The Husband Before You by A J McDine

I blame The Husband Before You for making me seriously sleep-deprived! I couldn’t stop reading A J McDine’s latest psychological thriller.   Alex’s first husband Freddie disappeared a decade earlier and now she’s married to his best friend, Carter. So when Freddie...

The Crash by Freida McFadden

With the exception of a couple of books, I’ve been a huge McFadden fan and certainly think she deserves the stratospheric success she’s achieved. Unfortunately, I wasn’t so taken with The Crash. The dual narrative of Polly and Tegan meant that sections of the book...

Three Little Lies by Danielle Stewart

Three Little Lies by Danielle Stewart is a fast-paced domestic thriller about Jo, her husband Everett and their two kids, Megan and Ashton. We know early on that Jo has secrets but in many ways that’s a red herring. When British exchange student Eden comes to stay,...

It’s Always the Husband by C.L. Taylor

You can always rely on C.L. Taylor to create multi-layered psychological thrillers with well-developed characters. It’s Always the Husband is narrated from the points of view of several school mums, but the principle one is Jude, who arrives in small-town Lowbridge...

The Psychopath Next Door by Mark Edwards

Edwards is one of my favourite authors, so I knew I was in for a treat when I downloaded this audiobook. The story follows Ethan and his family, as well as Fiona, who moves in next door. When Fiona starts spending time with 12-year-old Rose, we soon realise that Fiona...