The Second Wife, Rebecca Fleet
The Second Wife, Rebecca Fleet
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The Second Wife

Author: Rebecca Fleet

Narrator: Kristin Atherton, Willow Nash, Simon Bubb

Unabridged: 10 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 08/18/2020


Synopsis

She’s part of the family now. For better—and for worse . . .

When Alex met Natalie she changed his life. After the tragic death of his first wife, which left him a single parent to teenage daughter Jade, he was desperate to leave the pain of his past behind.

But his newfound happiness is shattered when the family home is gutted by fire and his loyalties are unexpectedly tested. Jade insists she saw a man in the house on the night of the fire; Natalie denies any knowledge of such an intruder.

One of them must be lying, but Alex is faced with an impossible choice: to believe his wife or his daughter. As Natalie’s story unravels, Alex realizes that his wife has a past he had no idea about, a past that might yet catch up with her.

But this time, the past could be deadly . . .

About The Author

Rebecca Fleet was educated at Oxford and works in brand strategy. She lives in London. The House Swap was her US debut; The Second Wife is her second domestic thriller.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ceecee on January 22, 2020

Natalie is Alex Carmichael’s second wife, he has a daughter Jade from his first marriage to Heather who has died from cancer. Whilst he is out working late there is a serious fire at their house, Natalie escapes while Jade is trapped inside. She is rescued by fire officers and though Jade is injured......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on December 15, 2019

As soon as I had read the first page I knew I wouldn’t be getting any sleep until till I had finished this great gripping book!! Natalie is Alex’s second wife, when Alex is out Natalie and his daughter Jade are at home when a fire breaks out, he comes home to find that Natalie has escaped but his dau......more

Goodreads review by Louise on February 27, 2020

Natalie and Jade are caught in a house fire. Natalie is Alex's second wife and Jade is his daughter. Jade thought she saw a man in the house just before the fire started. Natalie denies seeing anybody at the house. But this is just the beginning. It moves on to tell the rest of the story in two time......more

Goodreads review by Catherine on August 07, 2020

*Many thanks to Penguin, Edelweiss, and Rebecca Fleet for a DRC in exchange for an honest review!* Natalie is Alex's second wife: he has been raising his teen daughter Jade as a single father since the tragic passing of his first wife, Heather. When Alex arrives home to find a deadly fire ablaze, he......more

Goodreads review by Ken on September 05, 2022

I enjoyed this slightly more than Fleet's debut, but there's still something about her characterisations that don't really click with me. The plot was actually slightly different to what I was expecting, which made for a pleasant surprise. It centered around the fact of Alex returning home to find the......more


Quotes

Praise for The Second Wife:

“This tale of deceit, obsession, and betrayal should win Fleet new fans.”
—Publishers Weekly

“Beautifully written and well-crafted, the characters of Natalie, Rachel, Sadie and Alex stayed with me long after I finished reading and I resented anything that stopped me from getting back to them. I read it in two days, though I would have read it in one if I could!” 
—Sandie Jones, New York Times bestselling author of The Other Woman

“Compelling and well plotted.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Enjoyably twisty.” 
The Observer (London)

Praise for The House Swap:
 
“[A] delightful work of domestic noir.”
—The Washington Post
 
“[The House Swap] will keep [readers] turning the pages as the satisfying twists unfold.”
—Booklist
 
“A fantastic thriller—dead-on domestic noir, full of tension and surprises. I loved it.”
—Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Line
 
“An engrossing tale of sexual obsession, secrets and lies . . . Chilling.”
Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door
 
“So engrossing that I forgot to turn off the bath taps. Nearly caused a flood.”
Jane Corry, national bestselling author of My Husband’s Wife
 
“An enthralling thriller that lives up to its chilling premise.”
Renée Knight, author of Disclaimer
 
“I read The House Swap in one breathless sitting. Dark, smart, sexy, gripping, totally brilliant.”
Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said
 
“Fleet has created a perfectly contained cast of credible characters in a story so intriguing that you will be guessing right up to the last page.”
Liz Nugent, author of Unraveling Oliver