4.5 rounded up, because the suburban drama of it all is so up my alley!

Perfect for fans of Frieda McFadden, Daniel Hurst, and secrets, HIS LAST WIFE follows Anna, a working class woman who marries a wealthy widower with an adorable daughter. Despite his wife's disappearance (and presumed murder) a year earlier, Carey quickly falls for Anna when he meets her through work. In a ridiculously contracted timeline, he introduces her to his daughter, moves her in, and has the child calling her mommy (the audacity!!). It doesn't take too long for Anna to learn that there's more to his wife's disappearance that he let on - but Carey isn't the only one with secrets.

There was some unrealistic expositional dialogue (especially one speech by Anna towards the end, which is full of revelations she wouldn't list out to someone who lived those things) and plenty of disbelief suspension required, but it was well-paced and kept me obsessed until the very end, so that deserves 5 stars.

There were so many seemingly unrelated questions that at one point I didn't believe Choudhary would be able to pull it all together. I'm pleased to say I was wrong! I will definitely read more from this author.

Thanks, NetGalley and Bookouture, for the gifted ARC in exchange for an honest review.