Title:- His Doublie Life
Author:- Nicole Trope
Date published:- will be published on 28th February 2024
No. of pages:- 310 pages
Genre:- Psychological Thriller
Setting:- Australia
Rating:-
Plot:- 5/5
Writing:- 5/5
Overall rating:- 5/5
Loving father. Loyal husband. Liar?
In our large family home on a peaceful, tree-lined street, I clear away the breakfast things whilst my husband ignores me, his eyes on his phone. Leo comes home from conferences with flowers for me and hugs for our twin ten-year-old boys, but each time I smell an unfamiliar perfume on his shirt. I know all about his affairs and it’s tearing my heart in two.
When one of the boys tumbles into the kitchen, full of laughter that he beat his brother in the race home from the park, I smile despite everything. When his brother isn’t right behind him, I start to worry… and then I get a text that makes my blood run cold. If you want your child to come home, your husband needs to tell the truth.
Is my husband hiding even darker secrets than his affairs? As I realise his double life has put my children in terrible danger, I make a I will not let my husband’s lies destroy my life. And I will do anything to get my son back…
A totally addictive page-turner about terrible secrets within a marriage, perfect for fans of Big Little Lies and Sally Hepworth.
I have always read Nicole Trope’s books and most of her books are unputdownable and fast paced. And this book is no exception.
Leo seem to be a loyal and loving husband. But is he really? His wife, Diana knows that Leo is hiding secrets and maybe having an affair. While at a conference, Leo meets a woman named Serena but Serena’s main aim is to take revenge on Leo that happened few years ago. So what is the secret?
This book is well written and I was literally hooked till the end. The writing was really great and the author did a good job of getting the reader into the story. The story is fast paced, a page turner and of course quiet unputdownable as well. The story is told in the POVs of Diana, Leo and Serena who we later on know that her real name was actually Melanie. The ending was a bit expected but then I actually like the ending. The epilogue was really great as well.
If you are looking for a twisted thriller with family secrets, then this book is for you–worth five stars.
Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.
Nicole Trope went to university to study Law but realised the error of her ways when she did very badly on her first law essay because-as her professor pointed out- ‘It’s not meant to be a story.’ She studied teaching instead and used her holidays to work on her writing career and complete a Masters’ degree in Children’s Literature. After the birth of her first child she stayed home full time to write and raise children, renovate houses and build a business with her husband.
The idea for her first published novel, The Boy under the Table, was so scary that it took a year for her to find the courage to write the emotional story.
She is now published by Bookouture and is an Amazon top 100 bestseller in the USA, UK, AUS and CAN.
She lives in Sydney with her husband and three children
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