This is the magic that Alafair Burke works in The Wife, which may very well be the Book of the Year.” — MysteryPeople.com (BookPeople’s blog), “Burke’s knowledge of criminal law and police procedures shines in this tangled plot with an unreliable narrator. Holy freaking cow! She also co-authors the bestselling Under Suspicion series with Mary Higgins Clark. to get your copy of The Better Sister now, "Burke's female characters are always very involving, with big, strong voices." by Harper. I loved every second of it. The Wife: A Novel When Angela met Jason Powell while catering a dinner party in East Hampton, she assumed their romance would be a short-lived fling, like so many relationships between locals and summer visitors. Burke always comes through with twisty plots and strong female characters, but she’s at the top of her game here.” — Lisa Scottoline, author of Exposed, “An intriguing, twisty psychological thriller, The Wife had me tearing through the pages, never sure which characters to trust. Burke knows what she’s doing.” — Seattle Times, “Alafair Burke executes a plot twist at the end of The Wife that left this reviewer gasping in awe.” — Dayton Daily News, “Alafair Burke always delivers. It would be a good book for a book group. Welcome back. To her surprise, Jason, a brilliant economics professor at NYU, had other plans, and they married the following summer. ", “To know something, he argued, was not the same as to be certain beyond all doubt. Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2018. Alafair Burke (Author) 4.0 out of 5 stars 9 ratings. Shawangunk Journal There is a lot that can be discussed. While utilizing fun pop culture references – that unforgettable eyelid moment in Raiders of the Lost Ark, an arch Hunger Games comment — Burke maintains an even hand here, nicely sprinkled with the multiple deftly-doled surprises up her cavernous sleeve.” — Seattle Review of Books, “Burke, the New York Times bestselling author of eleven previous novels, is known for placing her books into the present zeitgeist. I'm keep this short to avoid spoilers. The book that I stayed up into the night reading and woke up first thing in the morning to finish it because I was in total suspense. The Bone Church is a hypnotic and enchanting read! In one scene, a friend of Angela gives her an article about the fact that 80 percent of the assailants are men the victims know, which is why sexual misconduct so often goes unreported. Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2018. Is anyone whom they seem to be? This novel is impossible to put down once you start reading. Also, multiple POVs always gets me excited. Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2018. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. All were either trying to be too clear and pack too many plotlines in, had one dimensional, unbelievable characters or were boringly formulaic. A genuine shocker, sneaky and smart.” — Entertainment Weekly, “Must List”, “This might be the most gripping, insightful work from the best-selling author Alafair Burke yet. “The latest novel from lawyer-turned-best-selling novelist Burke is as freshly topical as a #MeToo hashtag, but it unfolds with the slow-burn thrill of pure fiction…. Honestly, this is all Agatha Christie's fault. I loved it! . It is well written and I mean no offence to the author at all, just found it hard to read not hard to put down! . With Jason's a successful career as an economist, he provides Angela and her son the comfortable life she never thought she could have. The Wife exceeded all my expectations – part psychological thriller, part domestic drama with a splash of legal thriller, this made for highly addictive listening (I purchased the paperback and then ended up listening to the audiobook). It was recently published on 1/23/18 by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins, 352 pages. Burke is a smart and entertaining writer, and her novels frequently capture the zeitgeist of our times in perceptive and page-turning ways (sexual harassment is at core of this one).” — Minneapolis Star Tribune, “Burke, a former prosecutor who is a professor in the law school at Hofstra University, brings authenticity to the legal intricacies of the plot. The last third took forever to get to the point. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. I'm giving it only three stars because I don't think this is a book I'll remember in a couple of years simply because the format is similar to so many other screwed-up-marriage mysteries out there.
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