The Wife Who Knew Too Much was a total miss for me. I considered DNFing early on and wish I had. This was a bunch of flat, cliched characters and twists I saw coming from a mile away.

Additionally there are too many things that just don’t make any sense. As one small example - Nina is extremely wealthy after inheriting money when her first husband passed away. She made sure to have an extremely detailed prenup when she got married again. But she has no will? At all?

I also couldn’t handle how many times multiple female characters were referred to as fragile, unstable, suicidal. No. Ugh. I wish I had put this one down when I first considered it. I wasn’t the right reader.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for an advance reading copy.

What a fascinating book. I was impressed by the storyline and the characters were all well written and complex. Where there are complex storylines combined with intriguing characters the reader experience is magnified tremendously. To have a book that is well written as well as entertaining is a delight. Reading is about escaping your world and entering another one. Here I forgot about my own life and was immersed in the world created by the author. I would recommend this book.

It was alright, good even, for what it was. This book was predictable and a little contrived, and sometimes the main character made the absolute dumbest choices, which made it hard to always root for her. For the most part you can see this all coming, a couple of details were a surprise but really the wheel was not reinvented with this book. That's not necessarily a bad thing, when you want something nice and fun to use as a palate cleanser after something heavy, this will absolutely do the trick. This just isn't the next amazing thriller that everyone will be talking about is all. All in all, I would recommend to anyone that is looking for something light or perhaps something considered a "beach read".

Sorry to say I really couldn't get into this one. I read to the halfway mark and had to call it quits. This one just wasn't one for me. I was just too slow moving for me.
I would like to thank St. Martin's Press via NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

THE WIFE WHO KNEW TOO MUCH by Michele Campbell is a fast-paced and twisting thriller that grabbed me right from the start and never let go. Having read the author’s two most recent books, I knew I would be in for a page-turner and how right I was! I loved this book. Great storyline and fantastic characters. I highly recommend it!

This was a suspenseful and thrilling read. I didn't figure out the twist at the end in advance, which is rare for me! I liked the protagonist's voice and character and was rooting for her, though I have to say that I felt sorry for the "murdered first wife" character!!

If you like a fast and engaging read, this is a good choice. Perfect for beach reading!

This is the second Michele Campbell book I have read. Having loved the other book of hers that I read I was excited to dive into this one. It was really disappointing though. I didn't really like any of the characters and thought it was way too overdramatic and repetitive. It was a very forgettable book, so much so that I finished this book less than a week ago and I already had to refresh my memory on the characters. I kept reading the book hoping it would get better and I guess the second half of the book was better than the first but it just did not do it for me.

This thriller kept me on my toes and kept me wanting to read more. I did not see the twist at the end!

Spoilers: The trope of the mentally unwell woman being involved to an extent can be over done. However, I still enjoyed the story over all and would recommend it.

Loved this one as I have most of her books! Her story telling always keeps me on the edge of my seat!

Michele Campbell remains one of my favorite thriller/suspense authors to read. She's so talented at making me care to read about characters I would want to have no business with in real life. Tabitha, while annoying, really got me interested in her narrative! There were a ton of twists and red herrings, and hey, maybe one too many, but overall this was exactly what I like in my popcorn thriller. It let me escape from my real world for awhile and had me turning the pages.

Delicious, such a good read. I had a hard time putting this one down. More from this author, please.

Thank you so much to St. Martins Press and NetGalley for the free copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Michele Campbell is one of the absolute best authors when it comes to thrillers, particularly psychological thrillers. This book had so many plot twists that I didn't see coming and the perfect amount of story building with all the flashes to the past that we got to read. The ending completely caught me off guard and honestly gutted me a little bit.

i’m currently trying to clear up my netgalley ARC’s on my kindle and i chose this one! published in July 2020. it’s definitely a summer-beach type read, but i’m so happy i picked it up in this cold winter we’re having here in IL!
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thoughts: to be quite honest i actually really enjoyed this book. it was a refreshing thriller to knock off my list and a true page turner. it sucks you in right away with Nina’s diary saying that if she dies under any unusual circumstances, her husband and HER (you don’t know who her is until the end of course) are behind her death. the next chapter we find out Nina has died by a suspected suicide. Tabitha who is the main POV, married Nina’s husband Connor 3 months later after her death and let’s just say she definitely does NOT know everything 😂🤣 the ending was a little too far-fetched for me but that’s ok because people do the oddest things for money, love & revenge. i wanted a little bit more development on Connor. now that i think about it though, i don’t think i would want it to end any other way!
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thank you @netgalley @stmartinspress & @michelecampbellbooks for this free ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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This book just didn’t land it’s mark with me. Halfway through you know who was in involved. There was no real surprise factor by the end of the book. I give it three stars because although it did not do it for me the book was still written well.

Another great thriller by Michele Campbell! I really enjoyed this one! It definitely kept my interest throughout. I had my suspicions about certain characters, but some were twisted in a way that I didn't think of. I love that in a thriller. Overall, a great read and I highly recommend.

*Thank you @stmartinspress and @netgalley for the copy in exchange for an honest review.*

Another winner by Michelle Campbell! This domestic thriller author has mastered the art of the sleigh of hand. With compelling characters and familiar tropes, she leads the reader to expect one thing and then delivers another. She's a master at the top of the game.

I loved Michele Campbell's A Stranger on the Beach, so when the publisher invited me to read The Wife Who Knew Too Much, I was really excited. I loved this book even more! Michele Campbell has become one of my favorite thriller writers.

After Tabitha and Connor's relationship is forced to end abruptly, their lives head in completely opposite directions. Tabitha is a broke and divorced waitress in the same town, but Connor has married an extremely wealthy woman, causing him to become famous by association. When the two see each other for the first time in over a decade, neither can resist the magnetic pull between them.

But then, Connor's wife dies in an apparent suicide. Where the lovers may have thought they were getting a second shot at happiness, their pasts come back to haunt them.

I was immersed in the twists and suspense. Obsession is an overarching theme in this novel, and Campbell does a fantastic job of illustrating it.

Yet again, this author has completely blown me away. I have added all of her other books to my TBR to be devoured at a later date.

I received a free digital ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press.

Two women loved Connor Ford. And knew him as only wives can know. But Connor's first wife, Nina, is found dead -- and he's set to inherit millions. His second wife, Tabitha, has been burned by Connor before. And it appears that might happen yet again. Set in the Hamptons, The Wife Who Knew Too Much is a fast-paced summer thriller about people who will do anything for love and money.

I really enjoyed this book. It's an easy read, with plenty of twists and turns to keep engaged. For much of this novel, I wasn't sure who to root for -- which makes for an intriguing mystery. If you liked the Dirty John podcast, this book is for you.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

I was so excited for this book because I LOVED It's ALways the Husband by the same author; however this one missed the mark for me.

My biggest issue was the relationship between the two main characters. Connor and Tabitha were together as kids, and then reconnect as adults. Tabitha is convinced Connor is the love of her life...but he's honestly portrayed as straight up trash throughout the book. I kept waiting on Tabitha to come to her senses, but she never does. Their relationship is so unhealthy but that issue is never really talked about...we're made to believe they're soulmates. I just couldn't get on board with that, so I couldn't get on board with their story either.

This one just wasn't for me, sadly.

If you want a good read with lots of twists and turns, look no further. Michele Campbell has once again woven a suspenseful tale that kept this reader guessing until the end. Just when I thought I might have things figured out, things would go off in a completely different direction. Campbell is fast becoming one of my favorite authors for this genre.

Many thanks to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book.