With all the serial killer novels I’ve read, I’d like to think I’d have an inkling if my husband were sneaking around and murdering women, but maybe that’s what the protagonist in Alice Hunter’s latest novel, The Serial Killer’s Wife, thought too. Beth thinks she has the perfect family. She lives with her doting husband, Tom, and adorable three year-old daughter, Poppy. So you can imagine her shock when the police show up on her doorstep looking for Tom in relation to the disappearance and assumed murder of his former girlfriend. As the murder investigation begins to wreak havoc on her family, public perception of Beth takes a turn for the worse. Is she really just another innocent victim in her husband’s deadly games or does she know more than she’s letting on?
This one is tricky. It definitely will appeal to fans of unreliable narrators. I won’t give any spoilers, but I will say that I had already decided about 60% in that this would be 3 stars at the highest. It started out right in the middle of the action with the police showing up at Beth’s door looking for her husband in relation to a murder inquiry, but I just couldn’t understand Beth’s behavior. A lot of that made more sense as some twists and turns were revealed, but I couldn’t stand her character. The only reason I’m giving this one an extra half star is because of the ending. It completely surprised me and ended the book on a high note.
My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫//5
Add this one to your TBR list if you think you’d like it. Pub day is August 3, 2021!
Thanks to NetGalley, the author, and Avon Books for a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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