Jasmine from How Useful It Is's Reviews > The Wife

About: The Wife is a psychological thriller written by Alafair Burke. It was recently published on 1/23/18 by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins, 352 pages. The genres are psychological, thriller, suspense, mystery, and fiction.

My Experience: I started reading The Wife on 1/23/18 and finished it on 2/6/18. This book is a good read! I like following the professional relationship between Detective Corrine and DA King. I like their humor and banter. I like how sharp Detective Corrine is. An interesting read to what’s been going on in the media currently. A famous TV personality being accused of sexual harassment, except in this book, there is a twist with the wife having a whole other secret of her own. I like the discussion about how vulnerable it is for women to come forward to accuse men of their inappropriate behavior. I like to see the pressure a wife and family may feel when their private life is made public for others to scrutinize.

This book is told in the first person point of view following Angela Powell, wife to Jason and mother to Spencer. On the opposite side is Detective Corrine Duncan, told in third person point of view as she investigate the case against Jason. Angela’s husband is a celebrity and an economic professor at a university. Angela was a sought-after caterer and single mom before she married Jason. She lives life under the radar as opposed to her husband who stays on the top of the Google search results. One day, Jason’s student, Rachel Sutton and business client, Kerry Lynch accused Jason of sexual assault and their quiet life is exploded in the media storm. Angela fears that while investigations are digging through Jason to prove his guilt, that they will find her secret past where she tries hard to keep hidden. The mystery is how Angela’s past have anything to do with Jason’s current scandal.

This book has the best ending. I raise a whole star just for it. The overall read were a bit slow for me. It’s filled with a lot of technical law on harassment, rape, shady business, lawyer communication with the client, courtroom battle, etc. There were a few dead ends on the investigator’s side that I like and my favorite character, Detective Corrine didn’t let me down. The story is modern and relatable, I like how blogs are mentioned as a source for information to the public. I like how this book can act as a reminder that we should be careful about accepting a ride with a clean cut normal looking stranger. This book is still worth the read and I do recommend everyone to read it!

Pro: the ending, some humor, some investigation dead ends, blogs as an outlet for info

Con: slow paced,

I rate it 4 stars!

***Disclaimer: Many thanks to the author Alafair Burke, publisher HarperCollins, and Edelweiss for the opportunity to read and review. Please be assured that my opinions are honest.

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