‘WOW! I absolutely loved this.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Gripped me so hard I ruined my plans with the husband.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Amazing!! I loved it!!!’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘OH MY GOSH!… Simply incredible.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘I literally loved everything about it.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐You’re not who you say you are. Neither is she.She thinks she knows me.She believes … believes my marriage is falling apart at the seams, that my husband can barely look me in the eyes. She thinks I’m desperate for a baby, that my longing for a family keeps me up at night. As much as I hate to admit it, all of this is true.She thinks I listen to her advice, that I care about her opinion. That couldn’t be further from the truth.Because she has no idea who I am. She has no clue that I know everything.I know her secret. I know that she did the unforgivable. I know how many lives she ruined.I know exactly what she did. And I’m here for her.An utterly gripping, addictive and shocking read about the dark secrets we’re ashamed to admit, and the lengths people go to for revenge. Fans of K.L. Slater, My Lovely Wife and The Wife Between Us will be racing through the pages, gasping at the twists, and reeling from the explosive ending of this unmissable page-turner.Readers absolutely love I Know Your Secret:‘WOW!… AMAZING!… There were so many twists and turns. You may think you have it all figured out, but guess again! I normally jump right into a new book, but I had to sit on this one and let it all soak in.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Wow oh wow! I knew this was going to be a good book, but I wasn’t prepared for how good… This definitely kept me on the edge of my seat, it has been completely unpredictable and a fantastic read from start to finish. I haven’t been able to put this one down… I devoured this book in just one sitting, I was completely sucked in… This is definitely a five-star book, although in my personal opinion it should have more than five stars!’ LittleMissBookLover87, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘WOW. Finished in less than a day, I couldn’t put it down. Gripping and twisty. I love the twists that make you say “ooooh” out loud! So, so good!’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘I loved it!!!…I could or would not put it down. The twists were amazing!!!’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Wow! What a great read! It was one of those books I call “just one more chapter” before I go to bed!’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Totally sucked into this story… Could not put it down… Grabs hold of you on page 1 and doesn’t let go until the last.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Utterly addicting. I was up most of the night reading this one!’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘I gobbled it up in one sitting!’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Wow!… I was hooked from the first few chapters… I definitely didn’t see any of that coming!’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Brilliant… Could not put this down! Definitely one of my top favourite reads.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Oh my! This book was a nail biter for sure! I loved it.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘An outstanding thriller!!… Go ahead and read this one!’ SimplyMurt, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Amazing… A bold, unique, edge-of-your-seat thriller… At one point… my heart actually felt like it dropped as a bombshell was dropped. An incredible story and I can’t recommend this enough.’ Saylor Reads, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘The twist at the end that made my jaw drop.’ NetGalley Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Brilliant!… I was utterly hooked from the very first page. A twist to end all twists that blew my mind.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Exceptional… An incredible thriller that I found absolutely fascinating.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘A fast, surprising, moving, mysterious, mind-blowing journey with so many twists… I couldn’t foresee so many revelations and shocking twist which entertained me a lot!’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐‘Brilliant… Very gripping and twisty.’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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My Review:
This was a slowly evolving tale fraught with interpersonal conflicts, marital discord, mind games, stalking, hidden agendas, habitual liars, cheating spouses, and mentally and emotionally unstable characters. I couldn’t decide who was the most unbalanced between the therapist and her new client, as they were both less than prime human beings in need of serious chemical assistance and a reality check. The tale was multi-layered and well textured with hidden clues and well placed red herrings. I was reluctant to put my Kindle down for fear I would miss something and was feeling rather smug thinking I had it cracked, yet I was well fooled by this sly and duplicitous wordsmith. Ruth Heald may appear to be a pleasant suburbanite like any other in your neighborhood coffee shop, but don’t you believe it. She is undoubtedly a crafty and cunning trickster and quite likely quietly plotting someone’s demise while sipping her coffee.
This book is written in alternating points of view between Beth and Danielle. Beth is a wife, a mother and a therapist. Danielle is a wife who is looking to have a baby but comes to Beth for marriage counseling. Beth lost the love of her life, Nick and has since built a life with Richard. Richard has admitted to having an affair and left. Now Beth is trying to rebuild as a single mother. Danielle has had an “accident” and several month later her husband, Peter asked for a separation. They are now back together.
There were parts of the story in the middle that I thought was a little redundant, not big parts of the story, but certain lines kept being repeated. But it didn’t make me want to put the book down. I felt like I could read the story and thought I knew what the connection was, I was 1/2 right and pleasantly surprised.
This ARC was provided by the publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Enjoyed this book. I don’t want to be a spoiler so I will not go into details but I was totally surprised by the ending. Certainly worth a read.
First, let’s talk covers. The cover for this book is simultaneously unassuming and sinister with its flower petals strewn about, no longer attached to their stems. It’s also a lovely cover that catches the eye, but it doesn’t even come close to giving away the book’s secrets. And that brings me to the second big thing I wanted to mention. I even jotted it down in my notes and underlined it. Secrets! This story has more secrets than you can shake a stick at. I did figure some things out, but Ruth Heald took me on a rather circuitous route so that I would guess one thing only to change my mind a bit later and quite possibly come back to that first guess a little further on. And that is what a good, twisty thriller should be. There were parts of the story where I felt like the pacing was slowing down, but looking back on it, I’m pretty sure the author was just lulling me into a false sense of security before hitting me with something else. After all, this one gives us not one, but two unreliable narrators, and at any given time, I was as likely to doubt one or both of them as I was to feel sympathy for one or both. I won’t get into the details of this one so I don’t give anything away – Just suffice it to say that I Know Your Secret is gripping and gritty, and it’s a book I won’t soon forget.
Beth is a therapist who’s going through some issues in her own marriage. Her partner had an affair and although he says he’s not seen her, Bath just can’t feel able to trust him. He packs his bags leaving her with their 4-year-old son.
Danielle is a new client who believes her husband has grown distant. They argue over everything, especially her wish of having a baby.
They both have deep, dark secrets and neither of them are truthful with the other. One says.. I can help. Another one says… I know exactly what you’ve done.
The story is told in different points of view from both women. Who do you believe? I found the female characters engaging, the men not so much, but I was taken by the story. There are twists and turns that come faster than a roller coaster. The ending is totally unexpected and explosive.
Many thanks to the author / Bookouture / Netgalley for the digital copy of this psychological thriller. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
Twisted doesn’t even being to describe this one. It’s part cat and mouse, part psychological thriller, part domestic drama, and all fantastic. Told in alternating points of view between the two main characters, the plot moves along crisply. Every time I thought I had a handle on what was really going on, something else would happen that would make me question what I thought I knew. If ever there was a book that was aptly described as a roller coaster ride, this is the one. For a full review, please visit Fireflies and Free Kicks. Major thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for a digital ARC of this book.
A truly twisted psychological thriller! Beth is a marriage counselor and Danielle needs counseling. Who’s has the bigger secret? And where does the truth lie? There are plenty of suspects in Ruth Heald’s latest and you are kept entertained and enthralled all the way through!
Richard and Beth have been working hard to repair their relationship after Richard’s affair. They hope to stay together for the sake of their young son, Charlie. But Richard finally admits that it is not working and he is leaving.
Beth is a marriage counselor which is ironic in that her own marriage has failed.
Danielle and Peter are both very busy lawyers and are having problems in their marriage. Danielle has come to Beth for counseling, but Peter is too busy to attend. With their jobs, they don’t seem to find enough time for one another. Danielle wants a baby but Peter does not. He tells her she wouldn’t be a good mother. Danielle has scars on her face from being in a fire.
As the story unfolds, we learn more about Beth and Danielle but not why they seem to be crossing paths. Ah, but toward the ending, it all comes out and we have that Ah-Ha! moment that makes this a really good thriller. Ruth Heald has done it again.
Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Beth is a counselor and so is her husband Richard. and they have a 4-year-old son, Charlie. Richard decides he no longer wants to be married to Beth and leaves. Danielle is a lawyer and so is her husband Peter. They are also having marital problems so Danielle starts seeing Beth as her counselor. Both Beth and Danielle have mental health issues and as the book moves along both start becoming more unhinged. I did like this book but I found it to be a little slow paced and it just an okay book with twists and surprises. Thank you NetGalley and Bookouture for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.