I'm sorry to say that this book wasn't for me. It was hard for me to get into and I overall just ended up dreading picking it up. I hope it reaches its audience.

I would firstly like to thank Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

If I'm being completely honest, this was my least favourite from this author.
The story was very slow paced, and very predictable.
I normally love this authors reads, so I was a little disappointed.

Siobhan has built a new life for herself living in Brighton since her sister Kathleen went missing, until one day Siobhan gets a phone call saying her sisters purse has been found with a note inside saying help me and Siobhan’s number inside. With this new piece of evidence coming to light Siobhan heads back over to Ireland to play detective and hopefully relaunch her career as a journalist by solving her sisters case.

When Siobhan arrives in Ireland with her daughter Freya it is clear that the local residents do not want her here digging up the past. Threats are made towards Siobhan and her daughter warning her to back off, however Siobhan is determined to get to the bottom of things and won’t back down.

Things go from bad to worse for Siobhan when her daughter Freya is reported missing from a local house party she is attending with her cousin Kian, when Siobhan realises who’s party Freya has attended she realises her daughter could be in terrible danger. It’s time for Siobhan to turn her focus onto her missing daughter and leave her past in the past.

I really enjoyed the missing wife, after reading some other reviews I was a little worried this book wouldn’t be my cup of tea but as they say don’t judge a book by its cover, I forced myself to go into it with an open mind and found I really enjoyed it.

The missing wife was pact full of secrets, twist, lies and truths were revealed. At times it was a little slow on pace and I did find I could read a page without reading every word on that page there were bits of detail I didn’t necessarily think were needed, but all the same I still enjoyed it, I particularly enjoyed the last few chapters and I’ll be looking out for more books by Sue Fortin in the future.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for an advance copy of this book in exchange for this review.

Thank you @NetGalley for allowing me to read in exchange for my honest review.

This was a bit of a miss for me. Me personally, I am not really a fan of the slow, extremely mysterious, and little to no information given kind of thrillers. I wanted to be on the edge of my seat but instead I felt like I was on the edge of the plot for most of the read. The first half of the book you don’t really learn anything and then what you do learn just doesn’t seem fitting to what’s going on in the book. When it finally comes out as to what’s been going on it feels a bit dramatic, the actions that were taken to protect this secret. The whole thing just seemed so over the top. There was no twist and turns. No big reveal. Just a slow story that unraveled bit by bit into an underwhelming ending. It was not bad by any means, just wasn’t spectacular either. I feel like a lot more could’ve been done with it to make it a tad bit more exciting. Would still recommend to people who like these types of thrillers. I’m just not a fan of slow and predictable. Would still check out other books by Sue Fortin.

This book was interesting to say the least. A lot of characters to keep track of. The book felt like it dragged on up until the last 50 pages. I didn't think there was a "big" twist or anything that made this book amazing and that I couldn't put it down unfortunately


Thank you NetGallery and Storm Publishing for an arc of this book!

This was a slow burn for me. I feel like the story is there and if it had been executed just a bit differently it would have been received much better. There was some repetitiveness with how the timing was bouncing from now/then and every few pages it seemed that it was repeated that nobody wanted Siobhan back in town, it’s her fault her sister is missing, she didn’t care about her etc. It was difficult for me to stay into the story and try and want to figure out where her sister was, when it seemed like none of the characters did; which was bizarre because it was only 6 months ago she went missing. I did, however, appreciate the ending. 2.5 rounded up to 3.

Thank you to NetGalley, Storm Publishing and the author for my DRC in exchange for my honest review.

The missing wife is a tense, dramatic,, domestic psychological thriller!
Based in Ireland and centred around the disappearance of one of the Regan sisters Kathleen, who vanished six months previously leaving her husband and son behind!
Siobhan one of Kathleen’s sisters receives a call to say that Kathleen’s purse has been found, Siobhan with her daughter Freya fly over to her home town of Dingle to see what she can find out!
Siobhan has a guilt complex re her sisters disappearance and sets out on a one women mission to find some answers! Unfortunately her actions cause lots of unease amongst the locals and the family finds itself at the mercy of several hate warnings! Undeterred Siobhan continues to ruffle feathers and in doing so. Risks her is. Daughters life!
Although quite far fetched , I enjoyed the sense of danger and his the clues unfolded!
Thank you NetGalley for this early read.

Two sisters and something what happened that night … one sister is missing, another is trying to follow the traces and to find her … gripping book and thrilling moments !

When Siobhan Martin of Brighton in England received a call from Ireland to say her missing sister's handbag had been found, Siobhan and her fifteen year old daughter, Freya, immediately flew to their home town of Dingle. Kathleen Walsh, sister to Siobhan and Corin, had vanished, leaving her marriage and eighteen year old son Kian behind. Siobhan had argued with Kathleen just days before she disappeared, so she was filled with guilt. Also she and husband Danny were having a break, mainly to do with her focus on Kathleen. Such a mess, but Siobhan was desperate for answers.

Not many people in Dingle were happy to see Siobhan and it wasn't long before threats were aimed at her, plus graffiti and smashed windows. What were these people trying to cover up? As Siobhan came closer to the answers she sought, she knew not to trust anyone in the area. But it was when Freya was kidnapped and Danny rushed across to Ireland that things turned on their head. Would they rescue Freya before it was too late? And would they ever find Kathleen, or was it too late for her?

The Missing Wife was a tense and gritty thriller by Sue Fortin where most people had dark secrets. One thing that did bother me was the mix of past and present tense throughout the story, but other than that, I really enjoyed it. Recommended.

With thanks to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for my digital ARC to read in exchange for an honest review.

I really don't want to be dreadful but I just couldn't with this book, with the writing and with the characters. I just finished this book to write this review tbh and I'll be honest and say that I skipped some chapter (and I didn't lost anything btw).

My biggest complain is the writing and the dialogues, how many times can the author right "feck/ feckud" I just wanted to throw my e-reader into the wall anythime I saw that word.

The premiss is good but it was done 100 times already and in any part I was interested with what had happen to the "missing wife".

At the end I was just glad it was over.

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The Missing Wife
By Sue Fortin

Plot: Kathleen Walsh is missing and no one seems to care, except her sisters. Kathleen has been missing for six month, all leads have gone dry, everyone has stopped looking. But when Kathleen’s purse is found with a note inside that says ‘HELP ME”, her sister, Siobhan, brings the search back together. However, people in their town don’t want their secrets to get out and it seems that Kathleen is somehow wrapped up in all of it! When Siobhan’s daughter goes missing, she realizes the lengths that someone will go to keep their secrets hidden.

Review: Wow! This book is a winner! I hadn’t read anything by Sue Fortin before, but I will be now! Sue writes with a direct and straight to the point style, which I love. Her book read like that of legends Ruth Ware and Mary Kubica. 
The character of Siobhan represents all of us if someone we loved went missing. The struggle to keep your cool, stay level headed, but also push hard enough to get answers!

The “town is against you” undertone held you in suspense, wondering who she could really trust.
I just love the overall story line and felt like I spent most chapters flying through the pages saying “just one more page!”. My only “negative” would be that some of the text I needed to read again and do a little research because of the European connections. If you are looking for a solid mystery with a few twists and a dramatic end, this is the book for you! Wonderful job Sue Fortin!
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Schoolgirl Missing” and “The Dead Wife” are next on my TBR list of Sue Fortin books! 


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Sisters and their lives. An interesting tale set in Ireland of secrets and deception. Thanks to Storm Publishing and NetGalley for the chance to ARC this book.

This book was good. It was fast paced after a slow burn at the beginning. The book did flow nicely. I wasn’t a massive fan of John tbh, didn’t like his character at all. This is my first Sue Fortin book and I must admit I really enjoyed it. I’m a sucker for a thriller and this one lived up to it. Would definitely recommend.

I want to thank NetGalley and the Storm Publishing for allowing me to read this book!

Thank you to Storm Publishing and Netgalley for the auto approval for this book. I’m really sorry but this book did not hold my interest. I wanted to like it but it fell flat for me.

A book that started out slow but then turned into quite the thrill! I really enjoyed the premise of this book. Even though it took me a while to get invested, it was worth it because it ended up being a good read! It was filled with tension, drama, questionable moments and past secrets making a very well done mystery. I kept asking myself, “what would I do in this situation?”. I really liked the flashback chapters and the multiple POVs. The journey Siobhan went on to find out the truth and expose the ugliness that was going on was very commendable, despite all the challenges she faced.

If you like B.A. Paris, Robyn Harding, or Darby Kane then be sure to add this book to your TBR!

Special thanks to NetGalley and Storm Publishing for this ARC ebook in exchange for my honest review!

I love a good thriller, but this one was unfortunately just a bit too slow to get into, and I found myself wanting to DNF it more than once.
This book was definitely interesting at times, and the plot has a lot of potential, but it seemed to just drag on and it could have been written much better.

My favorite trope: A woman returning to her awful hometown to solve a mystery.
I like that this one has a missing woman who is 40 and now like 21. A grown formidable woman. Our girl is raising her daughter, dealing with a separation, and wanting to locate her missing sister. When someone finds sister's purse she heads home with her daughter Freya to see what she can find out.
Freya's attitude towards her grandma was typical for a teenager but it also made me sad. The people in this town are SO awful. These books always make Ireland look like a terrible place. I love it.

This was just real. It had gross stuff, corrupt cops, sister dynamics, cousins who are best friends, parental issues, and the whole divorce.
Also I hate Danny and I LOVE hating husbands in books. :Love it.
I also love all the conspiracy here. This is just a great book all around.

I am a thriller girl. This one was a little of slow burn for me but still worth reading.
I enjoyed the timeline jump and those flashes kept me motivated for the slow chapter.

Good book overall. Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read the ARC.

3.5⭐

Thank you Netgalley for the opportunity to give my honest opinion about this ARC.

To start with a positive I do like the idea of this book. That being said I wasn't a fan of how it was delivered. I had a real love/hate relationship with Siobhan and Kathleen. I think Siobhan was the most unlikeable one throughout the story until the end. I feel the too hard focus on secrecy and the "surprise" made her just seem shady. The whole town's reaction to her being there just didn't feel realistic. The daughter's story was good except the really strange blowup in the middle which felt off. Kian I loved until he ditched her at the party which, like the blowup, seemed out of character. Danny? That story never quite finished. Was he seeing another woman? What was his secrecy about? I'll finish it with positives. I loved Corin and Niall throughout. I secretly wanted Siobhan to ditch Danny and go to Finn. Finally I loved the Nicole/Connor redemption. I always felt he wasn't as bad as the actual baddies wanted him to be.

When Siobhan‘s sister goes missing Siobhan knows there is more to it than the police and her sisters husband are admitting. A note inside her sister’s purse intrigues her and she goes back to Ireland looking for answer. Her investigations soon get her in trouble and it’s clear she’s not wanted around but why ? A great read with well drawn characters that keeps you page turning and guessing the ending….but will you be right?