It really explains how she managed to portray the dangerous mind of a real criminal. Especially BDSM parts of the book and the narration parts explain the killer’s instinct, the motivation and the thirst of committing crimes are blood freezing, terrifyingly bleak but also realistic! Very few books surprise me or leave me with a feeling of being cleverly duped so it was a pleasure to finish this book knowing that once again my amateur armchair detective skills are completely useless.

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This was amazing - different tidbits kept getting dropped which kept you guessing. I just started to read the book and thought it would just be an hour or so as was intrigued but had other books to read - stayed up to late as had to finish it. Tom’s wife Beth who tries to adjust in her new life with their beautiful kid Poppy but after their reputation has been tarnished, she will have to learn to live as killer’s wife! The story itself kept rolling, and my mind was on overdrive the whole time, thinking, there's got to be some sort of twist here - maybe he wasn't the killer, maybe she was, or maybe the handsome widower is the one who did it and framed the husband. So many crazy ideas came to mind, which I loved. Very well written from many POVs. This is the kind of book I've been looking to read! Beth hasn’t made any real friends yet: the playgroup yummy mummies don’t talk to her; there has been no invitation to join the book club that regularly met in her café; and even though she tells the police “We’re very happy; we’ve carved out the perfect life for ourselves here”, she later confides to the only person she feels comfortable with: “It’s surprising what you can hide behind the image of a perfect life.”Beth is a devoted mother to Poppy and wife to Tom. A few years ago they moved to a tiny village near Banbury where Beth opened up her dream shop, a pottery cafe named Poppy’s Pottery Place, slowing she is establishing herself within the village community. Tom works in banking and commutes everyday to London and their lives are hectic but on first impressions seemingly perfect. Annabel Scholey takes the lead in The Serial Killers Wife cast as Beth Fairchild, on a mission to clear her husband of murder accusations. Scholey’s impressive acting credits include Nina Defoe in the popular BBC1 series The Split and Claire Brown in Doctor Who.

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Despite that aspect, this was surprisingly juicy and very easy to read! I enjoyed this and think a fast reader could finish in one sitting. The main narrative is from Beth’s perspective, with occasional contributions by Tom and by Katie, the apparent murder victim, as well as short pieces by an unknown woman who describes encounters with a man (Tom?) who gets off on strangling her. Beth’s behaviour and reactions are slightly off, giving the reader cause to wonder about her protested ignorance.You know the book isn't going to turn out well when a story about a serial killer is booorrrrinngggg. With thanks to #alicehunter @samcarringtonauthor #avonbooks and #netgalley for sending us this exclusive read! As soon as I saw this novel on NetGalley, I knew I wanted to read it. From the cover to its name, it called to me. We’ve read the book from cover to cover, but don’t worry. We won’t spoil or have The Serial Killer’s Wife ending explained to you. Firstly, thank you so much to NetGalley and Avon Books for allowing me an advanced reader copy for an honest review in return 😊

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This book keeps the twists coming (until the VERY end) and sends you on a wide, fast paced ride of lies, betrayal, and what some people WILL do for their families! Also, it's a huge pet peeve of mine when authors purposely withhold information from readers, such as when Beth reveals Tom had informed her of his heinous ways and she's been sitting on this information for over a year. I did enjoy this book, despite none of the characters being particularly likeable. I also figured out the twists in the story - that says more about me and the type of books I read as apposed to it being a negative about this book. My main problem though, was with the wife, Beth, and since most of the book was from her POV, I found it frustrating! Beth was extremely unlikeable, so selfish and self centred! Right from the start, she was more concerned with how the other mum's would see her, than with her husband sitting in prison! If my husband was arrested for the potential murder of an ex, I would be banging on that police station door for answers from both the police, and my husband, but Beth was more worried about appearances, and her ceramic café.. Her strange decisions were sort of explained later on in the book, but it didn't sit well with me!When Beth's husband is taken into custody for questioning about a murder, her life turns upside down. Having been with him for 7yrs, she surely knows him, right? Maybe she does or maybe she doesn't, follow the twists and turns to figure it all out. From the outset we know that Beth Hardcastle's husband Tom is guilty of the crimes that his been charged with - the books title already reveals that to the reader.