My Lovely Wife

We’re calling it: My Lovely Wife is the most gripping psychological thriller of 2019… this book will keep you reading late into the night * Stylist *One of my favourite thrillers of the year - I couldn’t stop reading but didn’t want it to end. Dark, chilling and compelling … My Lovely Wife is a brilliant debutWow! My Lovely Wife is a stunner - full of twists, well-drawn characters, and riveting suspenseDexter meets Gone Girl - I loved this this brilliantly dark and twisted novel. One of the best books I’ve read this year!The twist at the end of the first chapter made me read through the night. Clever. Manipulative. Dark. Disturbing. What more can you ask for?Brilliant - I was enthralled by the premise and it totally delivered. Five star entertainment!Dark, shocking and very witty, this wickedly good read will make you run screaming from the suburbs * Heat *We’re calling it now: Samantha Downing’s creepy, sexy debut thriller is going to be the next Gone Girl. * Marie Claire *So beautifully and elegantly written … the ending is amazing and there is a great twist. I loved it. – Sophie HannahAn assured and deliciously engrossing debut. You’ll surely devour My Lovely Wife, but it will linger long after you’ve reached the last page

Samantha Downing currently lives in the Bay Area. Her debut novel, My Lovely Wife, was a Richard and Judy Book Club pick and a Sunday Times bestseller, and has been published in thirty languages. It won a Dead Good Reader Award, and was shortlisted for four other major awards- The CWA John Creasey Dagger, The Edgar Award for Best First Novel, The ITW Thriller Award for Best First Novel and The Macavity Award for Best First Mystery. Her second novel, He Started It, was also a Sunday Times bestseller. She has also written For Your Own Good and A Twisted Love Story.