The New Wife
- 343 pages
- 13 hours of reading
J. P. Delaney is the pseudonym of a writer who has previously published best-selling fiction under another name.
Thrilling from beginning to end - I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' CLAIRE DOUGLAS 'Absorbing and fast-paced' KARIN SLAUGHTER 'Excellent - domestic noir in all its darkest shades' CARA HUNTER The child you never knew knows all your secrets . . . Out of the blue, Susie Jukes is contacted on social media by Anna, the girl she gave up for adoption fifteen years ago. But when they meet, Anna's home life sounds distinctly strange to Susie and her husband Gabe. And when Anna's adoptive parents seem to overreact to the fact she contacted them at all, Susie becomes convinced that Anna needs her help. But is Anna's own behaviour simply what you'd expect from someone recovering from a traumatic childhood? Or are there other secrets at play here - secrets Susie has also been hiding for the last fifteen years? 'A twisty, electrifying read' WOMAN'S OWN See what everyone is saying about JP Delaney, the hottest name in psychological thrillers: 'DAZZLING' - Lee Child 'ADDICTIVE' - Daily Express 'DEVASTATING' - Daily Mail 'INGENIOUS' - New York Times 'COMPULSIVE' - Glamour Magazine 'ELEGANT' - Peter James 'SEXY' - Mail on Sunday 'ENTHRALLING' - Woman and Home 'ORIGINAL' - The Times 'RIVETING' - Lisa Gardner 'CREEPY' - Heat 'SATISFYING' - Reader's Digest 'SUPERIOR' - The Bookseller 'MORE THAN A MATCH FOR PAULA HAWKINS' - Sunday Times
Abbie awakens in a daze with no memory of who she is or how she landed in this unsettling condition. The man by her side claims to be her husband. He's an icon of the tech world, the founder of a lucrative robotics company. He tells Abbie that she is a gifted artist, an avid surfer, a loving mother to their young son, and the perfect wife. He says she had a terrible accident five years ago, and that, through a huge technological breakthrough, she has been brought back from the abyss. She is a miracle of science. But as Abbie pieces together memories of her marriage, she begins questioning her husband's motives--and his version of events. Can she trust him when he says he wants them to be together forever? And what really happened to Abbie half a decade ago?
A deliciously dark thriller set amongst the bright lights of New York from the bestselling author of The Girl Before and The Perfect Wife. A Sunday Times Book of the Month.
A compelling read . . . redefines the concept of an unreliable narrator . . . [a] rich, nuanced, highly literary take on the Gone Girl theme.-Booklist (starred review) Praise for JP Delaney's The Girl Before A pitch-perfect novel of psychological suspense.-Lee Child The pages fly.-USA Today The Girl Before generates a fast pace.-The New York Times Get hooked on this hair- raiser.-Cosmopolitan [A] must-read.-New York Post Almost unbearably suspenseful.-Joseph Finder A masterfully crafted spellbinder.-Booklist (starred review) Superior psychological suspense.-The Bookseller A sexy murder mystery.-InStyle