Husband is accused of murder and arrested. Wife considers him innocent. Surprise twist in the story occurs when husband is found to have committed more than one murder. From the outset we know that Beth Hardcastle's husband Tom is guilty of the crimes that his been charged with - the books title already reveals that to the reader. The ending kind of left it open for a sequel if the author so chooses. It ends but on a a question. A softer sort of thriller would be right up my alley 🙂 I might have to give The Serial Killer’s Wife a read. Great review! I chose to read this book with a group of online readers on Facebook as part of a readalong and because I love anything to do with Serial Killers and unrealiable narrators, I knew this would be a good one.

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For me, the ending really made this book. I did not see it coming at all. It definitely made me gasp out loud. And the unknown narrator who is forced to have BDSM kind of sexual relationship with a man: we’re not sure it’s Tom! And the woman can be anybody! Is she still alive to give us her identity?

I did enjoy this book, despite none of the characters being particularly likeable. I also figured out the twists in the story - that says more about me and the type of books I read as apposed to it being a negative about this book. It is never a good thing when you open the front door expecting your husband who is late home from work and you come face to face with 2 police officers. They are looking for Beth's husband Tom, with questions about his ex-girlfriend who went missing 8 years ago. What does Tom know about it? You will have to read it to find out. Fifty percent into the story however, there were no dead bodies yet. With “Serial Killer” in the title, I expected a pile up! Instead, Beth and her constant inner hand wringing dulled the momentum. Tom’s wife Beth who tries to adjust in her new life with their beautiful kid Poppy but after their reputation has been tarnished, she will have to learn to live as killer’s wife!

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Paramount+ is making a UK TV drama about a woman whose butter-wouldn’t-melt husband is arrested for the murder of his former assistant, while the streamer has entered production on French series The Signal. One night it all gets upended when the police arrive to talk to her husband about a murder. I found her reactions to this a little odd at the time - was that how I would react? Hard to tell I guess isn't it. Especially for young three year old Poppy who'd been waiting for a bedtime story the night the police showed up to question the child's father for the murder of Tom's ex-girlfriend 8 years ago. Beth and Tom seen to have the perfect life living in a rural idyll, a lovely cottage a gorgeous daughter but things are not as they seem! Beth Hardcastle is unamused that her husband Tom is home late from work. It’s two hours past their daughter Poppy’s bedtime and he hasn’t so much as called to say he’d be running late. She’s relieved when she hears someone at the door. Finally, she thinks… except it’s not Tom. It’s the police. And as soon as Tom does arrive home, they’re whisking him away to be questioned about a murder. Suddenly Tom being late is the least of Beth’s worries and as he continues to be held by police, she is forced to confront that her dreamy small town life could be shattered. And, of course, that she may in fact be married to a murderer…Beth and Tom’s perfect marriage will be destroyed after his conviction to kill his ex girlfriend. His loyal wife Beth does anything to protect their daughter but small townies don’t stop gossiping: how cannot she know what kind of monster she’s been married for 8 years! The press, the townies are suspicious about her acts. And Tom needs his wife’s support to be acquitted from the murder charge. Due to the title of this book I was worried it was going to be a little predictable however there were definitely some twists and turns! It’s also true what they say... you never know what’s going on behind closed doors 👀

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With thanks to #alicehunter @samcarringtonauthor #avonbooks and #netgalley for sending us this exclusive read! Beth’s world is turned upside down when her husband Tom is taken to the police station to help them with a missing person/murder investigation. Keen to keep their daughter Poppy in the dark, Beth struggles to make sense of what she learns. Tom soon realizes that Beth is cooperating with the police, but he doesn’t believe it because Beth would never sell him out, the police are lying to him about Beth. MY THOUGHTS: The Serial Killer's Wife is not bad, but it is rather ordinary. It is slow, particularly so in the first half. There are a few twists in the second half, but other than one OMG! moment, there was nothing that I didn't see coming. And that was a problem for me. I kept waiting for some great unexpected revelation, some surprise, but it didn't happen. Tom, the serial killer in question, is one of the lamest I've ever met. And I read a lot of these types of books.

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Boat Story leads a flotilla of UK scripted series, sailing alongside Domino Day, Truelove, Dead Hot, The Serial Killer’s Wife and Men Up I loved it! The Serial Killer’s Wife should be on everyone’s “Must Read” list this summer.. Alice Hunter has crafted a fast paced read that you won’t want to put down. It’s a perfect escape.! If you are looking for a thriller that isn't too taxing on your brain (a light predictable beach-read kind of thriller), then this is the book for you. There is so much I wanna blurt out but if I do it will ruin things. I must not ruin this for others. This. Was. GOOD! “The Serial Killer’s Wife” starts out with an apparently nice, normal couple, just living life, when suddenly one night the husband is late and the police show up at their door. The wife is startled thinking maybe he was involved in an accident, but turns out he can be involved in a murder… And everything pretty much goes downhill from that.