The Optician's Wife

By: Betsy Reavley

Narrated by: Beverley A. Crick

Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins

Publisher's summary

Can you ever really know someone? When Deborah, an unpopular 17-year-old, meets the charming and handsome Larry, he sweeps her off her feet. The trouble is, Larry has a secret. Then a series of grisly murders casts a shadow over everything. As Deborah's world starts to fall apart, she begins to suspect the man she loves of a terrible betrayal. And to keep their marriage alive, sacrifices must be made. The Optician's Wife is a compelling psychological thriller that unpacks what goes on behind closed doors and reminds us that sometimes the worst crimes can take place closer to home than you think.

©2016 Betsy Reavley (P)2016 Tantor

Critic reviews

"The Optician's Wife is a stylish, brilliantly crafted thriller which really delivers. A very real sense of creeping dread, combined with intelligent, finely drawn characters, had me turning the pages late into the night." (J. Ross, bestselling author of The DCI Ryan books)

Awsome Listen!!

I could not stop listening! So many twists and turns just when I thought I figured it out BAM! The ending was the best! I can't wait to listen to another one of her books!

Depressing

Her book Frailty was much better. This book was depressing from the start. I kept hoping it would get better. Kept listening out of curiosity just to see if I was right about the ending. I was.

Excellent!

This book was great! I was hooked from the beginning and really enjoyed all the twists and turns.

What a Trip!

The Optician's Wife kept me enthralled from start to finish. This is a story of a couple- Deborah, a plain girl barely 18 with no expectations that life, or anyone, will treat her kindly, and Larry, a little older, an ambitious opticians apprentice who sweeps her off her feet- marrying, raising kids, and toughing out the hard times in life with, well, questionable entrepreneurial genius. Meanwhile, a creepy serial killer terrorizes the town owner the years, eventually throwing suspicion upon the family.
I enjoyed this book and it's been a long time since I read a story that is so unique and rather twisted with a plot so unexpected, driven by characters who are not particularly likeable in any sense of the word, but certainly morbidly curious- like you don't want to see something happening but you just can't stop yourself from looking! I particularly liked the couple's ingenuity earning money when Larry gets himself in trouble with a loan shark. You won't believe how Deborah evolves.
This book made me a big Betsy Reavley fan if only because I love the creativity that goes into writing this book! It's worth the credit and a great read, and I highly recommend it!

surprised

totally surprised by the end...... good one... narrator did a wonderful job. began kinda regular... then as it continued became quite interesting.. loved the descriptions of the characters... that really helped me to get a great visual of the settings and the people.... I give this book a B +...!

Fantastic

The narrator of this book was fantastic! The story was scary and unexpected. Recommend highly.

Awesomeness!!!!

Ohhh my god!!! The book is just different like a caterpillar turning to a butterfly. Cray!!!

The Ending was more than surprising

this book started out a little slow for me but as I got into it I could not put it down and the ending. oh my goodness what an ending! what a surprise you got to read this or hear this book

Just Horrible

So many twists in the story to mention and I have never been so horrible shocked-surprised as to the ending of this book.

Odd..very odd…

I listened until the end because I wasn’t sure where things were going. I am not really sure that the end brought any clarity. I don’t know what to say without spoilers. For me it was lacking.