The Husband
Daniel Hurst
296 pages
Bookouture
published January 20, 2025
About the book
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 realise 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 is the king of domestic suspense popcorn thrillers. His books always grip me from the start, pack suspense, and have a twist I never see coming. I love some and like others and there’s not been one I’ve read that I didn’t like. They are fast paced and short enough that there isn’t a chance for them to slow down.
This one has me wondering, how well do you know your loved ones. Jenny and Lachlan have been married for 20 years and Jenny knows little about his life before they met. Is he a caring husband or does his secrets shed light on who he really is? I like that Jenny and her daughter get caught up in an unsolved mystery series that happened in Lachlan’s hometown.
So many little things tip the scales that Lachlan is not a good guy, but you’ll never guess how this one ends. I liked that we saw how it all unraveled from both of their points of view. Knowing Lachlan’s thoughts had me disliking him from the start. I related to Jenny, but I waffled back and forth if she was just too trusting. You’ll have to read it and decide for yourself.
This reminds me of either a Freida McFadden or one of Kiersten Modglin’s more suspenseful books. Once you pick it up, you won’t want to put it down.
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.
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