The Second Wife - Rebecca Fleet #Randomthingstours

I'm so pleased to be a part of the Blog Tour for this book today.

Description

‘Beautifully written and well-crafted. I read it in two days, though I would have read it in one if I could’ Sandie Jones, author of THE OTHER WOMAN

‘A mesmerising, beautifully-written domestic thriller that really stands out from the crowd. I flew through it.’ Mark Edwards, author of HERE TO STAY

'Engrossing, original and hugely enjoyable' Emma Curtis, author of THE NIGHT YOU LEFT

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Everyone brings baggage to a new relationship.

When Alex met Natalie she changed his life. After the tragic death of his first wife, which left him a single parent to teenage daughter Jade, he’s determined to build a happy family.

But his new-found happiness is shattered when the family home is gutted by fire and his loyalties are unexpectedly tested. Jade insists she saw a man in the house on the night of the fire; Natalie denies any knowledge of such an intruder.

Alex is faced with an impossible choice: to believe his wife or his daughter? And as Natalie’s story unravels, Alex realises that his wife has a past he had no idea about, a past that might yet catch up with her.

But this time, the past could be deadly . . .

Review

The book begins with Alex returning home to find his house on fire and what follows is what you would expect from such an awful event. He and his second wife are put up in a B&B and his daughter is admitted to hospital suffering the effects of the fire.

When his daughter reveals she saw a man in the house on the night of the fire,  Alex begins to suspect his second wife of infidelity. This leads to the book flip flopping between 2017 (present day in the book) and 1999/2000. The story is also told in the voice of different characters all of which is well laid out and doesn't confuse.

When the book began to flashback I started to get annoyed because I wanted to know what was going to happen in the present day. But like all good stories, the reader must be patient as the past was important to the story line. I also didn't like the past as it made very chilling reading.

About a third of the way through the book the plot took on such a diverse direction that I just had to read the rest of the book in one sitting. The book took on so many twists and turns, and questions were popping up in my head, which just led to more questions. It was then I began to realise how clever the author had been with the way they laid the plot of the book out. 

The final part of the book my heart was racing - what was going to happen? I'll leave you to find out - no spoilers. A really great read and something a little different from other thrillers. Well written with believable characters.

I'm giving this book 5 out of 5 stars. My thanks for the invite to the blog tour from Random Things Tours.