Taking place through the current perspective of the spouse, we see their relationship at stake, as well as their secret extracurricular activities. Stalking, lying, killing, torturing, burying bodies… what else can we expect from a healthy marriage? They accidentally got into the habit, but soon the execute became the buzzer in their ordinary life. What is not so normal is their nightly trysts that plot the passed away of young women. Millicent and her husband have been married for 15 years and-in all likelihood-are building a normal life with their two children. Samantha Downing’s dark and compulsive thriller, MY LOVELY WIFE. With mounting, almost morbid horror, the novel is impossible to put down.Dexter meets Mr. Somehow each reveal is more shocking than the last. By the last quarter of the book, the mound of questions start getting answered. Has the unreliable narrator clouded our perception? Has he weaved a persona of a wife that doesn’t exist? The readers can only rely on the husband to get each answer. It’s hard to pinpoint if the reason is due to Downing’s masterful revelations as the novel switches from past to present, uncovering more and more details that had seemed benign at first glance, or if the reason is more sinister. The wife who had once seemed like an alluring woman shifts into the role of a cold-hearted psychopath. Think of the children! Due to the limitations of first person, the tensions are higher. You almost want to cheer him on and you certainly don’t want him to get caught. Some men buy chocolate and roses to please their partner. Despite his role as an accomplice, it’s tempting to absolve him. Written in first-person, “My Lovely Wife” makes it difficult not to get attached to the narrator. Gradually, the picturesque suburban life that this couple has built up is starting to crumble. The narrator realizes that his wife has been keeping secrets from him. Instead, the autopsy reports that she’s been dead for only a few weeks. She was supposed to be dead for over a year. Who would suspect a duo? But when one of the victims is discovered, something doesn’t add up. It’s a delicious, sexy secret between them. His wife would capture the aforementioned woman, then murder her.

The next day, he lets his wife know if the woman is “right.” If she is, the events progress rapidly. By the end of the hour, he’s invited to spend the night. Their routine is like this: He would meet his women at bars, acting as a non-threatening deaf man. He’s the kind of guy that would have a nice word for everyone. The narrator sounds pretty much like your everyday man.

It’s cheering at the sidelines for each one of his daughter’s soccer game. It’s having a movie night with his family every week. For the narrator of Samantha Downing’s “My Lovely Wife,” it’s stopping at the the EZ-Go gas station two miles from his home to get a cup of coffee.

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