This review is written with thanks to Avon Books for my copy of The Serial Killer’s Wife via Netgalley.

Blurb:

They’re saying he’s a monster. And they’re saying she knew.

Beth and Tom Hardcastle are the envy of their neighbourhood – they have the perfect marriage, the perfect house, the perfect family.

When the police knock on their door one evening, Beth panics. Tom should be back from work by now – what if he’s crashed his car? She fears the worst.

But the worst is beyond imagining.

As the interrogation begins, Beth will find herself questioning everything she believed about her husband.

They’re husband and wife – till death do them part…

Review:

I’m not really sure why The Serial Killer’s Wife has been on my TBR for so long. I’ve read books by Alice Hunter before, under her other name, and loved them and this was no different. I’m glad the new TV series gave me the nudge I needed to finally read it. It’s right up my street, it’s fast paced, I couldn’t trust anyone and there are so many twists.

The Serial Killer’s Wife has very short chapters, which are each narrated by a different character. This means we get to know the characters and we start to see the cracks in the façades that they present to the world. The story is intriguing and I really wanted to find out what secrets they were hiding. As always with first person narrators, there’s a chance they may not be telling the truth and I was very wary of all the characters.

Alice Hunter has plotted The Serial Killer’s Wife really carefully, and she ensures that each reveal happens at just the right time for maximum impact. I will admit that I did guess some of the twists, but there were others that left me really surprised. I’ll be thinking about the ending for a while!

I know that there are further novels in the Serial Killer series and I am interested to see what Alice Hunter does next!

The Serial Killer’s Wife is available from Amazon.