MY LOVELY WIFE BY SAMANTHA DOWNING @BERKLEYPUB

AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK THIS MARCH—MY LOVELY WIFE (Berkley Trade Paperback Reprint; March 3, 2020), Samantha Downing’s smash debut about a husband and wife duo who kill together, will be available in paperback on March 3rd. This delightfully twisted domestic-suspense thriller launched last year to the praise of readers across the country and established Downing as a writer to watch—and for very good reason.

After watching a documentary about a husband who forced his wife to help him kidnap a young woman and keep her captive for years, Downing had a terrifying but intriguing thought: Women never do this to other women… but what if they did?

Enter Millicent, a real estate agent living with her husband and two children in a gilded suburb of Central Florida. When Millicent and her husband commit their first murder, it’s accidental. But they are surprised to discover how the shared secret injects new life into their relationship. The second time a woman goes missing, it isn’t an accident. But even though they think they have this crime perfectly planned, it’s the deadly secrets they’re keeping from each other that may just be their undoing. 

THOUGHTS/REVIEW:

I enjoyed this book very much. It’s diabolical, twisted, and disturbing. I could not put this book down. My fingers could not stop turning those pages - you just have to know what happens next!
The writing was brilliant and creative, not like what I have read before and that made this book entertaining and mind bending.

I highly recommend this debut novel from Samantha Downing, an amazing writer to watch for.

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT:

Samantha Downing is the author of the Edgar Award-nominated novel My Lovely Wife. Amazon Studios and Nicole Kidman's Blossom Films have partnered to produce a feature film based on the novel.

Her next book is called He Started It and will be released in April 2020. She currently lives in New Orleans, where she is furiously typing away on her next thrilling novel.