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Narrated by:
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David Pittu
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Written by:
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Samantha Downing
About this listen
Instant number-one international best seller
USA Today best seller Edgar + ITW Thriller Award nominee for Best First Novel
“Think: Dexter but sexier.” (theSkimm)
“A dark and irresistible debut.” (People)
“Will shock even the savviest suspense readers.” (Real Simple)
Dexter meets Mr. and Mrs. Smith in this wildly compulsive debut thriller about a couple whose 15-year marriage has finally gotten too interesting....
Our love story is simple. I met a gorgeous woman. We fell in love. We had kids. We moved to the suburbs. We told each other our biggest dreams, and our darkest secrets. And then we got bored. We look like a normal couple. We're your neighbors, the parents of your kid's friend, the acquaintances you keep meaning to get dinner with. We all have our secrets to keeping a marriage alive. Ours just happens to be getting away with murder.
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What the critics say
Number one Library Reads Pick!
"The thriller we’re most excited to stay up with all night." (Entertainment Weekly)
"If you read one book this year, make it My Lovely Wife." (Betches)
“Wow! My Lovely Wife is a stunner - full of twists, well-drawn characters, and riveting suspense.” (Harlan Coben, number-one New York Times best-selling author)
“Clever. Manipulative. Dark. Disturbing. What more can you ask for?” (Jane Corry, national best-selling author of My Husband’s Wife)
What listeners say about My Lovely Wife
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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- Lyndsey
- 2019-08-29
A little cheesy in parts
I am a huge true crime fan, but this was just a bit too unrealistic for me. It had a good plot, but it just wasn’t quite there.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- André Issamu Cavalcanti Mello
- 2019-07-04
Good story, great narration
Not a very hard book to listen to but kinda predictable. Best part about the book is definitely the narrator
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Jack
- 2020-02-01
Difficult to get through
Very slow pace. Will be ~ 8.5hrs of build up for a quick climax and resolution that is too convenient to be remotely plausible. Even though a husband and wife get off by murdering others, their family dynamic is quite dull. This book would be best suited for teenagers as the level of detail and real world dynamics are not there. One really has to ignore huge plot holes to make this enjoyable. If you like the detail and suspense of Tom Clancy or Jack Carr, this book is not for you.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Natasha Goulais
- 2021-07-11
overall enjoyed
story was good, narrator was not a favourite. His voice was great for the main character but maybe too deep for the female roles.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Laura Pelkey
- 2020-11-25
Keep listening!
I felt awkward at first as this isn't a book I'm usually into. I usually read from a victim's perspective but from the killer, it was a bit off-putting at first. I kept listening and the ending really had me!!
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Ena Boskovic
- 2021-08-04
Okay.
I found the narrator very irritating, his voice was not pleasant to listen to and his female impersonations. The story was interesting, a little unbelievable but still interesting.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Emilie W
- 2019-08-08
Loved it!
Really enjoyed this one - good narrator, really interesting story, a real pleasure to read.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Bridget
- 2019-09-08
off the wall i loved it
Weird and i loved it. such a different story. narrator is great.i saw all the scenes
in my minds eye.kept me guessing. had a laugh here and there. please don't
miss this book. more please
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Stacey Morris
- 2020-05-06
enjoyable
I quite enjoyed this book. Some of the events were a bit predictable but the ending wasn't and was really well done.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Emma MacDonald
- 2021-01-02
keeps you wanting more after every listen
loved it
very interesting
his voice isn't my favourite to listen to but it wasn't unbearable
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