Pretty Little Wife: A Suspenseful Mystery Thriller Set in an Idyllic College Town with Dark Secrets

I liked this book more than I thought I would! I don’t think the mystery aspect was very strong, but I loved the characters and especially, Lila’s backstory.

[This isn’t a spoiler, I won't say which episode]
This book reminded me of a specific Criminal Minds episode that is engrained in my mind. With my reference to Criminal Minds, keep in mind that this book doesn't have any criminal profiling (which I tend to love), but I referenced it solely for the plot reference to the episode that I have in mind.

I was also pleasantly surprised that this book features a few “podcast” chapters.

I purchased this book at a yard sale for next to nothing as it was in good condition and it looked like it could be good. It was a truly captivating, couldn’t put it down kind of read. We believe that Lila has killed her husband, Aaron, due to infidelities with his students; she set it up to make it look like suicide, but his body and car disappear. She looks guilty for him being missing and the community turns quickly on her before the truth comes out about who her husband really was. Lila tries to find out what really happened after she thought she killed him. Meanwhile, there are cases of missing women that seem to be connected. How evil was her husband? Who can she trust? Her lover who was keeping a file on her for a book ends up with evidence in his house. Could he be involved? All in all, a good page turner and I’d read this author again.

This is a good book for anyone who likes domestic thrillers. Characters are flawed, things aren't always as they seem and just enough twists to keep you guessing.

Lila and Aaron Ridgefield live in a quaint college town in Ithaca, NY. Aaron is a a high school teacher and beloved coach. Lila, who has a law degree but works as a real estate agent sparingly because her husband would rather she just be the pretty little wife, finds some damaging information about her husband. What should she do? Both Lila and Aaron have disturbing childhoods and that's what brought them together. Lila is ice cold, calculating and does whatever Aaron tells her to do until the day she murders him. But things start to unravel quickly when Aaron's car and body aren't found where Lila left them and she becomes the prime suspect. Where is Aaron? If he isn't dead, is he coming after Lila now? Fast, suspenseful and a creepy turn at the end, twisted on many levels, this one kept me reading two days straight.

So freaking good!!

This had promise but honestly it just wasn’t that good. The twist was okay but nothing ground breaking. All around just eh? 5/10