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Dexter meets Mr. and Mrs. Smith in this wildly compulsive debut thriller about a couple whose fifteen-year marriage has finally gotten too interesting... Our love story is simple. I met a gorgeous woman. We fell in love. We had kids. We moved to the suburbs. We told each other our biggest dreams, and our darkest secrets. And then we got bored. We look like a normal couple. We're your neighbors, the parents of your kid's friend, the acquaintances you keep meaning to get dinner with. We all have our secrets to keeping a marriage alive. Ours just happens to be getting away with murder. ** Review #1 Library Reads, IndieNext, and Amazon Best of the Month in Thriller! “The thriller we’re most excited to stay up with all night.”— *Entertainment Weekly “Side effects of reading this include sleepless nights, and awkward looks from strangers on the subway due to your horrified expression.”— Cosmopolitan “Will shock even the savviest suspense readers.”— Real Simple* “A new twist on the genre.”— Refinery29 “If you read one book this year, make it My Lovely Wife.”— *Betches “Wow! My Lovely Wife is a stunner—full of twists, well-drawn characters, and riveting suspense.”— Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author “Clever. Manipulative. Dark. Disturbing. What more can you ask for?”— Jane Corry, national bestselling author of *My Husband’s Wife * “An assured and deliciously engrossing debut. You'll surely devour My Lovely Wife , but it will linger long after you've reached the last page.”— Sarah Pinborough, New York Times bestselling author of *Behind Her Eyes * “You'll never look at your neighbors the same. I couldn't pull myself away from this story...Make sure you clear your schedule before you pick it up. Absolutely unputdownable.”— Liv Constantine, USA Today bestselling author of *The Last Mrs. Parrish “[A] wicked, delicious tale of secrets, relationships, and the lengths to which some will go to keep the magic alive.”— *CrimeReads * “[A] dark, disturbing exploration of family, marriage and murderous compulsions” — The Washington Post “You might want to read this one during the daytime.” — Woman's Day*** “Mark our words: My Lovely Wife will be one of the most shocking and suspenseful thrillers you’ll read all year.”— Hello Giggles “A knockout...an effortless page turner.”— *Publishers Weekly *“It's a remarkable achievement, full stop.”— Shelf Awareness “Do you hear me screaming and/or the sound of my hefty exhale? This novel is a JOURNEY. I was invested from the very first unsettling page.”— Elite Daily “ Truly horrifying in the most delicious way. Samantha Downing sucks you in with a great story, pitch-perfect prose and disturbingly dead-on insights into the dark side of human nature. I hope I never meet her in a dark alley...”— Nick Petrie, national bestselling author of *The Drifter * “A fantastic foray into what we know—and what we do not—about those closest to us. Intricately plotted, fascinating characters—I loved it!”— Heather Graham, New York Times bestselling author of *Fade to Black * “ Dark, twisted--and impossible to put down. Samantha Downing has written a wickedly plotted and suspenseful psychological thriller.”— Meg Gardiner, Edgar award-winning author “I loved this this brilliantly dark and twisted novel. One of the best books I've read this year! I have a sneaky feeling this is going to be big!”— C.J. Tudor, Sunday Times bestselling author of *The Chalk Man * “Totally engrossing and I kept on thinking, one more chapter…an intelligent page-turner that makes you question everything.”— Araminta Hall, author of *Our Kind of Cruelty * “It’s no mean feat to find something fresh in the crowded thriller field, but Downing pulls off an indisputable triumph with My Lovely Wife . Exemplary writing and outstanding pacing confirm Downing’s talent, but it’s her deliciously depraved characters that kept me flying through the pages. Couldn’t get enough of this subversive love-gone-sideways tale!”— Sophie Littlefield, national bestselling author of *That's What Frenemies Are For * “Brilliant—I was enthralled by the premise and it totally delivered. Five star entertainment!”— Jill Mansell, New York Times bestselling author of *Fast Friends * About the Author Samantha Downing currently lives in New Orleans, where she is furiously typing away on her next thrilling standalone. My Lovely Wife is her first novel. Crime,Psychological,Suspense,Thrillers,Fiction The Twist At The End Of The First Chapter Made Me Read Through The Night Jane Corry Introducing The Next Generation Of Domestic Thriller... Every Marriage Has Secrets. Everyone Has Flaws. Your Wife Isn't Perfect - You Know That - But Then Again Nor Are You. But Now A Serial Killer Is On The Loose In Your Small Town, Preying On Young Women. Fear Is Driving Your Well-behaved Young Daughter Off The Rails, And You Find Yourself In Bed Late At Night, Looking At The Woman Who Lies Asleep Beside You. Because You Thought You Knew The Worst About Her. The Truth Is You Know Nothing At All. This Is A Thriller Like Nothing You've Read Before... Praise For My Lovely Wife The Twist At The End Of The First Chapter Made Me Read Through The Night. Clever. Manipulative. Dark. Disturbing. What More Can You Ask For? -jane Corry, Bestselling Author Of My Husband's Wife An Assured And Deliciously Engrossing Debut. You'll Surely Devour My Lovely Wife, But It Will Linger Long After You've Reached The Last Page. Sarah Pinborough, Sunday Times Bestselling Author Of Behind Her Eyes You'll Never Look At Your Neighbors The Same. I Couldn't Pull Myself Away From This Story...make Sure You Clear Your Schedule Before You Pick It Up. Absolutely Unputdownable. Liv Constantine, Bestselling Author Of The Last Mrs. Parrish My Lovely Wife Is A Knockout. It's Not Just A Novel About Serial Killers. It's Family Drama, About A Marriage, About Kids Out Of Control, About Infidelity, And About The News Media; And It's Also About The Folks Next Door. It's An Effortless Page-turner. Publishers Weekly. Our love story is simple. I met a gorgeous woman. We fell in love. We had kids. We moved to the suburbs. We told each other our biggest dreams, and our darkest secrets. And then we got bored. We look like a normal couple. We're your neighbors, the parents of your kid's friend, the acquaintances you keep meaning to get dinner with. We all have our secrets to keeping a marriage alive. Ours just happens to be getting away with murder. Millicent and her husband-- let's call him "Tobias"-- met, fell in love, had kids, moved to the suburbs-- and got bored. They have a secret to keeping a marriage alive. It happens to be getting away with murder. But "Tobias" has been making mistakes. They're starting to find the bodies.... -- adapted from jacket and perusal of book HOW WELL DO YOU REALLY KNOW THE PERSON YOU LOVE MOST?Their life was just like yours. Nice house, great kids, the perfect life.But they have a very dark secret.You might think you've read stories like this before.You're wrong.