You think you know those closest to you. You are wrong… she never expected to see again: her ex-boyfriend, Oliver Dunmore.
When Oliver’s wife Melissa goes missing after the party, everyone remembers the night differently. Someone knows what happened to Melissa, and Louisa is determined to find them. But the truth could be closer, and the deception more devastating, than she’d ever imagined…
A gripping psychological suspense novel, perfect for fans of My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing, The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena, The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn, and The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen.
** AUTHORS LOVE THE MISSING WIFE **
‘A pacy read, packed with surprises. Will keep you on your toes.’ Jane Corry, Sunday Times bestselling author of I Looked Away
‘The Missing Wife is superb: one of those books that keeps you guessing … I was riveted.’ Alex Lake, bestselling author of After Anna
** READERS LOVE THE MISSING WIFE **
‘A top-notch thriller that grips from the start and will leave readers on the edge of their seats … A book that redefines the word unputdownable as once you start reading it, you simply will not be able to stop!! Reader review
‘I loved this book. I finished it in two hours… I couldn’t put it down… best book I’ve read so far this year’ Reader review
‘A brilliant,twisted ending!’ Reader review
‘There’s so much I can relate to with Louisa. A first rate psychological thriller.’ Reader review
‘Fantastic storyline and completely gripping!’ Reader review
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A gourmet read from start to finish — I couldn’t put it down. Captivating. Exquisitely written. Exquisitely televisual.
I was able to slip into this book comfortably and with ease. It was such a steady pace that when I eventually checked how far I had gotten I was surprised I was almost finished. Fantastic storyline and completely gripping.
Well written but somewhat tedious. The real twist comes near the end and races to a finish that does not make sense nor seems plausible. A quick read. 3-1/2 stars.
the book just didn’t make sense. Wasn’t believable and was irritating.
Just to unrealistic!!!!
Ok
It was a little slow, and the main character was hard to follow because of her memory loss. But, it was different and the ending was really different. It was an okay read.
Interesting story
I did not like this book. Found it overlong with the main character having too much angst and much too concerned about herself.
Dark, somewhat sad story, but had me wanting to know what happened.
Louisa is a 40 year old with a teenage daughter and a fussy newborn. I could empathize with her. She is exhausted, no one seems to be helping her, the baby cries all the time, she can’t focus or remember simple things, and now she suspects her husband and best friend are having an affair. When her husband books her a night out at a local hotel, all she wants is a complete night’s sleep. Instead she is greeted with a surprise birthday party attended by all of her Facebook friends, none of whom are really Louisa’s friends, and her first love Oliver whom she hasn’t seen in twenty years. In her despair she drinks too much and remembers little of the evening. Oliver comes around to ask for her help in searching for his wife who went missing the night of the party. At this point I found the book going a little odd and unbelievable. Her husband welcomes Oliver and befriends him, even going out drinking with him. I can’t imagine too many men would welcome their wife’s ex into their lives so readily. Still, I read on to find answers for the questions I had. What caused Louisa’s trauma induced amnesia from around the time she last saw Oliver? Why did he come back? Where is his missing wife? What is Tiff up to? Louisa’s despair and postnatal depression are palpable. The book takes a surprising turn. I found the ending satisfying but out of character for the rather weak Louisa. Still, for the most part I enjoyed this book and the author’s very readable style of writing. I would like to thank Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this book for review. I hope to explore more of Sam Carrington’s work.
I know, another psychological thriller. But The Missing Wife by Sam Carrington is also just like any other “woman in danger” psychological thriller. It really didn’t go above and beyond.
Louisa is turning forty. While living with her husband, their teenage daughter and her newborn son, Louisa is feeling a wee bit burnt out. She is also suffering from dissociative amnesia. She has large sections of her past that she doesn’t remember. On top of that, she is struggling with her newborn son’s sleeplessness. As a means to make his wife feel better, Brian organises a surprise forty-birthday party for Louisa.
Tiff, Louisa’s best and only friend, does most of the organising. She invites everyone from Louisa’s Facebook friend’s list – many of which Louisa doesn’t know or hardly at all. That list also includes Louisa’s ex boyfriend, Oliver, who broke her heart when he moved to New York roughly twenty years ago.
The morning after Louisa’s party, she wakes to find that she doesn’t remember anything from it. Eventually Oliver turns up at Louisa’s house revealing that his wife, Melissa, is missing. Even though Louisa doesn’t remember anything from the party, she gets roped into helping Oliver try and find his wife.
Through flashbacks, Louisa starts to doubt whether Melissa was even at the party. Why is she also getting images of matted hair, bare feet on grass and even blood? With all this terror building, Louisa starts to forget to feed her newborn baby, she loses her phone and people start to look at her differently. It is now up to Louisa to work out why all this is happening and why everyone appears to be lying to her.
Let’s just say this is a decent thriller with an intriguing premise, but it isn’t anything new. My major flaw is the pacing of this book. There’s no high and low, it was the exact same pace throughout, even when the plot thickens, no difference. And even with that anti-climatic ending, it was poorly paced.
I don’t mean to kick a dog when its down, but even the characters were bad. They weren’t fleshed out as I thought they’d have been. Some characters, like Emily, seemed to be placeholders rather than meaningful to the development of the story. She is seriously used to continue the plot forward rather than interact with the other characters like Brian.
The Missing Wife by Sam Carrington is a modest enough read for a psychological thriller, but it is a very forgettable book. I feel like if you’re looking for a bingeable book for this summer, The Missing Wife can certainly do the trick! Just remember you’ve been forewarned about the clusterf**k of unbalanced aspects in this book.
Thank you to NetGalley, Avon and Sam Carrington for an ARC to read in exchange for an honest review.
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The Missing Wife is superb: one of those books that keeps you guessing and keeps you turning the pages. I was riveted.
A pacy read, packed with surprises. Will keep you on your toes.