“The Other Mrs.” is my first book by Mary Kubica, and it immediately captures my interest! I have just discovered a very brilliant and talented master of suspense, who has written such a twisty and compelling thriller.
Will Foust has inherited an old and ominous house in a small-town Maine from his sister who died surprisingly. Sadie, Will’s wife, agrees to move from their unpleasant and disquieted past in Chicago, in order to have a fresh start there.
However, what awaits them is sinister, haunting and evil. Are they able to save themselves, especially Sadie from this harrowing fate?
It is very engrossing and keeps one turning the pages until the end. I highly recommend “The Other Mrs.” to any huge fan of psychological suspenseful thriller!
Thank you NetGalley and Mary Kubica for giving me this opportunity to enjoy this unputdownable thriller!
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I like a good psychological thriller. This one was pretty good. I guessed a major plot point halfway through, but there were still a couple of twists that surprised me.
The setting was creepy. The niece was creepy. The surprise twists were creepy too. I just wish I hadn't figured things out so soon.
I received an Advance Review Copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

The Other Mrs.
Mary Kubica
February 18, 2020


Will and Sadie Foust are headed east towards Maine. His sister has died leaving her sixteen year old daughter, Imogen alone in a very big house. Her mother’s will states that the Fousts have custody of Imogen and ownership of the old house. Sadie is not happy about leaving Chicago however problems with her job as well as their son have caused them to start anew in Maine. Sadie will start a position as a doctor at the clinic on the small island. Will will teach 2 classes at the university in Maine. The boys, Otto, age fourteen and Tate, age six will attend school there as well. Imogen will continue at the high school. Each day Sadie will drop Otto and Imogen off at the ferry to catch the bus to get to their school. Will takes Tate to school from the ferry and heads to the university on days when he teaches. As Sadie is the primary breadwinner for the family, Will takes care of the house and the boys when they are home from school. It seems so easy to navigate, all in school and she goes to the clinic but Sadie discovers that work at the clinic is a tough road. The hours are long and the job is never ending with patients arriving most of the day and into the evening. Although she doesn’t have to ride the ferry home it is dark and hard to maneuver the roads to home. The house is old and dark. The furnace will need to be replaced as it goes from hot to cold in the house.
As the months go on, things happen. The island is small, the police department is very small and it makes Sadie wonders if her family will be safe living there. Kubica gives us a frightening, unpredictable story. I found it hard to put down but there were times I had to quit reading for awhile, let my mind breath. Truthfully the family’s past and present was alarming. The plot was extremely well written and I could not envision where the ending would take me. I dare not describe the events further as I want the readers to discover her novel, no spoilers. I can only say that this novel was excellent.
The Other Mrs by Mary Kubica will be published by Park Row Books on February 18, 2020. I need to express my appreciation for allowing me to read and review this book. I encourage readers to pick this one up. If you are a mystery lover, this novel cannot be missed. A 5 star hit.

The Strick Family mostly lives close to where they grew up in the Hudson Valley: Mama Strick, Astrid, her daughter, Porter, and Elliot. Nicky moved to New York and, after a few successful roles in films and television, mostly hangs out and smokes weed with his buddies. Clapham, the town they live in, is small, and everyone knows everything, even things that folks are positive they have kept private about themselves.

The fun of this new novel comes in when secrets unfold, and both adults and teenagers make life-changing decisions. On the surface, the Stricks represent the best of Clapham, but things begin to change when Nicky's daughter Cecelia arrives in town as a punishment for being expelled from her Brooklynn school. Cecelia soon finds a good friend in August, and together they shake things up a bit.

I loved the various hijinks, stunts, and secrets revealed as the story progressed. ES has a gift for exposing the soft spot in characters who think they are fooling the world with their most secret inner selves. I found this novel to be entertaining, and full of advice on how to live an honest life, embracing family as close as you can get them to love and love you back.

Thank you, Emma Straub, Riverhead Books, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this ARC.

The Other Mrs. is the third Mary Kubica novel I've read and though I enjoyed it slightly less than the others, I still found myself racing through it to the end. Sadie and Will Foust relocate to an eerie house on a Maine island in hopes of a fresh start for their marriage but soon realize the move may have been a mistake. First, there's Imogen, Will's teenage Goth niece, whom they've inherited along with the house. Just how far is she willing to go to get them to leave town? Then there's their own teenage son, Otto, whose psychological problems may be even more serious than Imogen's. Sadie and Will had hoped a new school would help but it looks as if the change may have brought out the worst in him. Add to that a sexy stalker obsessed with Will, a mysterious old couple and a dead woman a few doors away. . .

Needless to say, there were plenty of thrills and more than a few twists in this one. Like some of the other reviewers, I did guess one important plot point quite a ways before the end of the book and that took away from the suspense somewhat. But I still liked the voices of the three narrators, especially the six-year-old Mouse. We know right away how Sadie fits in to the story, but we're not sure exactly who Camille and Mouse are until the second half of the book. I also enjoyed the secondary characters Imogen and Otto even more than Sadie and Will (oddly enough, I can also say the same for the secondary characters in Don't You Cry). And I can't seem to get enough of stories that feature big, old, creepy houses in New England, so the setting was perfect for me.

If you're a fan of psychological thrillers and are looking for a quick, addictive read, The Other Mrs. will probably do the trick. Much thanks to HQ and NetGalley for providing me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Other Mrs is the latest (and perhaps best!) book by Mary Kubica. The story is told by Sadie, Camille, and a child nicknamed Mouse. Ms Kubica keeps the reader guessing in this psychological thriller. I want to thank Net Galley and Harlequin for an early copy of this book.

Even though I partially figured out what was going on before the end, there was still a surprise in store for me!

This was a slow build up to a crazy ending I was no where close to guessing! Kubica laid the plot out in alternating POV chapters and slowly let you into the lives of the characters; you got bits and pieces of their lives that started coming together in the last third of the book. As things started coming together I thought I might know who some characters really were and how they fit into the who story but I never could have predicted the twist at the end. When I finished the last page I sat there thinking "that was not how I thought it was going to end". If you are a Kubica fan this is worth the read!

Sadie and her husband Will have just relocated their family to Maine. Will's sister has tragically passed away, and the house was left to Will and his family. Also left to the family.....guardianship of Imogen, Will's teenage niece. Upon arriving in Maine, Sadie finds it difficult to adjust to small town living. As she is grappling with the changes, and dealing with a surly Imogen, a murder of a young wife occurs on their street. As violence is rare in the small town, Sadie immediately begins to speculate that the murderer is a member of the community. As Sadie becomes more obsessed with solving the murder, her home life continues to unravel. Sadie's teenage son Otto begins to struggle with unresolved issues, and Imogen's darkness continues to be revealed....so much so that Sadie wonders if Imogen's mother's death was perhaps not as innocent as it once seemed. Sadie continues to press for answers as the darkness continues to move closer and closer to her family. Can she answer these questions in time.....or will the killer decide to silence Sadie as well?

Great book....my favorite of Kubica's thus far. There are a far bit of flashbacks, but they are not confusing and only made me more intrigued. I was pretty flabbergasted with how it all was ultimately tied together. Great book, easy read, and very intriguing.

So no spoilers, but I figured this one out about 35-40% through. It was very good & keeps you interested. I just hope most people don't figure it out as quickly because that sort of takes the fun out of it. However, a good read & I believe most people will enjoy it.

A murder rocks a small town, and all eyes seem to be on newcomers Sadie and Will. And in Officer Bergs defense Sadie is acting a little erratically,
Trying to clear her name of suspicion Sadie is dragged deeper and deeper into the mystery of this small town murder.

This genre is tough to write, which can be a little bit of an oxymoron, because they are often considered "fluff books" at least they are to me and many of my friends. They are the kind of books you read to clear you head to make way for a deeper read.
But they are hard to write because everything is so predictable. It is quite rare that a 'who done it' style book catches me off my guard. And I tried to figure this one out, I really did, but I was Blown away by this twist.

Some parts were a little predictable, but the big reveal... Very impressive.

When I first started reading this book, I thought Sadie and I were a lot alike.  The thoughts that cross her mind are sometimes the thoughts that cross mine.  For example when she she's their new house that's on a hill, she wonders how easy it will be to make it up and down in the winter.  I can relate to this.  Then we dive more into Sadie's life, and that's where our similarities end.

Most of the chapters in the book are from Sadie's perspective.  Then Camille and Mouse get thrown into the mix.  I couldn't figure out who Mouse was.  For awhile I thought she was Morgan's stepdaughter, but I was wrong.  Her perspective was hard to read because of everything she went through.  She was only 6 years old.

At first I thought the reason they moved to Chicago was because Will's sister committed suicide.  The reality is Sadie, while reluctant to move, found out Will was having an affair.  This is one of multiple reasons for the move.  Now that the affair is out in the open, in comes Camilles chapters.  She's the one having the affair with Will, and she is not one to be told what to do.

It didn't take me too long to figure out who killed Morgan.  In the end that wasn't a shock factor for me, but there is so much more to discover than figuring out who the killer is.  I would compare part of this book to a book I read last year, but that would spoil it for those who have read it.  Overall I really enjoyed this read.  There was enough suspense to keep me going once I got to a certain point where I knew what was happening.  I will say the end shocked me a little bit, but I still enjoyed it.

Thank you NetGalley and Park Row Books for the digital ARC.

It took time for me to get used to the writing style but once I did it was hard to put down and I was reading past my bedtime. If you enjoy suspense and don’t mind some catty females then pick this thriller up and enjoy the ride.

Mary Kubica could write cereal box copy and it would be suspenseful. Another great read by this author. Keep them coming Mary!!!

Silly me, I always forget that I don’t jive well with Kubica’s style. I seem to always pick them up because I know others love her work, it’s just not for me.

I absolutely flew through this stellar novel by Mary Kubica. The Other Mrs. follows the relocation of a dysfunctional family coming to terms with a life-altering secret and the death of a loved one. Moving from Chicago to Coastal Maine, Will and Sadie (with sons Otto and Tate) become the new people in town after Will's sister commits suicide, leaving her sixteen-year-old daughter, Imogen, in his care. After the suspicious death of a neighbor, all eyes are on the town's newbies. What happens next is heart-pounding and riveting. This story has excellent pacing, clear characters, and so many delicious twists you won't know what's coming next! What I appreciated most were the details of this story. I have lived near Chicago all of my life, and I attended graduate school in Coastal Maine, so it was a real treat reading this story. I absolutely recommend this one if you enjoy a fast-paced thriller.

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley. This is my honest, unbiased opinion.

Whoa!!! I could not put this one down!! The Other Mrs. was a page-turner right from the start, with so many surprises around every corner. Kubica is an absolute genius in developing characters that haunt and tantalize the reader. Prepare to tell yourself, “One more chapter” over and over!!! Thank you to Netgalley for the digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Sadie and Will Foust have left Chicago and its bad memories behind to move to a small town in Maine. Will’s sister has died and left to Will not only her house in Maine but also the custody of her teenage daughter. The tone for the novel is set in a house that is dark, outdated and eerie where a woman has just recently committed suicide. And it is where her daughter Imogen presents herself in dark clothing with a demeanor that makes her just as dark and unapproachable.

To make matters worse shortly after the Fousts move in, a neighbor, Morgan Baines, is found murdered in her home. It isn’t long before the authorities on the island are starting to cast suspicion onto Sadie as a possible suspect in Morgan’s death. Sadie decides she must do some of her own sleuthing in an effort to support her innocence and to find out who did kill Morgan. Unfortunately, as she explores the mystery of Morgan’s death, she discovers not only information about the murder but also things about people close to her that would have been better left hidden.

The book is filled with flawed main characters. There is Sadie who is withdrawn and has some memory problems, There is smart, conniving and sassy Camille who wishes to be the other Mrs. Foust. Imogen is the withdrawn and rebellious teen who found her mother hanged in the attic. A female child named Mouse is an abused child of a Fake Mom (stepmother). And this is the short list.

Three narrators tell the story Sadie, Will’s wife, Camille who is in love with and stalks Will, and the little six-year-old girl named Mouse who lives with her abusive stepmother. These three points of view may seem unrelated but they eventually merge very effectively as the book concludes.

The setting is perfect with its eerie house, the island with little access in winter, an empty house next door, and a neighborhood with a recent murder. The setting plays wonderfully into the twisted plot that is filled with secrets, mental health concerns, manipulation, and every kind of tension. And part way into this psychological thriller, because of its predictability, you may think that the thrill of the ride is over. However, be sure you continue reading because you will need to brace yourself as you head toward a page turning conclusion.

Readers of the domestic psychological thriller genre will not want to miss this title.

This review is written from the ARC ebook courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher.

Sadie and Will Foust move into an old home inherited from Will's sister in a small town in Maine. Leaving Chicago to live in a small town was an adjustment for the whole family. Their neighbor Morgan Baines is found dead in her home shortly after they move in. Sadie has concerns about their new home and troubled teenage niece Imogen, who still lives in the house. The town starts questioning the Foust family about the night of Morgan's death. Sadie does her own investigating, but does she want to know what truly happened? This story is so full of twists, turns, possible suspects and suspense. I was surprised to find out what really happened. The characters were well developed and this book had me turning pages until the end. Great book! I received a copy of this book from Netgalley. This is my honest review of The Other Mrs.

Speechless, that is how “ The Other Mrs.” left me feeling. I thought I knew all the answers, but was blown away by the twists and turns. Well written and so engaging, I couldn’t put it down and was finished less than 24 hours after starting. This is the first book I have read by Mary Kubica, but I will look for more.