If you like: family drama - rich families at that, revenge, long buried secrets and a good whodunit murder mystery then this book is for you!! This book immediately grabs you in from that first sentence and doesn’t let you go until the very end. It leaves you with a spine chilling twist that you never saw coming! This one proves that no matter how hard you try, secrets always find their way of coming out.

What a gripping and twisty thriller this was! I mean who doesn’t love a book with a dysfunctional family? Between the ex wife, a dead husband and a haunting past, this one was a real page turner!

If you enjoy twisty, revenge thrillers this book is for you. The plot took many turns and surprised me again and again. Addison is a newlywed and a new widow. Rumors abound that she murdered her wealthy new husband Richmond for his money. But that's not the case, someone beat her to it. This was a fast paced un-put-downable domestic thriller that I thoroughly enjoyed. Highly recommended for page turning fun. This is my first novel by Darby Kane and it definitely won't be my last.

Many thanks to Net Galley and William Morrow | William Morrow Paperbacks for an ARC copy of this fantastic book.

This was a great storyline where a prominent pediatric surgeon is found dead in his home and the list of potential suspects is long. Dr. Dougherty liked to project a particular image but we learn after his death that pieces of his past were fabricated. The current wife proclaims that she’s been set up by the ex-wife since she’s a newlywed but there is so much more going on than meets the eye! I loved how the tables kept turning as secrets and rumors from the past came to light. Someone knows the truth behind the death and the coverups and I didn’t figure it out until close to the end! Another great thriller by @hkdimon

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and struggled to put it down. The author grabs your attention from the beginning and keeps you guessing throughout the entire book.

Boy oh boy. Talk about insufferable characters.. everybody in this boy was unlikable. I really enjoyed the premise of a book, but unfortunately, unfortunately, I was not a fan of the writing style. Quick easy read though

This novel by Darby Kane earned the full 5 stars. Thi domestic thriller kept me up and entertained. You will think that you have it figured out but yu will be wrong! Ms. Kane is a master at writing these stories!

This was a fast-paced, thrilling read that I could not put down. The twists just kept on coming all throughout and at no point did this book go the way I thought it was going to go. This was my first from this author and it has definitely made me want to check out more from her.

When it comes to domestic thrillers, this book definitely stood out with its unique format, and I loved it.

While multiple timelines and narratives can be tricky, the author executed them flawlessly here. I especially loved Addison—she’s exactly the kind of narrator I enjoy in thrillers. The story was filled with unexpected twists, and I enjoyed all but one, which I could have done without. I can't reveal more without giving away spoilers!

4.5 ⭐️

This book was wild, thrilling, unexpected and filled with twists and turns. I felt like I had whiplash when reading this! I knew it was going somewhere crazy but not nearly as crazy as it got. I am a fan of this author so I was excited to read this. I couldn't put it down until I was finished! Great original story - not the same old thriller plot. Will definitely recommend. Thanks to NetGalley, publishers, and the author for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Im not sure if it’s because this was my first novel by this author but I had a hard time getting intrigued by the story so it felt pretty slow to me.

I have read some of Darby Kane's previous I really books and really liked Pretty Little Wife! I was excited when I was invited to read the ARC for What the Wife knew! I like how jumps to the action! The story keeps pace and I KNEW some characters were sus! The ending had many twists and I was shocked! I do feel the twists at the end were a little much, like some were just being thrown. The last twist about Addison's father, I would have been satisfied without it.

There were some parts where it was confusing - such as some motives with some of the minor characters and storylines. I was confused about the murderer's motives and what exactly happened, as well as Lizzy's motives and why she was so fixated on the past.

Addison married the wealthy famous paediatric surgeon, Dr Richmond Dougherty, just for one reason, to ruin his reputation and destroy everything he has. But, unfortunately, someone is kind of ruining Addison's plan by murdering Richmond. His unexpected death derailed her plan as she's now being a main suspect.
It's a bit of a slow burn, but it's still a page turner with the combination of past and present crimes revealed together.

Another shocking domestic thriller by this author, full of secrets and lies.

This novel has nothing but twists and turns at every chapter. Addison is full of attitude, spunk, and hides a bit of a dark side. She used these personality traits to narrow in on who was after Richmond and who is after her now. Every character had motive, and was a little bit guilty in some way. The story was told in a dual timeline that increasingly provided more and more information until the final reveal was made. However, even when you think you have it solved, you don’t. A very enjoyable ride, that is worth the journey!

Thank you to Darby Kane, Netgalley, William Morrow, and The Pulse for the Advanced Reading Copy.

I hope you are ready for a wild ride! This book has so many twists you won’t know which way is up (and that is a very good thing)! Filled with unreliable narrators, secrets, jealous exs, money, and family What The Wife Knew is an action packed book. I’m a fan of Darby Kane’s writing and I think this is one of her best books! I have a new auto buy author!

a pediatric surgeon falls down the stairs and dies. his wife is trying to figure out what happened!?? absolute page turner with a jaw dropping ending!!!!

Book Dynamics✨
Multiple POV
Nonlinear Timeline
Whodunnit

In true Darby fashion I was hooked from page one but unfortunately this ended up being a little lackluster.

I had it figured out from page 1 which isn’t usually the case for a Darby book - if you exclude her last which I like to forget exists 🙃

I can look past a predictable thriller if it’s fun while it plays out but damn was this repetitive. And it wasn’t repetitive in the way that we needed to build the plot, it was just repeating the same things over and over for no reason I had to start skimming towards the end bc I just couldn’t do it anymore.

The meat of the story is great. It’s a very fun take on a whodunnit and very what the fuck as you would expect from Darby. It’s just not dialed in like it should be.

This book was SO good! I love Darby Kane! All of the early reviews from @thrillerbookloversthepulse have been amazing and its so easy to see why! The FMC had a snarky, sarcastic personality reminiscent of the FMC in Listen For The Lie. The alternating timelines kept the suspense and intrigue going at maximum speed, with each chapter leaving more clues as to what was going on. The twists kept on coming, and I found myself with whiplash when my theory proved to be wrong again and again. This is going to be a huge winter thriller release so make sure you preorder this one now!

Thank you to William Morrow, Darby Kane and Netgalley for an ARC.

How long does the honeymoon last? In Addison’s case, 97 days. How about the most typical manner of death? Is it murder? In this case, Addison’s older and much wealthier husband is indeed dead. How often is the killer the spouse? Addison is being looked at very very closely. The police and most certainly his ex-wife are certain she did it. Oddly enough, Addison may have wanted Richard dead, but someone else beat her to it.
This book hooked me when Allison uttered her first of many snarky comments. As the story unfolds, we learn why she married Richard. Hint: it’s quite a twisted tale and I hoped in Allison‘s case she would fall very very very far from the proverbial family tree .
While I guessed the identity of the killer, it didn’t even phase me since there were so many other twists and turns ahead. I know this doesn’t publish until December,but if you can get your hands on an ARC, it would be a perfect beach read. I really really enjoyed it. 4.5 stars.

This was a great read, I did not see this ending coming. I could have done without the crossfit and semi-romance. Otherwise, I would recommend.