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The Serial Killer's Wife by Alice Hunter
5.0

Beth and Tom have it all, the perfect marriage, the perfect house and the perfect daughter, what could go wrong? It all starts when Tom is late from work one day (which he never is) and the whole world comes crashing down.

As soon as Tom gets home there are police officers waiting to talk to him, questioning him about a death of an old girlfriend, and Beth is left wondering what in the world is happening, her husband is a nice, mellow, wouldn’t hurt a fly kind of guy- they have to have the wrong man, right? When the story starts to unravel Beth and their daughter are at the center of all of this, and people are asking if Beth had anything to do with it, or if she knew, she’s the talk of the town but not in the great way she’s used to.

This book kept me on my TOES the whole entire time I was reading it. The idea of the family who has it all having their reality come crashing down was so intoxicating I had to keep reading to figure out how it ended and if Beth was as innocent as she claimed or not. The twists in this book will keep you guessing until the very last page and you will not regret reading this page turning thriller. There is a reason that this book has been so acclaimed since it was released, and it deserves every award it has been given. If you’re looking for an amazing 5 star read, this is the book for you.