What the Wife Knew – Book Review

Quick Review:- this was a fast-paced, page turning thriller however the ending wasn’t as great as I thought it could be, although it was unexpected.

Rating:- 4/5

Darby Kane, author of the #1 international bestseller Pretty Little Wife, returns with another twisty domestic thriller about a wife wondering who tried to kill her husband twice before finally succeeding… because that was supposed to be her job. 

Dr. Richmond Dougherty is a renowned pediatric surgeon, an infamous tragedy survivor, and a national hero. He’s also very dead—thanks to a fall down the stairs. His neighbors angrily point a finger at the newest Ms. Dougherty, Addison. The sudden marriage to the mysterious young woman only lasted ninety-seven days, and he’d had two suspicious “accidents” during that time. Now Addison is a very rich widow.

As law enforcement starts to circle in on Addison and people in town become increasingly hostile, sides are chosen with Kathryn, Richmond’s high school sweetheart, wife number one, and the mother of his children, leading the fray. Despite rising tensions, Addison is even more driven to forge ahead on the path she charted years ago…

Determined at all costs to unravel Richmond’s legacy, she soon becomes a target—with a shocking note left on her bedroom  You will pay. But it will take a lot more than faceless threats to stop Addison. Her plan to marry Richmond then ruin him may have been derailed by his unexpected death, but she’s not done with him yet.

Addison has become a rich widow, when her husband, Richmond Dougherty apparently committed suicide. But then soon, the death was ruled out as homicide and Addison has become the main suspect. However here is the problem–Addison did want to kill Richmond Dougherty–it’s that someone else did the work for her.

If you have read Pretty Little Wife, Darby Kane mostly writes domestic thrillers and most of the time, her thrillers are usually fast-paced and page turning thrillers. This book is no exception. Initially, the story started great, with some twists and turns. The story is mostly told in Addison’s POV. The marriage has been kind of a deal between Richmond and Addison as Addison holds a secret that might threaten to ruin Richmond’s carefully curated image that most community is having of him. The book is intriguing and it basically will put the reader on the edge.

We also have Richmond’s POV as well and we know by reading through his POV that he might not be as innocent as he is turned out to be. And then we have someone, who is determined to get rid of Addison who also might be responsible for Richmond’s murder. The whole book makes you feel like you are watching an action thriller movie.

The ending kind of was unexpected but despite being unexpected, I didn’t really like the ending much as I thought I would.

Overall, this is worth 4 stars.