Great story, great voice

The narrator is perfectly cast for this riveting story. Sensitive, well paced and interesting, the author delivers an experience of an empathetic investigator, a perspective I that I hope truly exists.

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Fantastic!!!

First listen of this author and definitely will listen to others. I really enjoyed the story and the narrator was perfect!!!

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Excellent Performance

Enjoying the series so far. I had the plot figured out pretty early on but it was still enjoyable, especially for fans of the genre. I really came here to praise the performance. Very well done indeed! Riley's internal dialogue is spot on. Caution to readers that it does contain some typical stereotypes and tropes that are common to the genre (ableist language, fat phobic descriptions, gender stereotypes, behaviours categorized as criminal). Nothing egregious but I do wish my beloved mystery novels would do better.

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EXCELLENT

Ms. Weatherley writes a very good story. The second book I have listened to and enjoyed very much. Look forward to listening to next installment.

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Somewhat Klunky Relationship Exposition

This book reaches for Mystery/Psychological Thriller status

..but falls juuust short.

The narrative follows two fairly clichéd relationship situations: 'Beth' in a loveless marriage.. complete with rampant infidelity & "use the child" divorce machinations; and 'Cath'.. in a textbook abusive relationship with a douchebag boyfriend. Anna-Lou Weatherley writes well-enough.. exploring those situations with a modicum of originality - but resorting to tried and true plot devices to describe the events (addictions, dishonesty, hidden motives, etc.). The story evolves into more and more sordid circumstances, multiple murders, and exposed underground sex rings.. but the characters pretty much react exactly as expected. 'The Stranger's Wife' is clearly not Weatherley's best effort.

James Lailey turns in a subpar performance on this one, too. His diction, timbre, and voice-acting are typically spot-on.. but his cadence is strikingly staccato for some reason. Lailey easily falls into an awkward rhythm.

I was offered this book as a Daily Deal, and it was a reasonable purchase for the $5.24CDN I paid for it. When it showed up as part of the 'Plus' initiative, I felt somewhat ripped off. Oh, well.
This book merits 5.5 stars out of 10 - and it's not a crazy way to spend a couple of quiet afternoons if you can get it as an included selection. If Audible asks for a Credit, however, better options beckon.

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Enjoyable read.

Interesting story that was well written and narrated. cringeworthy in a few spots but ends well considering.

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Twisty and turny

A fun ride. It was a great book. I figured out the basic plot but that didn’t change how good the book is. Definitely worth a listen

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Fabulous!

I absolutely loved this book! This is the third in this series that I have read, and they just keep getting better and better. I highly recommend this entire series to anyone who loves a good detective drama. The narrator is fantastic, the story has so many twists and turns, and the characters are very well written.

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Unbelievable

This is the first review I’ve ever left. This book was one of the best stories I have ever listened to. What a great plot and so insightful.
Cannot wait to read another by my now favourite author!

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Good storyline

Kept me interested right to the end. Liked the twist and narrator was easy to listen to.

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