By: Daniel Hurst
Narrators: Lucy Paterson, Angus King Hachette UK - Bookouture
ISBN: 9781836183662
Publisher: Bookouture
Hatchette UK
Publication Date: 01/20/2025
Format: e-book
My Rating: 4 Stars (ARC)
Is the man you love a killer?
I’ve been married to my kind, loving husband Lachlan for over twenty years. He’s my everything. We have two teenage children, a beautiful home and I feel so lucky to live this perfect life. Until my best friend says something that makes me doubt everything…
She whispers it’s strange Lachlan has lived nearby to two unsolved murder cases. First, the murder of the woman in the small, Scottish village where he grew up and more recently the shocking death of a woman who lived round the corner from us. The thought makes my head spin. It’s just a coincidence, surely?
But at home, I can’t help but notice that Lachlan’s becoming angry, not at all like his usual self. It makes me wonder if he’s hiding something from me. It makes me wonder if he could be guilty. I push the thought away, but no matter what, I can’t get rid of this niggle of doubt.
The only way to find out is to go to Scotland and get my husband to face his past. But when secrets start to unravel in the remote Scottish Highlands, I realize the truth is more complicated than I thought, and more than one person could be a killer.
Now my children and I are in terrible danger. And coming here might be the last mistake I ever make.
An utterly addictive psychological thriller that will have you gasping out loud from the master of multiple twists and number 1 bestselling author Daniel Hurst. If you love None Of This Is True, John Marrs, T.M Logan and Freida McFadden you’ll be gripped by The Husband.
My Review
Daniel Hurst, the King of revenge plots, is back with THE HUSBAND—a twisty dark domestic thriller blended with dark humor, where the author cleverly takes readers into the psycho mind of a serial killer hiding in plain sight as an everyday husband and father. UNTIL...
About...
Jenny and Lachlan, a married couple for over twenty years with two teens, Bonnie and William, reside in London.
For the wife and children, they live a pretty everyday life. But the husband hides dark secrets.
When Bonnie becomes obsessed with a true-time crime documentary regarding the 25th anniversary of a teen girl who was murdered and the case has never been solved, it triggers a series of events that unearth Lachlan's past secrets in a small remote village in Scotland.
The small town is where Lachlan grew up. His departure from the city and the timing of the murder raises questions about his involvement.
Jenny begins wondering why her husband is not very forthcoming about his past. Then Jenny's friend, Terri, is murdered in a home invasion.
With Bonnie's obsession and Jenny's suspicions about what happened in this remote Scottish village and her husbands's childhood, she arranges a holiday trip for the family to the village. Her husband is not happy. Too close for comfort.
As the family delves deeper into the secrets of the remote Scottish village, Lachlan's true nature is revealed. His past rejections by women have triggered a murderous streak, and his family is now in grave danger. Then he takes another step. Another murder. He is not as clever as he thinks.
When will Jenny and the children find out about the man they call husband and father?
My thoughts...
THE HUSBAND is intense, creepy, and darkly humorous—classic Hurst!
Told from alternating POVs of Jenny and Lachlan from then to now, Hurst reveals all the innermost thoughts from both—Wow, Lachlan is one narcissistic sociopath! He needs to meet Karia Rouda's Paul Strom.
I admired Jenny's refusal to accept her husband's deceit and his excuses once she suspects things are amiss. He's a master manipulator, and the author skillfully portrays his twisted character. The author's storytelling keeps you engrossed, eager to see how his psychological madness will be exposed.
Recs...
This book is a must-read for those who relish the works of Daniel Hurst, Freida McFadden, Kaira Rouda, Miranda Rijks, and Emily Shiner.
Thanks to Bookouture for a digital ARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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My Rating: 4 Stars
Pub Date: Jan 20, 2025
About the Author
Daniel Hurst is an Amazon #1 bestselling author of fast paced psychological thrillers. His most popular titles include Til Death Do Us Part, The Passenger and The Doctor's Wife, the latter title reaching #1 on the Amazon UK Kindle store in February 2023. A regular KDP Select All Star since he became a full-time author in 2021, Daniel prides himself on writing fast, releasing stories often and engaging with his readers.
You can visit him at www.danielhurstbooks.com, where you can also download a copy of his FREE thriller 'Just One Second.' WEBSITE
