make sure she was. So unfortunately for Harriet, it's Maddy and Richard that are at the heart of this story in which she merely has a supporting role.
Maddy and Richard lead ordinary everyday lives until something happens to change it, and that of Leavensfield, forever. Twelve year old Alice Pritchard is found laying face down and unconscious in a stream and word gets out that she was last seen getting into Richard's car. So when Richard fails to return home that same evening, all fingers start pointing at him. Maddy keeps frantically calling and texting him but to no avail. And soon she begins to question Richard's innocence...and whether he is still alive.
As his former student, Maddy is Richard's second marriage after his first wife fell from a cliff whilst they were hiking in Scotland. The house in which they live now is the one he shared with India so it's easy to feel as if she has stepped into another woman's shoes. But as Maddy begins to dig, she soon discovers that Richard has been lying to her. A passing comment by a former colleague of his alludes to Richard having a taste for his students...and Maddy begins to wonder if she really knows her husband at all.
In a village that should be sticking together, as villages general go, Maddy is then ostracised as the community then turn against her believing that as Richard must surely be guilty she is therefore guilty by association. Then to contend with Harriet's sudden snubbing, the screaming accusations of Alice's mother Gemma to being called a "paedo" and having a brick thrown through her window, Maddy is well aware of how easily the justice system can fail a person so therefore she has difficulty associating the man she knew with this terrible crime. And all the while her conscience wrestles with a childhood event that left emotional scars...and her questioning the truth behind the assault of little Alice.
But then Maddy receives renewed hope that Richard is alive and well...and in hiding. However in true Richard-form, the answers to the questions she seeks are not forthcoming. So if he is innocent, why is he hiding? What is Richard concealing? Is he really guilty after all?
An intriguing plot with a palpable tension throughout, WHAT MY HUSBAND DID weaves suspense, misdirection and plenty of twists to keep the reader engaged. Kerry's writing style is simplistic but well crafted that makes the storyline flow easily. The dual timeline is a clever tactic presented in a unique way that keeps the suspense coming.
Written mostly in Maddy's present day narrative, the reader is provided with flashbacks into her past which ultimately leads up to a penultimate event in her life. Added to that is, cleverly, the addition of Richard's brief narratives giving new perspective to this terrible crime that rocked the village of Leavensfield.
I honestly had no idea what happened as Kerry's clever writing threw enough red herrings in my path to blind me and yet I still enjoyed the ride. I began to wonder whose husband did what as the truth is disclosed in a surprising twist that didn't just jump out of nowhere but rather revealed itself gradually.
WHAT MY HUSBAND DID is a tangled web of secrets and deception as a village that knows everyone and everything closes ranks on itself. A cleverly told story that builds slowly with an undercurrent of suspense and tapers out a little at the end, WHAT MY HUSBAND DID is Maddy's story - both past and present.
An interesting read that was, for the most part, enjoyable. I wouldn't call it a psychological thriller but it is a suspenseful read that is sure to entertain mystery and thriller fans. Recommended.
I would like to thank #KerryWilkinson, #NetGalley, #Bookouture for an ARC of #WhatMyHusbandDid in exchange for an honest review.
This review appears on my blog at https://stinathebookaholic.blogspot.com/.
November 9, 2020
I make no secret of the fact that I am a big fan of this author. His Jessica Daniel and Andrew Hunter series and also, now, his stand alone books. One thing that really sets him out from the crowd is that, for a male author, he really does write a cracking female main character. This book is no exception to that as we follow Maddy as her world falls apart...
One night she returns home to her husband Richard only to find him not there. This is strange as he's usually so punctual and he hasn't called to say his plans have changed. She is further perturbed when there's a knock on her door; her neighbour asking for her help as he has found a dead girl in the field behind her house. She goes with him and is horrified to find that the girl is still alive - horrified that her neighbour abandoned her assumed dead that is - and she calls the authorities who whisk young Alice off to hospital.
And then the rumours start - rumours that soon become fact. Alice was last seen getting into Richard's car. Where is Richard? What did he do to Alice? And why? Maddy believes in her husband and knows there's a reason for what has happened and is determined to get to the bottom of things. Trouble is though, she is guilty by association and becoming somewhat of a pariah and no one will talk to her...
Oh My - this kept me guessing all the way through. I was literally gagging to find out the truth as I really had no idea where we were going for the majority of the book. Even the fact that I should by now know how this author's mind works - having read dozens of his books - but yep - he got me again! you should have seen my jaw drop when I finally realised - read the reveal - what was actually going on.
I am so glad I started this book on a day when I had nothing else going on. I just knew from past experience that once started I would be pretty powerless to put it down. And I was! It hit the ground running, sucked me in, chewed me up and spat me out at the end knackered but wholly satisfied.
It contained everything I have grown to love and expect from this author. Cracking, well drawn characters with some excellent interaction and banter, tight and well executed plotting, all delivered in a no nonsense, strictly no padding, delivery. The mighty trifecta for me to make a good book a great read!
All in all, another winner and an excellent addition to an already well impressive back catalogue. My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.
One night she returns home to her husband Richard only to find him not there. This is strange as he's usually so punctual and he hasn't called to say his plans have changed. She is further perturbed when there's a knock on her door; her neighbour asking for her help as he has found a dead girl in the field behind her house. She goes with him and is horrified to find that the girl is still alive - horrified that her neighbour abandoned her assumed dead that is - and she calls the authorities who whisk young Alice off to hospital.
And then the rumours start - rumours that soon become fact. Alice was last seen getting into Richard's car. Where is Richard? What did he do to Alice? And why? Maddy believes in her husband and knows there's a reason for what has happened and is determined to get to the bottom of things. Trouble is though, she is guilty by association and becoming somewhat of a pariah and no one will talk to her...
Oh My - this kept me guessing all the way through. I was literally gagging to find out the truth as I really had no idea where we were going for the majority of the book. Even the fact that I should by now know how this author's mind works - having read dozens of his books - but yep - he got me again! you should have seen my jaw drop when I finally realised - read the reveal - what was actually going on.
I am so glad I started this book on a day when I had nothing else going on. I just knew from past experience that once started I would be pretty powerless to put it down. And I was! It hit the ground running, sucked me in, chewed me up and spat me out at the end knackered but wholly satisfied.
It contained everything I have grown to love and expect from this author. Cracking, well drawn characters with some excellent interaction and banter, tight and well executed plotting, all delivered in a no nonsense, strictly no padding, delivery. The mighty trifecta for me to make a good book a great read!
All in all, another winner and an excellent addition to an already well impressive back catalogue. My thanks go to the Publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book.
November 12, 2020
I DON'T KNOW WHAT MY HUSBAND DID, INFACT I DON'T EVEN HAVE A HUSBAND!
BUT, KERRY WILKINSON, WHOEVER'S HUSBAND YOU ARE, YOU SURELY DID A GREAT JOB with this book!
A subservient and loving wife befuddled with the sudden disappearance of her husband, a half dead body of a twelve year old(Alice) washed across the stream. Everyone starts blaming the wife and her AWOL husband for Alice's critical condition. Is her husband GUILTY? Does she really know all about her husband?
Red herrings from left field all through the story, no long winded narrative, FAST PACED and RIVETING.
Pick this book up without any doubts! You can thank me later!
This book is out on 17th November,2020, grab your copies.
Thank you NetGalley and BOOKOUTURE for sending me an E-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
BUT, KERRY WILKINSON, WHOEVER'S HUSBAND YOU ARE, YOU SURELY DID A GREAT JOB with this book!
A subservient and loving wife befuddled with the sudden disappearance of her husband, a half dead body of a twelve year old(Alice) washed across the stream. Everyone starts blaming the wife and her AWOL husband for Alice's critical condition. Is her husband GUILTY? Does she really know all about her husband?
Red herrings from left field all through the story, no long winded narrative, FAST PACED and RIVETING.
Pick this book up without any doubts! You can thank me later!
This book is out on 17th November,2020, grab your copies.
Thank you NetGalley and BOOKOUTURE for sending me an E-ARC in exchange for an honest review.
November 16, 2020
I do love Kerry Wilkinson’s books and this one is no exception.
This one had me hooked from the first few pages.
Alice gets in a car one evening and is found later with a head injury in the stream. She’s taken to hospital, but is in a coma.
The next day Maddy is worried as her husband Richard has not come home. The Police then arrive asking where he is.
It seems he was seen giving Alice a lift in his car and now he’s nowhere to be found.
Maddy is shocked as this is so out of character for her husband, but the rest of the village have him down as being guilty already.
Soon the whole village is rallying around Alice’s mum, Gemma, and Maddy is made to feel like a pariah.
Harriet is organising a winter ball to raise funds for Alice and its here that the truth starts to come out.
I didn’t see the ending coming at all and think I was holding my breath for a few pages.
This is a great psychological thriller that really pulls you in to the story.
Thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.
This one had me hooked from the first few pages.
Alice gets in a car one evening and is found later with a head injury in the stream. She’s taken to hospital, but is in a coma.
The next day Maddy is worried as her husband Richard has not come home. The Police then arrive asking where he is.
It seems he was seen giving Alice a lift in his car and now he’s nowhere to be found.
Maddy is shocked as this is so out of character for her husband, but the rest of the village have him down as being guilty already.
Soon the whole village is rallying around Alice’s mum, Gemma, and Maddy is made to feel like a pariah.
Harriet is organising a winter ball to raise funds for Alice and its here that the truth starts to come out.
I didn’t see the ending coming at all and think I was holding my breath for a few pages.
This is a great psychological thriller that really pulls you in to the story.
Thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.
November 16, 2020
I was given a chance through Net Gallery to review this book. For the most part, I thought it was a kind of blah book. It was interesting, I plodded through it. But it did not in any way grab my attention from the start. I did not feel the need to carry it with me every where I went in case I had a chance to read a few senences. The last few chapters, of course, were better, when the twist was revealed and some of the answers as to what had actually happened with Richard and Alice. It did do a pretty good job at describing life in a small village and the way rumors can effect and harm families.
January 4, 2022
I'm glad my first book of the year was a good solid 4 stars. I enjoyed it alot.
February 2, 2022
Kerry Wilkinson's books never disappoint! His books are my go to when I'm trying to get out of a reading slump! Looove his books, and I'm so thankful of them :)
November 24, 2020
WHAT THE ?$@?&!!!!!!!!! I didn’t see that coming is the understatement of the year. Wow so many twists and turns I don’t know which way is up. Excellent writing. Excellent character development. Excellent everything!!! Must read!!!
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