The term slow-burn was made for this novel as it builds exquisite layer upon layer into the most compelling reading experience. Cleo is a successful novelist and screenwriter, she plans to walk away from everything when her past begins to haunt her present. Framed for murder, she can’t reveal her innocence unless she confesses to a whole host of secrets. I was hooked from the very first page, this is a novel where the tension builds with each chapter until it is almost reading through your fingers time. Two time frames sit, initially a huge distance apart until the past begins to travel towards the present, with each new piece of information slotting into place and adding to the suspense. Dorothy Koomson is a go-to author for me, here she successfully spins and weaves together fascinating characters, formidable secrets, and darkly knotted tension. Cleo narrates her own story, while her niece Lola adds a really interesting take, allowing you to step back and take on a different perspective. The ending hammers home with short sharp shocking chapters until I was finally able to take a huge intake of breath. Forming the most gripping and satisfying read, My Other Husband takes you into the heart of domestic life and shatters it piece by piece.
'A brilliant rollercoaster of a thriller about obsessive love and hidden secrets. Tense, twisty and unputdownable. I loved it!' CLAIRE DOUGLAS
Cleo Forsum is a bestselling novelist turned scriptwriter whose TV series, 'The Baking Detective' is a huge success. But now she has decided to walk away from it all and wants to divorce her husband, Wallace. But what is she really running from?
As Cleo drafts the final ever episodes of the series, people she knows start getting hurt. It soon becomes clear that someone is trying to frame her for murder.
She thinks she knows why, but Cleo can't tell the police or prove her innocence. Because then she'd have to confess about her other husband . . .
My Other Husband is the latest gripping thriller from the Queen of The Big Reveal.
'Dorothy Koomson really takes things to another level with My Other Husband. With shocking twists and an emotional, but satisfying conclusion, this is an expertly-crafted, rollercoaster of a novel that had me gripped from the beginning' Jendella Benson
'Dorothy Koomson is on formidable form . . . Clever, unnerving and utterly compulsive, the final few chapters left me breathless' Kia Abdullah
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