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A Reliable Wife : A Novel
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A Reliable Wife
Author(s): Robert Goolrick
Review(s):
“A glittering, poisoned ice cube of a tale . . . eminently readable.”
“A weighty psychodrama laced with Hitchcockian suspense.”
“[A] beautifully written, beautifully dark book. Goolrick is a superb writer.”
“A killer debut novel . . . suspenseful and erotic . . . [A] chillingly engrossing plot . . . good to the riveting end.”
“A gothic tale of . . . smoldering desire . . . The novel is deliciously wicked and tense, presented as a series of sepia tableaux, interrupted by flashes of bright red violence . . . Once you’ve fallen into the miasma of A Reliable Wife, it’s intoxicating.”
“This engrossing and addictive novel will leave you both chilled and satisfied.”
“A thrilling, juicy read . . . The writing is beautiful and the story is captivating. It’s a real page-turner.”
“A tantalizing pace that will have you flipping faster and faster through the pages . . . A beautiful and haunting read, a story about all the different manifestations of love―a story that will stay with you.”
“Completely original. . . .The unforeseen conclusion provides a big payoff for readers of this tension-laden debut from a promising new talent.”
“A sublime murder ballad that doesn’t turn out at all the way one might expect.”
ISBN: 9781443454841
Author(s): Robert Goolrick
#1 New York Times bestseller
USA Today bestseller
He placed a notice in a Chicago paper, an advertisement for “a reliable wife.” She responded, saying that she was “a simple, honest woman.”
She was, of course, anything but honest, and the only simple thing about her was her single-minded determination to marry this man . . . and then kill him, slowly and carefully, leaving her a wealthy widow, able to take care of the one she truly loved.
What Catherine Land did not realize was that her enigmatic and lonely new husband had a plan of his own.
Filled with unforgettable characters, and shimmering with color and atmosphere, A Reliable Wife is an enthralling tale of love and madness, of longing and murder.
Review(s):
“A glittering, poisoned ice cube of a tale . . . eminently readable.”
“A weighty psychodrama laced with Hitchcockian suspense.”
“[A] beautifully written, beautifully dark book. Goolrick is a superb writer.”
“A killer debut novel . . . suspenseful and erotic . . . [A] chillingly engrossing plot . . . good to the riveting end.”
“A gothic tale of . . . smoldering desire . . . The novel is deliciously wicked and tense, presented as a series of sepia tableaux, interrupted by flashes of bright red violence . . . Once you’ve fallen into the miasma of A Reliable Wife, it’s intoxicating.”
“This engrossing and addictive novel will leave you both chilled and satisfied.”
“A thrilling, juicy read . . . The writing is beautiful and the story is captivating. It’s a real page-turner.”
“A tantalizing pace that will have you flipping faster and faster through the pages . . . A beautiful and haunting read, a story about all the different manifestations of love―a story that will stay with you.”
“Completely original. . . .The unforeseen conclusion provides a big payoff for readers of this tension-laden debut from a promising new talent.”
“A sublime murder ballad that doesn’t turn out at all the way one might expect.”
ISBN: 9781443454841