Pretty Little Wife, Darby Kane
Pretty Little Wife, Darby Kane
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Pretty Little Wife
A Novel

Author: Darby Kane

Narrator: Xe Sands

Unabridged: 9 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 12/29/2020


Synopsis

Darby Kane thrills with this twisty domestic suspense novel that asks one central question: shouldn't a dead husband stay dead?Lila Ridgefield lives in an idyllic college town, but not everything is what it seems. Lila isn’t what she seems.A student vanished months ago. Now, Lila’s husband, Aaron, is also missing. At first these cases are treated as horrible coincidences until it’s discovered the student is really the third of three unexplained disappearances over the last few years. The police are desperate to find the connection, if there even is one. Little do they know they might be stumbling over only part of the truth…. With the small town in an uproar, everyone is worried about the whereabouts of their beloved high school teacher. Everyone except Lila, his wife. She’s definitely confused about her missing husband but only because she was the last person to see his body, and now it’s gone.

About Darby Kane

Darby Kane is the pseudonym for a former divorce lawyer and #1 international bestselling author of domestic suspense. Her books have been optioned for television and featured in numerous venues, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Cosmopolitan.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on May 20, 2024

This is such a brilliant, mind crushing, moving, surprising debut! Characters are flawed, inaccurate, complex, realistically portrayed and eventually you may find a way to connect with them. Especially the quirky, unique but also stone-faced, tough, determined heroine Lila Ridgefield. She seems like......more

Goodreads review by Lisa of Troy on January 19, 2024

10/10 Storytelling....Wow! What a debut novel! Lila discovers what a swine her husband really is, but never fear. Lila has an in-depth plan to get rid of her husband, Aaron. Only nothing is going to plan. Why isn't Aaron where she left him? Pretty Little Wife was quite a page turner, and it was told......more

Goodreads review by Yun on May 03, 2022

His gaze held hers as his mouth twisted in hate. "You did something to him."Ah yes, I always know when I'm in the midst of a domestic thriller: everyone acts extremely guilty even when innocent, every small word and action is blown out of proportion, and accusing each other of murder is the nei......more

Goodreads review by Frank on December 08, 2020

Hmmm. How this was November's BOTM selection is kind of baffling to me. It was an average suspense/thriller, at best. Nothing bad about it don't get me wrong.. but, nothing stood out and made me love it either. Maybe it was the writing style (not written in first person), which made it hard for me t......more

Goodreads review by Michael on December 29, 2020

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to one of my favorite books of 2020!! 5 stars for this perfectly-plotted, unputdownable thriller! Lila Ridgefield seems to have it all. She’s married to Aaron, a high school teacher, works whenever she wants as a real estate agent, and is always impeccably dressed. Things are d......more