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My Lovely Wife

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

INSTANT #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

USA Today bestseller 
Edgar + ITW Thriller Award nominee for Best First Novel

“Think: Dexter but sexier.”—theSkimm
“A dark and irresistible debut.”—People
“Will shock even the savviest suspense readers.”—Real Simple

Dexter
meets Mr. and Mrs. Smith in this wildly compulsive debut thriller about a couple whose fifteen-year marriage has finally gotten too interesting...

Our love story is simple. I met a gorgeous woman. We fell in love. We had kids. We moved to the suburbs. We told each other our biggest dreams, and our darkest secrets. And then we got bored.

We look like a normal couple. We're your neighbors, the parents of your kid's friend, the acquaintances you keep meaning to get dinner with.

We all have our secrets to keeping a marriage alive.

Ours just happens to be getting away with murder.

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Published Mar 3, 2020

400 pages

Average rating: 7.15

363 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Corirey412
Oct 02, 2025
2/10 stars
I read “too old for this” and was looking forward to another book of Samantha. Downing. This book was disappointing from the first few pages. I kept waiting for excitement, never happened. Unlikable characters, ridiculous plot.
Louise K
Sep 05, 2025
8/10 stars
This is a real page turner, I like that the chapters aren’t ridiculously long which does help to keep turning the pages ‘just one more quick one!’. The story was dark and captivating and the end ramps up to the point you have no idea how it’s going to resolve itself. A couple of moments where you go ‘ah yes’ and my husband even laughed at me as I made an audible noise at one point! Would recommend
Jessica.Page
Jun 26, 2025
6/10 stars
A very good read but wraps up very quickly.
Lisa P
Jan 10, 2025
8/10 stars
Loved it! I was hooked from the very beginning. I would have given this book 4.5 stars instead of 4 (why is that not an option on this app??) - one small reason I didn’t give it 5 stars: I had figured out one of the plot twists pretty early on (though the other twists and turns had me intrigued until the end).
Carla_is_Reading
Oct 24, 2024
8/10 stars
Love that this is set in Seminole County Florida, it makes for creepy fun. Definitely one of those books that makes you root for toxic characters, toxic relationships, and such. If you don't mind letting your mind sway that way, then I highly recommend this book!
Here is my full review over on The Lit Buzz!

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