What a read lots of twists and turns and it kept you questioning who was lying and who was telling the truth! The ending was totally unexpected!
Different characters who you do feel sorry for some of them and it’s told in different pov’s and different timelines but not in a confusing or complicated way! It’s well written!

The story is based around rich who goes missing one day whilst out with his then 3 year old son Maddox!
Liv knows he’s coming back to her eventually but Maddox thinks he’s dead and 11 years on she finds out he has a new wife!! This was not what they planned and now with police on her doorstep and this mystery new wife liv does not know who she can trust! Has rich conned her and Maddox? Are they safe?

Thank you to K.L Slater, Bookouture and Netgalley for my advance copy.

Intense, twisty thriller which kept me guessing to the very end. Highly recommend if you like fast paced suspense novels

Wow, KL Slater certainly knows how to write a thrilling book that is impossible to put down even at 1am in the morning. Some really good characters in the book, Liv and Kait are easy to like and at times feel sorry for especially as we get to know them more. . Must say I learnt about dodgy business deals and the dark web that I hadn't got a clue about, just goes to show what people will do for money. Highly recommend this book by a brilliant author and can't wait for her next book.

This is the first book I've read by this author but the premise sounded intriguing. I ended up reading it in a day because I was so gripped! It didn't go where I expected it to, with plenty of twists and turns throughout to keep you guessing.

I would definitely read other titles by this author after trying this one.

This book started off with a bang, then got a little slow, but again picked up about halfway through and I couldn’t put it down. The characters were well developed, yet I couldn’t decide who to trust! I loved that I truly didn’t know what was going to happen. All around, a great read.

A great thriller that is hard to put down, I've read nearly all of E. L Slaters books and have loved them all, this one had a great twist and I loved the ending!

A woman awaits her husband's return eleven years after he disappears, leaving her with her young son. She knows her husband will return, but her son doesn’t. Then, she learns that her husband has a new wife. He has made a terrible mistake because that wasn’t part of their elaborate scheme, and now her life and the life of her son are in danger.

Liv and Rich have a crazy plan for him to disappear for years to evade the terrible mess he unwittingly got himself into. Except when the time is up for him to return, Liv realises that either she and their son Maddox were horribly deceived or something has gone very wrong. This is a complex book with multiple narrators yet somehow K.L Slater makes these characters realistic and relatable without confusing the reader. This really is a rollercoaster of a book, full of interweaving plot lines and gasp-worthy twists. Slater is a queen of this genre and this book is up there with her best. Thoroughly recommend.

Thank you to K.L Slater, Bookouture and Netgalley for my advance copy.

Wow this author does it again. Gives me a story that I think is going one way and then flips everything I believe over onto its head. Wow wow wow! This is a great thriller about a mother who is left abandoned by her husband who goes missing and has to carry on with her young son for many years until they can all be reunited again. As her boy grows up and starts to go off the rails she starts to question why her husband has not been in touch and as another woman appears on the sceen is the truth going to risk everyone’s lives. Don’t miss this one!!

I really enjoyed this twisty thriller. I read it quickly, in a couple of days, and was itching to know how it ended the whole time. Well written, great characters, and the book and chapters were a nice length.

The voices in this novel were so engaging. I really cared about the characters from the get go. It’s a novel about the cards we hold close to our chests and the costs of that wrapped up in a twisty murder mystery plot.

An enjoyable read. Quite complex nearer the end. But certainly a good read. Thanks Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book.

The Married Man by K . L Slater

Eleven years ago, my husband disappeared. Eleven long hard years I waited, my heart breaking for our son, who didn’t know his father was coming back.
Today, my hands shake as I try to understand what I’ve just learned: my husband has a new wife. This wasn’t part of our plan.
Eleven years ago, my husband made a terrible mistake. I sacrificed everything to help him fix it. But now he’s put our son and me in danger again.
Another great book by this author , you always know you are in for a great read.

Lots of twists , unexpected turns and an ending your not expecting.
Loved it .

This book is an eye-opener for someone like me who has scant knowledge about legal or dodgy business deals, drugs, or the dark web. The complex plot is brilliantly executed, well-researched, intelligently plotted and mastered competently and concisely. It involves lies, secrets, betrayal, avarice, and revenge in its ups and downs as the plot unfolds. It ripples with tension throughout, with its mischievous page-turning cliffhangers and a new obstacle to hurdle in every chapter. It is written in a format I don’t usually favour in different timelines in first and third person with different characters, but the author absolutely nailed it, and there was no confusion. The characters are well defined, and I reeled in disbelief that they coped with their troubles and duplicity. Their blood pressure must have been sky-high. Liv’s and Kait’s psychological medical conditions fascinated me and broadened my knowledge base. Mostly, my heart bled for Maddox, the innocent victim of an ill-judged, disastrous scheme. The ending, however, is poignant but satisfying. Thank you to Bookouture and NetGalley for an ARC for one of my favourite authors.

This book was SO intesne!! I like could not grasp the moments and had to set it down a few times. It was just so thrilling and good. It kept me on the edge of my seat. Loved it!

Yet another fabulous read from this talented author.
This is something really different.
A lot of big characters to get your head around, none of them perfect!
A storyline that really gets you thinking.
My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my advanced copy.
Just loved it.

After a challenging week and a few DNF reads it was such a relief to start a book by a go to author and know, just know it was going to be good

This my 21st read by the author and as intriguing, well written and readable as the 20 before

We meet a whole array of characters, some being honest, many not and all revolving around the mystery of what really happened to Livvy’s hubby Rich when he disappeared many years ago, some know some don’t but all want it to remain secret

Maddox, their son has always accepted the story told re his Dad’s disappearance until he discovers something that rocks his world and unknowingly is about to become a big player in the mystery

Full of twists, turns, lies and secrets this was as near perfect a psychological thriller as you can get

Thank you to Netgallery and the publisher for this ARC. The publication date is the 1st Nov. Another phenomenal, highly addictive and suspenseful book by K.L Slater.

I devoured this in a day as I raced through the pages dying to know what would happen next. It was fast- paced with many twists and turns throughout that kept me enthralled.

It’s hard to pick a favourite character as I liked them all. Kait who I felt sorry for as the book progressed then Liv had her own issues and finally Maddox he tugged at my heart strings a bit I wish he didn’t interact with Brandon (you will see what I mean when you read it!)

I’d highly recommend this book you definitely won’t regret reading it!

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Another exciting book from one of my favourite authors extremely well written with so many twists and turns

All the characters were well developed and the storyline was so well thought out which kept me involved in the storyline.

The ending was brilliant with everything brought to a satisfactory conclusion and I can thoroughly recommend this book.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for this great ARC.

Best laid plans….! I can always count on K.L. Slater to write twisty twists that boggle my mind and this one did not disappoint. Short, addictive chapters kept me intrigued until the very end. Thank you Netgalley, Bookouture, and the author for this eARC in exchange for my honest review. This book will be available for purchase on November 1, 2024