Tabitha Girard and Connor Ford dated when they were younger, and he broke her heart. To her, it meant more than just a summer fling. As it turns out, Connor married for money, but his heart always belonged to Tabitha. Years later, when Connor's wife Nina takes her own life, Tabitha sets her sights on him again. She stops in her tracks, however, when she finds a diary written by Nina, who fears for her life: "If I die unexpectedly, blame Connor --- and her." Who is "her," Tabitha wonders, and what secrets has Connor been hiding?

The book starts explosively, with Nina suspecting someone wants her dead after she’s caught her husband, Connor, cheating. A wealthy woman because of her first husband, her company is extremely successful. Connor is typed as a philandering husband who wants her money. That plays out from the start with him returning to see his high school sweetheart, Tabatha.

I thought the storyline was fun in the unfolding. Both Tabatha and Nina’s stories are given to us in bits and pieces. Nina’s from the first meeting she had with Connor. The heart of the storyline didn’t kick in until the last quarter of the book and I thought that was unique.

The characters weren’t all that deep, so there was no connection to them at all. Tabatha isn’t much of a character, she has no strong personality one way or the other until she’s under investigation. Only then do we see that she doesn’t know how to keep quiet when people are repeatedly telling her that speaking up hurts her more than staying silent. (Which drove me a bit nuts.)

It took me a while to get into the book, which surprised me considering the way it started. But once I got into it, I was hooked. It’s a fun, well-told storyline. Overall, a fun read. Thank you St. Martin's for sending this along.

WHOA!!! I was captivated by this book from the beginning! It was riveting through the end and had guessing the entire time. A story of an intense teenage love story between Tabitha and Connor that ended because of money and status. Many years down the road they reconnect unexpectedly and their reunion was as though they were never a part. But history has a way of repeating itself and Tabitha finds herself entangled with the complications wealth, status and power can bring. This story had so many twists and turns it was truly a whirlwind. I am looking forward to reading other stories by this author. Thank you to the author, publisher and Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

Thank you to NetGalley and to the publisher for my ARC which I received in exchange for my honest review. I have enjoyed previous works by this author, so I was very excited to read this book. Michele Campbell brings her signature compelling writing style and the book hooked me from the start. This is a fast paced domestic thriller, told from two points of view. Small town waitress with a good heart, Tabitha and worldly wealthy socialite Nina Levitt. Surprisingly, these very different women end up married to the duplicitous Connor.

Who is the titular wife who knew too much? Both are actually. While some readers may find themselves drawn to the sweet Tabitha who fell in love with Connor as a teenager, I preferred the sophisticated and complicated Nina. Nina grew up poor but ended up marrying business tycoon and philanderer, Edward Levitt. After his eventual death, Nina is left with a seat on the Board of a global business, the Levitt fortune and a massive seaside estate, Windswept. Soon after Edward's death, the much younger Connor sweeps Nina off her feet. Nina is savvy and suspects that Connor may be after her fortune. Nina attempts to do some due diligence and has Connor investigated before marrying him, but little does Nina realize that she can't trust the people around her.

It's not much of a spoiler to reveal that Nina ends up dead as the reader learns that in the first chapter. When Connor re-enters Tabitha's life, the reader is initially left guessing whether he is just using Tabitha or if she is the love of his life.

Although the book is fast-paced and I could not put it down, I did become frustrated with how naive and trusting Tabitha is. When someone shows you who they are, believe them! There were some twists and turns but I did solve the mystery pretty early on. The author did tie up the loose ends which I appreciate but I was not completely satisfied with the ending because I feel as though Tabitha forgave Connor for the unforgivable. I also think that Tabitha did not make the best financial decisions in the end which was frustrating and yet authentic to her character.

Overall, this is an enjoyable domestic thriller with some twists and turns. Not my favorite Michele Campbell novel but definitely worth reading.

A fast paced psychological thriller with lots of twists that kept me guessing. Stayed up to finish it to find out the culprit. What a great wrap up!
Thanks to Netgalley and the Publisher for the ARC

An amazing story of twists & turns. I was sucked in by the opening paragraph “I’m writing this to raise an alarm in the event of my untimely death...my husband is planning to kill me.”

Connor & Tabitha’s whirlwind romance is full of love and lies. Who can be trusted and who is telling the truth? Really enjoyed this mystery/suspense novel & will definitely be reading more of Michele Campbell.

Thanks to the publisher & NetGalley for the ARC!

Wow! This book grabs you from the first page and doesn’t let go til the very end. It was fast paced and kinda twisted.
I wasn’t real happy with Tabitha, she seemed wimpy and immature. Too love sick over an obvious player.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the early copy

A domestic thriller with lots of twists and turns. I really could not foresee some of the things that happened in this book and that is always a good thing-keep them guessing. Thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an ARC of this book.

A fantastic domestic thriller. I flew through it because I enjoyed the ride so much. The plot starts off strong as it details the steamy teenage romance between Tabitha and Connor whose love is unexpectedly rekindled when they encounter each other as adults. This portion of the book was incredibly well written and allowed me to really connect with the characters. The story then transforms into a gripping tale of suspense when Connor’s older (and very rich) wife, Nina, dies under suspicious circumstances. From there, the tension builds and then never stops, making it a very fast-paced read. There are plenty of twists and turns that keep the reader questioning all of the characters’ motives until the very end. I had so much fun trying to figure it out!

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for providing me with an e-galley in exchange for an honest review.

ok wow.... I need a moment to gather my thoughts.

This is a roller coaster of a read. I started reading it and would put it down, well because my head right now is all over the place, but now that I'm at home, I was all into this book. OMG Conner - you went from being a total jerk to my hero at the end - hope that is not a spoiler.

I love how Tabitha, who showed poor judgment in her youth and in her adult life, all for Love, survives all this and finally has the life she wants. She was young and naive when she fell in love with Connor Ford and Jilted and Stupid when she got back together with him. But Love does that doesn't it.

I want to so badly tell you who the evil people are, but I can't ruin it that way - but let's just say that Winswept has secrets and both Edward and Nina were not nice people. Tabitha is set up to take the fall for Nina's death and luckily, in the end all charges are dropped.

Please read this book - only because he has so many twists and turns.

thank you Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read this book.

The Wife Who Knew Too Much by Michele Campbell was an interesting thriller. It started off strong with a letter from Nina, Connor's wealthy wife, pointing the finger at Connor and his girlfriend should Nina be found dead. Of course, she's found dead, and the plot twists and turns from there.

I struggled to get through this one. Connor and his girlfriend Tabitha were not characters that I liked, connected with or came to care about. They were one dimensional and whiny. Nina was just stupid...really, just up and marry a guy you know nothing about except that he most likely is a gold digger? Not the move of the canny businesswoman she's supposed to be.

I found the plot unbelievable and plodding. I would give this one a skip, although a lot of people seemed to like it!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this ARC.

Michele Campbell is one of my favorite authors.
I loved this book. The book was hard to put down. It kept you guessing .

Calling all veteran and newbie thriller readers! You will enjoy this fast paced and twisted story about long lost love and murder for love and money.

I will say most of this was sort of predictable but not in the way you think. I could foresee who was behind the murder but everything else I was constantly going back and forth. So for you veteran readers, you may finally enjoy a story where you don’t foresee 80% of the plot. Hallelujah!

At first, I thought I was reading A Stranger on the Beach again. Nora, a very wealthy woman with a huge house on the beach has discovered a secret. And after her huge party tonight she is planning on confronting her cheating husband and his love. 

But Nora is smart. She has a diary and records it all. Including the bit about her husband planning to kill her. 

Meanwhile, for some reason, her cheating hubby, Connor, is in a small town his family used to come to on vacation. It's there that he met and had a summer fling with a local girl, Tabitha. He was the one who got away for her. And when he walks into her diner, she falls hook, line, and sinker for his bull.

When she comes up pregnant and shows up at the big party at Nina's house, Hoping to find Connor and give him the good news. But Conner is playing a different game with someone else hoping to get his hands on Nina's money. 

Tabitha is in her mid-thirties and should know better but she acts like a simple-minded child and it's not a good look. Who is Connor? Does he care about her or anyone but himself? It's not looking like it.

Honestly, I didn't care for a single character. Not even Nina. In my own opinion, I felt like it was the same book as the last one with name changes.

Give it a try and see what you think.

NetGalley/ June 9th, 2020 by St. Martin's Press

This was a firm 4.5 stars, raised to a 5. Tabatha, when she was in high school, got involved with Connor, a rich kid from the country club. They broke up when he went to college, Tabatha married and divorced. Years later she is waitressing at a local eatery when Connor comes in with another woman. They resume their relationship over a long weekend. Afterwards Tabatha learns Connor is married to a fabulously wealthy woman and Tabatha is pregnant. When she goes to his wife’s home in the Hamptons to confront him, Tabatha is stopped by security and sees that her ex has followed her and is also present. Connor’s wife is found dead in the swimming pool and the story proceeds from there. I won’t go further I into the plot because of spoilers, but it is quite well done and will keep the reader engrossed. Thanks to Net Galley and St. Martin’s Press for an ARC for an honest review.

3.75 Stars

Twisty, Turny and just plain Outrageous!

When Tabitha lost Connor, her first love, when she was a teenager, she never imagined that she’d get him back. The day that Connor Ford waltzed back into her life, everything changed. Tabitha is a down on her luck waitress. Connor is an uber successful businessman who is married to Nina, a very wealthy older woman. An older woman who is positive that she is going to be murdered by her husband for her money. Nina, you see, kept a diary and in it, she foretold of her death.

Ah, how mysterious. Of course, Connor and Tabitha can’t keep their hands off each other and Nina, well, poor Nina. Or should I say, poor Tabitha? What did she get herself into?

“The Wife Who Knew Too Much” was a crazy, mysterious, twisty thriller that started out strong and really kept my interest. As the novel progressed however, it became somewhat campy. Tabitha’s character frustrated me a tad - the intensity of her feelings towards Connor, given the circumstances made me roll my eyes a tad. That aside, I love how Michelle Campbell completely drew me into the lives of each and every character and got me totally invested in their machinations. This novel entertained me and kept me on the edge of my seat throughout and that made it totally worth it.

This was another buddy read with Kaceey!

Thank you to St. Martins Press and Michelle Campbell for the arc.

Published on Goodreads on 4.5.20.

Another chilling tense grabbed me from the first pages by this terrific author.Ibsat down to read a few pages and wound up reading late into the night.Highly recommend this book and anything by this author,#netgalley#st.martins

This was a great thriller which kept me turning the pages until the very end. When Connor Ford reunites with his childhood sweetheart, he’s married to a wealthy older woman who he claims to not love. The book has twists and turns and leaves you wondering who you can trust, and who is holding deep dark secrets.

I highly recommend this thriller to those new and old to the thriller genre. It was solidly written and kept my interest the whole time! I flew through it in a day!

Great book I liked it a lot
I was a huge fan of A Stranger on the Beach so I was super excited to be approved for this book. Thank you NetGalley

This one gripped me from the first page; I was immediately sucked into Nina's diary entry.. Then the twist and turns of this book one after another.

Easy ready.

I love reading Michele Campbells books

Thank you again. I hope everyone likes it as much as I did

Imagine if the person that you were shipping in high school (and madly in love with) walks into your life 13 years later. That's what happened to Tabitha. This down-and-out recently divorced waitress hooks up with her high school crush Connor and she falls in love with him all over again. Tabitha finds herself in the middle of Nina and Connor's messy marriage, with a few jaw-dropping secrets of her own. She is the mistress and I was ready to hate her, but I couldn't help but feel sorry for her destitute lifestyle, her naivete, and her gullibility. Tabitha believed every word that everyone told her - hook, line, and sinker - and that's what gets her in trouble.

Michele Campbell's 4th book has everything that I love in her stories: complex characters, glitz, glamour, mystery, and situations that remind us that nothing is what it seems. There is a good mix of likeable and unlikeable characters and sometimes my opinion of then changed as the story goes on and more layers are revealed.

The story is told from multiple timelines and perspectives: Nina's, Connor's, and Tabitha's so that the reader gets the full picture. The multiple timelines were a great angle into the story.

This book is about manipulation, secrets, lies, betrayal, greed, family, marriage, motherhood, money, and temptation. It's a fast, easy read with a nice pace. The book ends up being a whodunnit, and the ending was an unexpected surprise that made me gasp. Michele Campbell is an excellent writer that weaves fascinating, magnetic, layered characters around a complex plot that keep readers riveted. This story is one that you don't want to miss. Well done MIchele Campbell! She knocked it out of the park, again.