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The Wife Between Us

By: Greer Hendricks,Sarah Pekkanen
Narrated by: Julia Whelan
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Publisher's summary

From Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen comes the next hit audiobook thriller, an instant New York Times best seller!

When you listen to this audiobook, you will make many assumptions.

You will assume you are listening to a story about a jealous ex-wife. You will assume she is obsessed with her replacement - a beautiful, younger woman who is about to marry the man they both love. You will assume you know the anatomy of this tangled love triangle. Assume nothing.

Twisted and deliciously chilling, The Wife Between Us exposes the secret complexities of an enviable marriage - and the dangerous truths we ignore in the name of love.

Listen for the truth between the lies.

This audiobook contains a bonus interview with the authors.

©2017 Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen (P)2017 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

"Julia Whelan reads the novel in her low, pleasant voice, moving down a register to capture Richard's infuriating condescension and lightening slightly for the younger Emma. With its perfidious turns, this escapist entertainment is a fine example of the 21st century's more cynical version of the O. Henry ending." (The Washington Post)

"Readers who were enthralled by B.A. Paris's Behind Closed Doors and Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl will love the skewed psychology and shifting perspectives in this domestic thriller." (Library Journal)

"A fiendishly clever romantic thriller in the vein of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train. This one will keep you guessing." (Anita Shreve, New York Times best-selling author of The Stars Are Fire)

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Ignore the reviews that claim it's confusing...

I don't want to write about the content, because I don't want to give anything away, but I think the book was great. I think what some people found confusing was the names, but I think that's intentional, and I think if we were reading the book, rather than listening, that would have cleared things up easily. You have to really pay attention to each characters and their names. I think it's great, and the twists are awesome. Like the summary says, assume nothing.

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Wow, wow & Just WOW!

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This book I must admit, about 30% into it I was VERY confused. I was going to start it over cause I knew I'd just missed something. I chose to wait it out and see if it would come together. I am glad I did because once I figured out what confused me I WAS BLOWN AWAY! I would like to elaborate on it but if I did I know it would be a spoiler. It was sooooooo many secrets and twists that you'd never ever see coming lol. This book is definitely going down as a favorite! They should make this into a movie.

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You won’t be able to put it down

I downloaded the audio book because I couldn’t sit and read the book at my desk. So I opted to listen while I worked because I just had to know what happened next.

I have never read another book like it. It makes the plot twist on Gone Girl, epic as it was, look like complete child’s play.

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FINALLY a book that really is as good as Gone Girl

I loved this book.... I listen to 2-3 books per week and can honestly say this is the first since Gone Girl to shock me...so much so that I needed to rewind to be sure I'd heard correctly. Don't want to go on for fear of spoilers.... worth 10 credits.... get this book!

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Can't believe the reviews made me get this book

This was simply not good. People comparing it to Gone Girl are completely off. This story is pointlessly complicated with no real wrap up. I kept waiting for that "ah ha!" moment when all the pieces fell together but it never happens. You connect this to that, and then this to that, and another few things but connect but it's all superficial crap.

Part 1 was interesting. I enjoyed the format and it set the story up well. After that, it all fell to pieces. Another reason I got this book was because of Julia Whelan, who I typically love. This was a sub par performance on her part.

Overall I am beyond disappointed with this book and can't believe I just wasted 11 hours of my life listening to it.

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Sophomoric & silly ...

I kept waiting for this to become the story as reviewed but it ended with me feeling mild satisfaction for a mediocre story ... THEN the epilogue happened and it was just ridiculous. It was silly (dumb) and a huge stretch to end on this note. Surprisingly written by two female authors - one of whom was an editor. Not a great story at all.

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Twists for the Sake of Twists

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It could have been about 4 hours shorter.

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This book is trying too hard to keep the reader on their toes and ends up twisting itself into knots. At several points, the authors undermine themselves by introducing a new turn that is completely inconsistent with the character's development and it feels like they're just pulling ideas out of a hat. Read THE SECRETS SHE KEEPS instead.

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Waste of money

Not suspenseful, boring, repetitive and although the "big reveal" comes at the end I just wanted it to be over and did not care by the end.

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Unoriginal Snoozefest

Reads identical to the girl on the train but somehow the writers just couldn't elevate this tale.There was NO wow factor at all. So what, the 2 women played each other with a bunch of passive aggressive bullcrap. Big deal. I kept waiting to be swept away with this story and it just didn't happen. I felt like I was reading a girl on the train/gone girl mash up minus those shocking moments that took my breath away. The only reason I lost my breath at any moment while reading this book was to yawn.

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Narration is annoying / Story boring


Narration - Probably one of the worst narrations I have heard on Audible to date. The woman doing the male voice of Richard couldn't have been any worse. Even my husband who wasn't listening to the Audible commented on how bad it was. The female voice of Nellie / Vanessa was pathetic and probably ruined the character for me. She sounded whiney and immature, making it difficult to take her seriously.

Story - I finished it; that is about the only good thing I can say. The plot made you believe there would be some giant twist or revelation at the end of the story. There wasn't anything earth shattering. The attempt at a twist simply fell flat and it was obvious the authors just needed to end the story with "something." I guess I am used to better writing and this book reminded me of the kind of book you take to the beach or what I refer to as "mind fluff." It just wasn't good enough to waste an Audible credit or my time on.

The title of the book is confusing. What wife and between who? The main character was the “wife.” No other “wife” was between her and her husband. I have no idea why the book was given this title but after finishing the story, I realized it was the biggest clue this story was a dud. The shift when Nellie / Vanessa went from being a depressed drunk who seemed jealous that her ex-husband was getting married again, to suddenly becoming this strong woman who wanted to "save" her replacement, just happened without much explanation or effort. It was almost like the authors forgot what they were doing. I can't believe two people wrote this story, one being an editor, without noticing how poorly the elements of the story were tied together. This was writing at its worse.

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