The Other Mrs

Written by Mary Kubica

Narrated by Piper Goodeve

‘Seductive and unpredictable’ KARIN SLAUGHTER ‘Brilliantly propulsive’ JP DELANEY ‘An ending that left me thunderstruck’ SAMANTHA DOWNING

SOON TO BE MADE INTO A NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
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Every marriage has its secrets…

Sadie has it all: a handsome husband, two beautiful children, a highly respected job. But when she finds out Will is having an affair, her perfect life falls apart at the seams.

Camille is hot-headed, beautiful, fiery – everything that Sadie isn’t. And she’s obsessively in love with Will.

When Sadie and Will’s neighbour is violently murdered, Camille is the only person to witness the crime. But who is really behind the woman’s death? And how is it linked to Camille’s plan to make Will hers… at any cost?

Unsettling, darkly compelling and with a jaw-dropping twist, you won’t be able to put this novel down. Perfect for fans of Behind Closed Doors and Sometimes I Lie.
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Readers LOVE The Other Mrs:

'Woah, prepare yourself for a roller coaster ride of a book!'

'The twists in this book are insane. I thought I knew it was going, but then I was COMPLETELY BLOWN AWAY!'

'I loved this story; I was unable to stop rapidly turning the pages. A 5-star read for me.'

'Buckle up , you are in for a heck of a ride with this book!'

'A tense and chilling read.'

'Intriguing and atmospheric.'

'Extremely gripping, dark, gritty and very twisty… it kept me on my toes!'

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Release date: Feb 18, 2020
• ISBN: 9780263922530

Mary Kubica

Mary Kubica is the New York Times bestselling author of THE GOOD GIRL and PRETTY BABY. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, in History and American Literature. She lives outside of Chicago with her husband and two children and enjoys photography, gardening and caring for the animals at a local shelter. Her third novel, DON'T YOU CRY, will be released in May of 2016.

Reviews for The Other Mrs

[thekellyfamily · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The book had a slow start and I did not believe the writing was strong -- but the subject matter is very important.

[nahrin · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Marvelous and intriguing read. Will keep you guessing and wanting more. Will not be able to put the book down. Excellent mystery read

[Tracy Flanagan · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It was a good story but i worked out very early in the book the twist of the book, would still recommend it though & will read more books by the same author

[birdo82 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

With tired twists many readers will foresee very quickly, there may be just enough surprises here to please the most dedicated fans of domestic thrillers.

[jthierer_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This was a fun one to read, but I think the twist was pretty obvious if the reader was paying attention at all...which definitely lessened the impact of the ending.

[maydacat_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book is a bit like a roller coaster ride headed uphill before the big drop. The first part just got more and more uncertain and confusing, as characters were added without much of an introduction. And then everything happened quickly, and suddenly everything fell in place and it all astonishingly made sense. I have to hand it to the author: it’s a well thought out and plotted storyline. I can’t say that any of the characters were really likable. They weren’t just dysfunctional - they were really messed up! But at least it was understandable why they were the way they were. My advice? Don’t get bogged down trying to figure things out. Just keep reading as fast as you can!

[vanessa_menez-453497 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This was really a gripping read!

Right from the first page the plot is all over the place. It was filled with secrets, lies, creepy atmosphere and suspicious characters - all the elements of a perfect psychological thriller.

The plot is narrated from the multiple viewpoints of Sadie, Camille (Sadie’s husband’s lover), and a six-year-old child Mouse. As we read the different viewpoints, the suspense and tension in the plot develops even more due to all the twists and turns. It kept me guessing throughout.

My only disappointment was that I felt that the ending was too rushed and slightly bland, I just wanted it to be more exciting.

[purple_pisces22 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Imagine inheriting an old house from your husband’s sister and uprooting your family across the country to a rural area in Maine... sounds like a dream to a lot of us. But the house comes with your sister-in-law‘s daughter, who is a teenage nightmare and quite a few ghosts lurking around, including possibly your sister-in-law herself since she killed herself in the house.
But you’re a doctor and you could make a living almost anywhere so you agree to go. Then your neighbor is killed and you a suspect and suddenly everything in your life is not what you thought. In fact, you’re not even sure you know who you are at times.
There is quite a bit to digest with this book. Sometimes things are what they appear to be, but many times they certainly are not. By the end of this book, you may also feel like you don’t know who you are either. You will certainly be glad you read it though.

[johnfishlock · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Well written. Dealing with mental illness. I enjoyed it. I always love MK’s books.

[carol420 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This is one book that had some very good parts…and some parts I was temped to skip entirely because the characters…especially Imogene, Camille, and Mouse became annoying in both personality and their behavior. Unfortunately the story is told from the viewpoints of these three characters with chapters alternating. The author did throw enough curve balls into the story to keep the reader interested and second guessing themselves. Not a bad book or a bad story but not as good as I had hoped or as this authors other books.

[poppyreads · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

THIS WAS SO GOOD.
I thought I would rate this lower because I figured out the twist super early on, but the second twist hit me out of nowhere! I did not see that one coming, so kudos to Kubica on that!
This one was really well written and each narrator made me feel so unsettled, which I want from a Thriller.
Some parts are hard to read, but that's to be expected.

Thanks so much to Netgalley and the publisher for the digital advanced reader copy!

[bookworm12_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A psychological thriller about Sadie, a woman who moves to a Maine island with her family. She’s a doctor and she and her husband and two sons leave behind a complicated history in Chicago. There were quite a few twists, but one of the major ones was evident pretty early on. It’s still kept me interested, but it dragged a bit once I knew what was coming. There’s still a good twist at the end though. TW Child abuse and suicide

[carole888fort · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica is psychological fiction mixed with a murder mystery and a police procedural. Sadie and Will Foust have inherited a home on a small Maine island and move there from Chicago with their two sons. They soon settle in to small-town life: Sadie in her new medical practice and Will as a part-time college lecturer on the mainland. They also have custody of Will’s teenage niece who would rather be anywhere but with their family. Tragedy soon strikes when a neighbour is murdered nearby and the police have difficulty solving the crime, leading to the villagers fearing that a murderer may be amongst them. The book has several narrators, keeping readers completely focused yet baffled. Who killed this young woman? What was the reason for this crime? Is the murderer still on the island? This whodunit will seem unsolvable. This is an original plot that makes this mystery fascinating. I look forward to reading more books by Mary Kubica. Highly recommended. Thank you to Harlequin/Park Row and NetGalley for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

[katherinegregg · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Sadie and Will Foust have recently moved to Maine with their two children. Soon after they arrive, a murder takes place in their small town which puts everyone on edge. As the story unfolds, new narrators are introduced. Sadie, a doctor, has gaping memory lapses and becomes a suspect in the murder. If you can overlook the fact that Sadie is a practicing physician with serious mental health issues, the reader will enjoy the twists and turns in this Gone Girl/Girl on a Train like thriller.

[nyiper · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I did NOT figure the ending out ahead of time, which was good. In fact, it was nicely confusing!

[thewanderingjew_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The Other Mrs., Mary Kubica, author, Piper Goodeve, Jeremy Arthur, narratorsThis is a fast paced murder mystery with many surprises. After Sadie Faust discovers her husband’s affair with a woman named Camille, and their son Otto gets into trouble for bringing a knife to school, they decide to move to Maine. Will had recently inherited a home there, after his sister’s suicide. He also inherited his niece, 14 year old Imogen who was the same age as Otto. All four, Will, Sadie, Otto and their 6 year old son, Tate, moved from their home in Chicago to their new home in Maine. Sadie had been an ER doctor, and she had suffered some kind of trauma there, as well, so they hoped this move would be a new start for all of them. Moving to Maine was not the panacea they had hoped it would be. Imogen was not happy that she could not live alone and resented their presence. When a murder takes place in a nearby neighbor’s home, the evidence begins to point in many directions. To Sadie, drawings depicting violence point toward Otto who is somewhat of an artist, then Imogen who is always sullen and angry. Soon, however, someone believes they witnessed Sadie having a violent argument with Morgan Baines, the murder victim, and then, even Sadie becomes a suspect. The murder victim was the stepmother of “Mouse”, a nickname her father had given her. Mouse was afraid of her. The plot thickened when Will’s lover suddenly appeared in Maine. There were so many secrets slowly revealed. Soon the reader begins to wonder what is real and what isn’t. Who seems capable of violence and who does not?Tate and Otto begin accusing Sadie of doing things she can’t remember. She is confused and frightened. She cannot understand why someone is leaving her nasty notes or why things are disappearing. When she finds evidence of the murder in her own home, she is beside herself with concern. She grows afraid of Imogen and afraid for Otto.Meanwhile, Will humors her and tells her not to panic. He is always solicitous and kind. Imogen is the one who brings tension into the home. Imogen found her mother, Alice, Will’s sister, hanging in the attic, apparently a suicide. It left her bitter and traumatized. Sadie begins to wonder if it was murder and not suicide When she finds a picture of Will’s former fiancée, who died in a car accident on a snowy night, she beings to wonder why he has that picture two decades later. She grows more and more unnerved and more and more suspicious of others. To tell more would give away the book and it is too good a read for me to do that. Were all three women murdered? Was Alice a suicide? Was Erin’s accident an accident? Was Morgan having an affair with Will or was it Camille? If they were all murdered, who murdered them? There are so many questions raised, and all are answered in the end. Don’t peek because you will ruin the novel for yourself.

[brangwinn · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Holy Cow! There are novels with unreliable narrators and then there is this one which sheds a whole new meaning to discovering who is unreliable. Although the ending seemed a little to pat after all the tribulation the family had been through, I recommend this book. Not sure I’d read it before bed, but the problem is once you get half-way through the book, and you think you know what’s going on and then the story keeps twisting, you can’t put it down. There’s real reason everyone ends up with therapists!

[indygo88 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Sadie and Will, along with their two sons, move from Chicago to Maine after inheriting Will's sister house, following her death. Shortly after the move, their neighbor Morgan is found murdered. Though Sadie didn't even really know Morgan, she is unnerved by the murder, even more so when the local police officer seems to suspect that she had something to do with it. As the story unfolds via flashbacks and varying points of view, Sadie becomes more suspicious of those around her.This was one of those thrillers that keeps you guessing throughout the entire story. There were lots of possibilities and red herrings in this one. Just when I thought I had a theory going, something would happen to change my mind and I'd start all over. Added to that was the fact that Sadie seemed like she could possibly be an unreliable narrator, and I was never quite sure what to think of her, especially as the book progressed. Toward the end of the book, things started happening rapidly, and it was somewhat hard to follow and keep up, especially on audio. I had to rewind a few times, thinking, "Did I hear that right?!" Things started to get a little crazy and borderline unbelievable near the end, although that often is characteristic of thrillers. This is one of those books where, after you've finished, you kind of want to start all over and read it again, based on what you know from the ending. Overall, I enjoyed it for the most part, though there were some aspects that left me unsettled. I waffled between rating this 3.5 or 4 stars. Should be a decent discussion book for book club.

[ezrider19 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This was my first book by this author and I have to say that I am hooked. I have a need to read more of her books.

While I found this book off to a slow start, it quickly pulled me in.

The way she wrote this book made it so that I was completely shocked near the end when a major tidbit of information was revealed. That in itself is a measure of a good writer in my personal opinion. I liked to be surprised by a book and when it is predictable I quickly lose interest.

Even the ending was a surprise for me as I didn't think it would go in that direction.

I definitely recommend this book if you love a good suspense/thriller.

[susan.macura · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is a tale of mental illness, the abuse of this condition by a spouse and murder and mayhem. While it was a little slow going at first as the author set up the characters and the action, things picked up as the main character started figuring things out and ultimately getting revenge with the aid of an unlikely partner. It was an interesting read.

[maggie1961-1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

When Sadie, Will and their boys move to small town on an island after the death of Will’s sister, it is supposed go be a new start all for them. The house and everything was left to Will, including a brooding dark teenager called Imogen. But their new start isn’t what they had imagine. Imogen is withdrawn and moody and hates everyone. Otto, their 14 year old was bullied at his previous school and has changed into someone Sadie doesn’t recognize. Sadie’s new co workers seem to resent her. And then there is the murder of the young stepmother up the street. A murder that Sadie finds herself as a suspect. But how? She’s never even spoke to the woman. People are lying and saying she did things she didn’t do. Trying to get to the bottom of everything proves to be difficult but leads her to think that the murderer is someone else in her house. But who? And why? Is she in danger from someone in her own home? Are they all?This is a delicious creepy read and one that threw a few unsuspecting twists into it. This is one of my favourite Mary Kubica’s novels 4 1/2 stars for me and one that I will look forward to watching on Netflix.

[rmarcin-630843 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Whew! That was a whirlwind of a thriller. I actually figured out a big portion of the book about halfway through, and was skeptical of one of the things that was mentioned, but was totally unprepared for what was revealed toward the end of the book. Sadie and Will are married, but have recently moved to Maine after his sister died. Sadie is hesitant around Will, after confronting him about an affair. Imogen is Will's niece, and is very withdrawn since his mother's death. Otto, their 14 year old son, is troubled after being bullied at school, and Tate is still a little boy. The story is told by Sadie, Camille, Mouse, and Will. Be prepared to be surprised!#TheOtherMrs #MaryKubica

[kimkimkim-7 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Sadie is nice, she is dedicated doctor, she is confused, she questions herself, Sadie is good, Sadie has mental health issues, Sadie is a mess. Kubica leaves a sprinkling of breadcrumbs to follow, just enough that it is reasonable to question who did what and who is manipulating whom. Lots to wonder about mostly about Sadie’s behavior. Her kids scream that she is a liar, a deserter in times of stress and their need. They don’t understand how she could have said that, done that. She swears she never did. Her husband is an appeaser, and all shall be well except all that is horribly wrong. There is so much pathological “stuff” going on that you can’t help but be very uncomfortable. The varied narrators provide a glimpse into what you think you have figured out, but maybe not. There were several incidents that were less than believable and the ending left me wondering how they could have gotten from point A to Z with nary a repercussion. The Author’s Note clarifies this leap of faith but I can’t help wondering if the optimism is realistic.Thank you NetGalley and Harlequin for a copy.

[tamidale · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Great thriller here! Look no further if you like twisty stories with unreliable narrators. Nearly every character in this book is unreliable and what fun it is for readers to figure out who is the most trustworthy.Sadie and her husband move to a small community in Maine in order to take care of an orphaned niece who comes with the perk of an inherited home. Sadie immediately gets bad vibes from the niece and she doesn’t really feel at ease in the dark old home. To make matters worse, the people in the community aren’t very welcoming.A murder soon occurs on their street and Sadie is freaked out knowing a murderer is among them. Her curiosity leads her to do a little investigating on her own and the path leads her to some deeply unpleasant surprises.Everything leads up to an explosive and shocking ending. I highly recommend this one for readers who enjoy thrillers. Many thanks to Harlequin/Park Row and NetGalley for allowing me to read an advance copy and give my honest review.

[emily_wai_catan · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

“The Other Mrs.” is my first book by Mary Kubica, and it immediately captures my interest! I have just discovered a very brilliant and talented master of suspense, who has written such a twisty and compelling thriller.Will Foust has inherited an old and ominous house in a small-town Maine from his sister who died surprisingly. Sadie, Will’s wife, agrees to move from their unpleasant and disquieted past in Chicago, in order to have a fresh start there.However, what awaits them is sinister, haunting and evil. Are they able to save themselves, especially Sadie from this harrowing fate?It is very engrossing and keeps one turning the pages until the end. I highly recommend “The Other Mrs.” to any huge fan of psychological suspenseful thriller!Thank you NetGalley and Mary Kubica for giving me this opportunity to enjoy this unputdownable thriller!#NetGalley #TheOtherMrs

[librarycin · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

4.5 starsWill and Sadie have moved out to an isolated island community in Maine after Will’s sister died and left her house, and the care of her 16-year old daughter, to them. They are hoping this will be a fresh start for their family after they’ve come across a few bumps. Unfortunately, not long after they move in, a woman across the street is murdered. This was really good. It kept me wanting to keep reading, wanting to know what would happen. The story is (mostly) told from three different viewpoints, Sadie being the main one. I didn’t think Sadie was particularly likeable. There were (of course) twists at the end. I had figured out one small portion of what would happen at the end, but I had other theories that were wrong and there was far more than what I’d guessed.

[amysan_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This was a fun read. Although I guessed the ending early on, I still enjoyed the journey. I've read all of Mary Kubica's books and will continue to do so.

[girlwellread · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A special thank you to Edelweiss, NetGalley, and Park Row Books for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.The Fousts are starting over in Maine. Sadie and Will have moved their family from Chicago to a small island town. Shortly after moving, their neighbour, Morgan Baines, is found dead in her home. Sadie is not only shaken up by the murder, but she's also creeped out by their dilapidated old home that was inherited from Will's sister after her sudden and unexpected death. As Sadie obsesses over what happened, she also has to deal with Will's niece, Imogen, who they are now guardians of. But the more Sadie discovers about the town, and its residents, the more she realizes that she may be involved in the murder.One woman's struggles, another's obsession, and a little girl named Mouse collide in this hypnotic and complex narrative. Told from multiple perspectives, The Other Mrs. has strong pacing and incredibly complex characters. This story is hypnotic and well-sculpted and I was hooked from the first page. Kubica is a master at this genre and this is my favourite book of hers to date.