The Wife in the Photo: An absolutely gripping psychological thriller packed with twists

Written by Emily Shiner

Narrated by Kate Handford and Todd Kramer

I pick up the photograph from their mantlepiece and carefully wipe away the dust. The beautiful wife. Supposedly happily married and enjoying a family vacation. I know her husband killed her. And I’m going to make him pay…

 

This is my first job as a housekeeper, but Evan Warner doesn’t need to know that. It’s the first of many lies I’ll tell him. He just lost his wife, Lola, and now he and his young daughter Jessica are adrift. But no amount of cleaning will rid this house of the secrets that have seeped into the cracks. I never forgave Lola for what she did to me. But I can’t let Evan get away with her murder.

 

In their impressive home, I busy myself preparing meals and peeking at carelessly discarded mail, looking for proof of his crimes. Evan hovers and I’m sure he is watching me… even as I bond with Jessica. But whenever he catches us alone together, his face darkens. I realize I have to get her out of this house before it’s too late for her, too.

 

Then I find Lola’s diary, tucked away in a closet out of sight. Her words, hastily scrawled on these pages, change everything I thought I knew about this family. As I hear footsteps on the stairs, I know I’m trapped. And I’m in more danger now than ever before…

 

The Wife in the Photo is a totally twisty psychological thriller guaranteed to keep you up all night. Fans of Freida McFadden, Gone Girl and The Couple Next Door will find it impossible to put down.

 

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Hachette UK - Bookouture
• Release date: Sep 7, 2023
• ISBN: 9781837906000

Emily Shiner

Emily Shiner is the author of several thrillers, including The Secret Wife. When she's not thinking up twisted tales, she loves hiking with her dogs and reading books that keep her up long after she should be in bed. She lives in the mountains of North Carolina.

Reviews for The Wife in the Photo

[Ana · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

I didn't like it, i knew from the beginning who it was... The worst book i had read so far

[ianrosales08 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is my 2nd book from this author and I am not disappointed. I love how fast-paced the story is and how the events are woven together to create scenarios that made me suspicious of some of the characters. I also love the small reveals injected in the middle part and finally, the big reveal sealed the deal. I just wish for the ending to be more explosive since the build-up was good.

[Krista Crain · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

You know when you’re in high school and the teacher makes everyone read a few paragraphs out loud? That’s what the guy reading Evan’s part sounds like. That he’s never read this book before, and is now reading it out loud for the first time. I don’t know how else to describe it. He kept the same dull tone throughout the entirety of the book, from beginning to end, no fluctuation whatsoever, even when people were being murdered right before his eyes. It was terrible. I also would not refer to this book as a psychological thriller with twists and turns. You know who the murderer is literally within the first few pages.

[Briana Johnston · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Slow start, grabbed attention then predictable and it just ends…