I LOVED LOVED this book and the tale of Connor's 2 loves. I certainly didn't see a few of the twists coming. This was a book that I could not put down. She has outdone herself again. I can't say I loved the ending, but it fit the book perfectly. Michele is becoming one of my favorite authors.

Thank you Netgalley and the Publisher for the Arc in exchange for an honest review.

I cannot wait to check out more books by this author! I really, really liked this one. The main character got on my nerves a tiny bit because she was just so darn naive. A couple times I wanted to strangle her, haha. But really, this was a great, fun book to read. I appreciate the opportunity to read it.

Wow what a great read!!!!! I was pulled into Tabithas life from the start. Tabitha is an young working woman just going about her own life. Working as a waitress in a diner, she looks up one day and in walks her first love, Connor. A man that disappeared from her life and one she never expected to see again,. They reconnect like the years apart never happened. This is where the story begins. Tabitha quickly comes to understand that even though they are in love, the years apart have happened along with the baggage that came with them. Connor is married and his wife turns up dead. Who is responsible and who can be trusted. This suspense thriller weaves in and out. Just when you think you have the murder figured out you are thrown completely for a loop. I was unable to put this book down. It would make a great movie.

This was my second book by Michele Campbell, the first being A Stranger on the Beach which I read last year. I wasn’t crazy about it like everyone else seemed to be. But when I saw The Wife Who Knew Too Much on Netgalley, I wanted to give her writing a second try.

I hate having to write reviews like this because there’s a lot of factors that can go into me not really liking a book. Unfortunately, this one was just not for me. I almost feel like this book was a few different stories. At some point, the story changes drastically about two times and the story takes you on a completely crazy ride that differs from what you were reading before. I had a hard time changing my mindset so quickly to accept these new storylines. I know I’m being vague but I don’t want to give away any spoilers.

I think the hardest part of this book for me were the characters. They were just so unlikable. Connor, oh Connor. I could not stand him. And where his story ends up, like come on. I just couldn’t reconcile the character we dealt with the whole book and how we ended up at the very end. Almost like two different men. Not believable to me at all. Tabitha was also annoying. The choices she made made me roll my eyes so many times and I had a hard time feeling bad for her. The love story between Connor and Tabitha was just too unbelievable. They have this whirlwind romance one summer and pick up right where they left off 20 years later after a chance encounter seeing each other again. I had a hard time believing in this romance. It didn’t progress naturally and I couldn’t get behind it.

As for what I did like, Michele’s writing is great. There’s nothing wrong with it. I just didn’t CONNECT. The characters were developed but I just didn’t care about them. One of our main settings, Windswept, the castle like mansion Connor and Nina live on was described so beautifully, I could see it in my mind and wanted to visit it! It almost reminded me of the island in The Guest List by Lucy Foley without all the haunting.

What it all comes down to is this book and maybe this author just isn’t for me. I know a lot of you really love her work and rave about her. I know I’m part of the “unpopular opinion”. I’ve seen a lot of great reviews for this one. I can’t really pinpoint what it is about Michele’s writing that doesn’t work for me but that’s okay. I may give another one of her books a try before I completely rule her out though.

The last 100 or so pages of this one include a lot of twists and turns and A LOT happens. So I do recommend it if you love domestic suspense. Honestly, not a lot happens until the last part of the book so if you’re expecting a really fast-paced thriller, maybe skip this one. There’s a lot of romance and family drama instead.

Ultimately, this is not a bad book and nothing against Michele Campbell. Her writing just isn’t for me. I’ve been debating my rating but I’ll settle on a 3 because it isn’t poorly written and I think a lot of other readers will enjoy this one.

3 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️

What a great, twisty thriller! This novel had me guessing until the very end. I was definitely hooked by the first page. The characters were very well developed and kept you intrigued by their ever-expanding storylines and motives. The best thriller I’ve read in quite a while. I’ll be recommending this one for sure!

This was an entertaining, though not terribly original mystery. That being said, it was engaging and I've read books by the author before and definitely would again.

This is a great thriller! I loved Tabby the main character, she was well developed. Just when you think you have figured this out there is a twist you don't see coming.

This is such a good ominous domestic thriller. Michelle Campbell definitely keeps you on the edge of your seat with this one. With alternating time lines between our main character in current day and our murder victim in the past it’s very interesting to see the pieces fall into place.
Total page turner.
I have a small issue with the way our main male character (Conner) is spoken of in the end. I don’t want to get into spoilers but I think he was given a free pass on some not great behavior.

First off I was so excited to get the email offering early access to The Wife Who Knew Too Much by Michele Campbell. I am always up for a good thriller. My star rating is always influenced by how quickly I read a book. This one had me hooked and I had to finish it to see if my guesses were correct. There are two perspectives in the story, first Nina, who is a very wealthy woman who believes her husband, Connor, is trying to kill her. And Tabitha a hard working woman who has not had the smoothest path in life. She had a once in a life love with Nina’s husband when they were young. I loved the twists and the back stories. While I saw some of what was coming I did not see all of it. I do wish Tabitha followed up on some of the things she encountered. I feel that she could have helped herself more. Despite that I am still giving it a 4. It hooked me and I greatly enjoyed it.

This was a quick read. I found the main character to be a bit simpering and the plot to be a little goofy - but it still kept me reading all night and the twists were surprising!

The wife that knew too much was Michele Campbell at her best. If you like domestic psychological reads, this one is for you. When old flame Connor makes a surprise visit at Tabitha's restaurant, she gets brought into a world like none she has ever known. Pregnant, accused of murder, and center of live triangle, this book will definitely keep you on your toes.

Great suspense novel!
Tabitha and Connor met one summer when she was 17 and working at the country club his family belonged to. The relationship moved quick and became intense, but when the summer ended so did their time together. Five years later Connor shows up at the restaurant where Tabitha is working, completely out of the blue. He is now the husband of a wealthy older woman, Nina. But when Connor and Tabitha leave the restaurant together to talk, things heat up like the last five years never happened. Things in both their lives become a rollercoaster ride, everything happening and changing all at once. Then Nina is found dead, and all fingers point to Connor, but somehow it is Tabitha that winds up in jail.
Can the truth come out before she spends her life in jail for a crime she didn't commit, but who did kill Nina?
The story plot was great with lots of twists and turns that had me guessing until the end.
I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

My copy of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. My thanks to the the author, the publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review it.

As a huge fan of other works by this author, I was excited to read this book. That excitement, however, did not last very long. After a promising first couple of chapters, this devolved into a cheesy, pseudo thriller with one dimensional characters, and plot twists that were obvious from the beginning. I’m giving this one an extra star because I know Ms Campbell can do so much better than this.

Money can’t buy you love, and what’s money without love........dangerous! Yet another amazing read from Michelle Campbell! was hooked from the first page to the very last, the closer I got to the end the more I was on the edge of my seat trying to finish it,Tabitha was working as a waitress in a bar when her teen lover walks in, now grown up, her feelings come flooding back, but he’s married to an extremely wealthy woman, will she have the happy ending she always dreamed of? Or will it be a huge mistake?
The further into the book you get the more twists unfold! couldn’t put it down! Looking forward to reading her other books ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Loved it!! Hooked from the very start. Love is definitely blind. Tabitha needs a walking stick and a seeing eye dog. Make that two seeing eye dogs. She seems to ignore every red flag that waves in front of her face. This was a great mystery/thriller. So many twists and turns. I wasn't sure who was behind Nina's death. Connor was my number one suspect, because isn't always the husband?! Plus it was hard to believe any of the words that came out of his mouth. Although the list of possible suspects was long, very long. Pretty much everyone in the book. They were all suspicious. Nina surrounded herself with so many liars, it was hard to trust any of them. Loved the story and writing style. None of the characters were my favorite. Pretty much they all got what they deserved, maybe not being killed. That's a little extreme. Tabitha, I really wanted to like, but she made it so hard. She was completely delusional or maybe just stupid. It was very easy to see how everything was going to go down and she fell for everything. I can't believe how she still felt for Connor at the end. I don't think Tabitha fully understands the meaning of innocent.

Definitely recommend the book and look forward threading more books by the author.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from St. Martin's Press through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

The Wife Who Knew Too Much by Michele Campbell was thoroughly enjoyable if unrealistic (but that's sometimes the point of fiction, isn't it?!) I have been going through a period of starting books and stopping them after a few chapters when they failed to grab my attention or make me care about the characters. The Wife Who Knew Too Much kept me interested throughout. It was a little repetitive in the dialog, for example, when one of the main characters promises to stop interrupting and then keeps interrupting a dozen more times with the same promise to stop each time (word for word). I would characterize this book as a beach thriller, exciting, interesting, and empty headed ... like an decent action movie. Definitely good for taking your mind off things and just relaxing.

This book had me curious from the first page! Every step of the way, I was wondering who did what and why. There were quite a few twists and turns and at some points, I thought everyone was guilty. Lol. It was entertaining though!

The book was good, not great. Pretty obvious early on how it would roll. Loved the characters and development, but again, the conclusion was know early on. Not a favorite, but an ok read.

His was a fantastic and suspenseful mystery. It kept me on the edge of my seat. Just when you think you figured it out, along comes another clue

THE WIFE WHO KNEW TOO MUCH
BY MICHELE CAMPBELL

I thoroughly enjoyed this mystery by Michele Campbell called, "The Wife Who Knew Too Much," a lot more than I had expected that I would. It was an addictive page turning mystery by a writer who keeps getting better and better with each book. I had previously received an ARC of her previous book called "It's Always the Husband," and I know for sure that this new suspenseful novel raised the bar so much higher as both the story and the characterization. I was amazed at how much I liked this one so much more that I will say it is my favorite book that she has written to date. I flew through it reading at a fast pace and it seemed quite a bit shorter than 336 pages, which is always a good sign that I am loving the book.

Tabitha grew up from humble beginnings but was raised with good intentions by her grandparents. They instilled in her good morals and she might not have been rich but she was an honest teenager. She and a young man named Conner get together for a summer fling. He is visiting a tourist town in NH and is staying with his wealthy grandmother who is very snobby but has more money than Tabitha's family. The two of them are lovers from that long ago Summer when years later Conner shows up in the restaurant where Tabitha has a job as a waitress.

Conner tries to talk Tabitha into having a drink with him and she tells him she can't because she's working. He still has feelings for her and invites her to stay at a cabin with him for the weekend. He is unhappily married to a multi-millionaire named Nina and Conner tells Tabitha that he is going to leave his wife for her. When Tabitha gets pregnant from their weekend tryst she calls Conner but he never returns her call. Tabitha decides to drive to Conner and his wife Nina's mansion on the beach in the Hampton's in New York. She discovers that there is a huge 4th of July party that she has to sneak into because there are security guards and she doesn't have an invitation. She texts and repeatedly calls Conner to tell him about the baby but he doesn't respond.

Meanwhile Conner's wife Nina leaves a diary saying that she fears for her life and she wants to leave evidence that should she be murdered it is Conner and another woman who are to blame. Nina is murdered and Conner marries Tabitha four months later. He brings Tabitha to the mansion he shared with his former wife Nina and Tabitha is clearly out of her element. The mansion called Windswept is a palace and Conner leaves Tabitha alone and she seems to raise suspicions with Nina's personal assistant named Juliet who discovers Tabitha is pregnant. Tabitha also is afraid the head of Nina's security who is a man named Steve Kovacs will remember that Tabitha was on the premises the night of Nina's death which was ruled a suicide.

I didn't care for Tabitha at first but at this point I started to like her. I felt sorry for her living in her husband's ex wife's former home with a staff of people that she couldn't trust. I have said too much already but there is a lot more that happens in this mystery. Conner wants to inherit his late wife's fortune and he gets frustrated with Tabitha's innocent actions that raises suspicions about Nina's death. Who killed Nina? Was it Conner? Suddenly the police arrest Tabitha and she is being framed for Nina's murder. Tabitha is suspicious of everybody including Conner.

What follows is a fantastic mystery about who really killed Nina. I didn't suspect any of the many unlikely suspects or who murdered Nina. Everything is not what it seems. I think the author did a marvelous job at setting up the backstory of who really stood to gain from Nina's death. Is Tabitha really being framed? Is she a conspirator with someone else? This was a unique mystery about greed and how far a deranged person or more than one person is willing to do for financial gain. It really is deliciously unpredictable who the real culprits are and why, I absolutely loved this mystery and highly recommend this to fans of this genre. And again, this pleasantly surprised me how much I loved it. Happy Reading!

Publication Date: July 28, 2020

Thank you to Net Galley, Michele Campbell and St. Martin's Press for providing me with my ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. All opinion's are my own.

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