But while some folks like to spice things up with surprise gifts or a naughty weekend, this husband-and-wife pair likes to put the spark back into their relationship by committing murder together. Like many couples who have been together this long, they believe they’ve found the key to their marital bliss. At the center of this story is a married couple, our unnamed protagonist and his wife Millicent, who have been married for fifteen years. Smith” and I’ll let you decide how accurate that is. The official blurb described this one as “Dexter meets Mr. What I got instead was a completely brilliant, completely bonkers and clever psy-thriller of domestic suspense unlike any other I’ve read before. Honestly, I wasn’t expecting all that much, maybe something similar to the current crop of novels with a few variations on the same premise repeated over and over. When I first started this audiobook, all I’d hoped for was a standard psychological thriller. Which brings me to My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing, which was exactly what I needed in my life. As a genre, I find that they typically make for good palate cleansers, and as an added bonus they are usually fast-paced and addictive, giving me that much needed boost after a “blah” read to prevent slumps.

Lately, I’ve been trying a new routine of following up disappointing reads with a thriller. Publisher: Penguin Audio (March 26, 2019) This does not affect the contents of my review and all opinions are my own. I received a review copy from the publisher. Audiobook Review: My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing

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