The New Wife

De: JP Delaney

Narrado por: Chris Harper, Beth Eyre

The addictive and compelling thriller from the million-copy bestselling author of The Girl Before

When Finn Hensen gets a call from his sister Jess to say their father has died, neither is heartbroken. Their parents divorced many years ago, after which their father, Jimmy, continued to live a bohemian lifestyle in sun-soaked Mallorca, while his family returned to the UK.

Ownership of his home, a beautiful but dilapidated farmhouse in the mountains, now passes to Finn and his sister. The only problem is that Jimmy recently remarried for the third time, and his new wife, Ruensa, is still living there.

The pair agree that Finn should go to Mallorca and tactfully take possession of their inheritance. When he arrives, however, Finn is surprised to find that Finca Siquia has been completely transformed into a chic Mediterranean bolthole by Ruensa - along with her twenty-seven-year-old daughter, Roze. The Spanish police, meanwhile, are asking awkward questions about Jimmy's death... Are Ruensa and Roze the helpless victims of circumstance? Or will they stop at nothing to get Finca Siquia for themselves?

©2023 JP Delaney (P)2023 Quercus Editions Limited

Reseñas de la Crítica

As accomplished as du Maurier and just as unsettling (Cara Hunter)

Absolutely superb - the writing is masterful

This is a wonderful, perfectly executed story with both a sinister undertone and a cheerful, everyday tone, especially in the beginning where it seems like quite a normal setting with cordial relationships between the characters. You always feel something isn't quite right though and over time, start to suspect nefarious motives behind the 'new wife' and her daughter. However, things take a really unexpected turn about two thirds of the way through, from which there are many other unexpected turns. The writing is economical, even sparse and there's no flab in this novel. It's smart, psychologically sophisticated and such a wonderful read. If only all audiobooks were this good!