![]() ![]() They’re your standard American family, living a little bit beyond their means. They have two kids, a 14-year-old named Rory and a 13-year-old named Jenna. ![]() The novel is told from the point of view of the unnamed husband, a country club tennis pro, who is married to the beautiful Millicent, a real estate agent. But now we have My Lovely Wife, which heralds the arrival of a writer who deserves to be a superstar, the previously unpublished but terrifically talented Samantha Downing. The last psychological thriller to have that effect on me was Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl, which for the longest time seemed to be the standard bearer for truly probing, truly messed-up mysteries. But to finish a book and marvel at what I’ve just read? ![]() Surprised, definitely entertained, often. Because of my deep familiarity with the genre, it’s perishing rare for me to finish a mystery and actually be shocked by what has transpired. ![]() I read a lot of mystery novels, and I have done so since long before I started reviewing here for Criminal Element. My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing is a wildly compulsive debut thriller about a couple whose 15-year marriage has finally gotten too interesting. ![]()
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