You’ll be at the edge of your seat like I was. Unable to put this one down, so many questions running through my mind at each turn of the page! And then, one by one, all the long ago hidden secrets coming out!!! JUST WOW!!! Darby Kane is absolutely brilliant!!! Don’t wait, pre-order your copy today!!!

Thank you for the advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review!!!

I've read and liked/loved all the Darby Kane books I've read so far. They tend to be tense in a way that makes them unputdownable.

I didn't dislike "What the Wife Knew," but it had a substantially different pacing from her usual books. It was pretty slow by comparison. The "Her/Him" chapter titles felt a bit cold and detached, making it hard to connect to the main characters.

While the storyline and twists are excellent, I struggle with books that contain almost exclusively unlikable characters, and this was one of those books.

I'll continue to read her future books, but this one was a miss for me.

Thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow Books for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Darby Kane has easily become one of my favorite mystery/thriller authors and this book was no exception.

This was definitely a slow burn with a slow revenge plot, but the payoff is absolutely worth it. Just be patient. There are so many lies, and you don't know who to believe. I really love unreliable characters as they make for the best twists.

Thank you netgalley, author and publisher for this arc in exchange for a fair and honest review.

This book is on everyone’s radar over here at @thrillerbookloversthepulse!! And after reading it, I can see why.

🔪Unreliable Characters
🔪Revenge Plot
🔪Dysfunctional Relationships
🔪TWISTS AND TURNS

I love a good revenge plot and this gave it to me! Some of the characters are unreliable and unlikeable, but I love Addison. She’s newly a widow, to her much older husband who she recently married. We see they hate each other and we soon it unravel to the reason why got married only 97 days prior to his death.
Dr. Richmond Dougherty is known as a hero for a tragic event that held place in school. He is a well known pediatric surgeon and loved in his town. After his death, his wife, the town and police are convinced Addison did it. She does know his secrets after all…..

A huge thank you to Darby Kane for the opportunity to read and review What She Knew.

Dr. Richmond Doughtery is national hero, having prevented a school shooting and saved countless lives. He’s also a renowned pediatric surgeon, saving children with surgical precision. By all accounts, Richmond is beloved by his community and his family, so when he shows up dead at the bottom of the stairs all eyes turn to his young bride, Addison. But Addison has secrets of her own, including the reason for her quickie marriage to Dr. Doughtery. Was it an act of love or a get rich quick scheme? Richmond’s first wife, Kathryn, is convinced Addison is much more than she seems and has made it her mission to figure out who killed Richmond. With both the Daughtery name and a family fortune at stake, who will be left standing when the dust settles?

This was a slow burn 🔥, but by the last few pages I could pull myself away! Hold on to your pearls, cause this book will keep you guessing until the very end.

Dr. Richardson Dougherty is dead, and Addison, his new young bride, is the focus of the investigation into his murder. Addison is angry that she didn't kill him first. And Catherine, the ex-wife, is on a mission to run Addison into the ground at any cost. In What the Wife Knew, Darby Kane takes the reader on a twisty thrill ride that will have you flying through the pages to see what happens next.

I finished this book last night and I’m still trying to wrap my brain around what happened. What The Wife Knew takes you for a wild ride filled with dysfunctional family members, so many lies and so much scheming! I was flying through the pages trying to figure out where this was going to go. So many times you think you know the inner-workings of the main character (and her awful mother) but friends, keep reading because you are in for it.

This was my first book by Darby Kane and I’m looking forward to reading more! So grateful to be part of #thrillerbookloversthepulse as we get our hands on some amazing upcoming thrillers! Thank you to the author and publisher (William Morrow) for this advanced copy! Pub date: December 10!

3.6
I was having a great time up until the very moment I wasn't. I checked out hard with about 40 minutes left to read. Which, that's a super strange time to stop caring about the outcome of this sort of story, if you see what I mean.

A wonderfully suspenseful and twisty thriller.

A prominent doctor is found dead at the base of his stairs. His second wife, Addison is now very wealthy after a short time of marriage and a suspect. The first wife is protecting their children while seeking to make sure Addison is proved guilty. However, Addison receives some unusual messages. Who is she and what really happened?

The novel will keep you guessing and reading as fast as you can to find out the truth.

This book was well written and flowed perfectly and there were some slow parts that I was able to push through. But overall a good read.

I have to say that Darby Kane is quickly becoming one of my top authors. This was such a great, fast-paced, twisted domestic thriller…with some great twists, so of course I love it.

Dr. Dougherty, is a celebrated hero turned surgeon, and he has been found dead after a fall., when his ex-wife starts throwing accusations around, suspicion falls on his current widow, Addison. Their whirlwind marriage lasted only 97 days, and the marriage started under questionable terms. It seems that Addison isn’t who we think she is. But she is desperate to expose her husband for who he is, and it may not be who the world thinks either.

This book was so well written and flowed perfectly and of course I didn’t want to put it down. I got through it pretty quickly, but there were some slow parts. I liked how the chapters alternated between Her and Him as well as between timelines, revealing many people with shocking secrets. Another excellent book by Darby Kane.

Thank you to NetGalley, William Murrow and Darby Kane for the eARC of What the Wife Knew. Publication Date is 10 Dec 24. Make sure you add this one to your list.

I love a good revenge plot and this gave it to me! Some of the characters are unreliable and unlikeable, but I love Addison. She’s newly a widow, to her much older husband who she recently married. We see they hate each other and we soon it unravel to the reason why got married only 97 days prior to his death.

I am such a huge fan of Darby Kane’s books and What The Wife Knew was no different. This was a fun and twisty domestic thriller with sprinklings of medical elements that I really loved. This just may be in my top two of her books and I always look forward to her next release.

Thank you so much to Darby, William Morrow and Netgalley for my review copy!

Addison is the new Mrs. Dougherty. Wife to an honorable hero and surgeon. Married for only 97 days to be exact before the Mr is found dead. Friends of the family side with his ex wife and very quickly fingers are pointed when it comes out that Mr. Dougherty was murdered. Addison tries to find out who did it as she deals with backlash family drama from his ex wife and kids after inheriting his fortune. This is a fast paced edge of your seat read.

What the Wife Knew, by Darby Kane, is a fantastic psychological suspense that had so many twists I could barely keep up. (in a good way!) I was definitely rooting for Addison as she tried to figure out who killed her awful husband before she is the next victim or takes the fall for the true killer. Highly recommend!!

This has instantly become my new favorite novel by Darby Kane.

Although all of this authors previous books were also very good- this one takes the top of the list for sure. ‘What The Wife Knew’ was such a fun, twisted rollercoaster ride of a read. This domestic thriller was jam packed with secrets, lies, betrayal, (and also tons of murder).

You will question every single character in this story as you learn all of their secrets and hidden agendas. I had absolutely no idea who to trust, and the book kept me guessing all the way until the last page.

This one was super fast-paced and definitely an unputdownable page turner!

Thank you so much for my ARC! 🤗

Thank you @williammorrowbooks and @netgalley for the eARC of What the Wife Knew by @hkdimon in exchange for an honest review!

📖📖 Book Review 📖📖 Dr. Richmond Dougherty is dead and about to be buried but how did he fall down the stairs to meet his untimely demise? When the police report suggests foul play, we are all left wondering who killed him? This was my first Darby Kane book and it did not disappoint! Wonderfully written and perfectly fast paced, What the Wife Knew provides the right amount of suspense to keep you turning the pages! The chapters titled “Her” offer a juicy insight into the mind of a woman with a vendetta against Richmond and leave us with so many questions! This one certainly earned the unputdownable novel award!

Review is posted on Goodreads and will be on Instagram ahead of the publication date!

If you like pageturners then this is a good one! It's a bit slow to get to any juicy thriller-details but it was worth the slow burn. No one in this book was likeable but the plot was welldone for being a common type trope - new young wife, divorced wife, horrible husband ... dead husband at that! I liked the humor throughout.

This was a highly anticipated read for us at @thrillerbookloversthepulse and it did not disappoint! It was fast-paced, jam-packed with twists and turns and I could not put it down. I found myself stealing little moments to read because I needed to know what happened! This book had a bit of a Freida McFadden vibe and I was living for it. The main character, Addison, was undoubtedly my favourite part of the book. She was morally grey as they come, but was also smart, sarcastic and seriously funny.

Read if you like:

✨Rich people behaving badly
✨Family dysfunction
✨Morally grey characters
✨Twisty reads

Thank you so much to NetGalley and William Morrow for the opportunity to read this ARC!

Dr. Richmond Dougherty, a national hero, is murdered. Allison, his new young wife, has intentions of exposing and killing Richmond to unveil his true character. However, someone else beats her to the punch, thrusting her into a complex investigation to uncover the real murderer and their motives.
“What the Wife Knew” contains numerous twists, but in my view, they didn’t quite achieve their intended effect.