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It's Always the Husband

By: Michele Campbell
Narrated by: January LaVoy
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Summary

It’s Always the Husband...unless it’s the best friend.

The Top 10 Sunday Times bestseller

Kate, Aubrey and Jenny are inseparable at college – friends who promised they’d always be there for each other.

But twenty years later, their friendship is about to take a deadly turn.

Kate married the gorgeous party boy, Aubrey married up, and Jenny married the boy next door, but when one of the friends dies in shocking circumstances, will everyone assume that it’s always the husband? Or could it be the best friend?

It’s Always The Husband is the gripping debut which will keep you guessing until the very end.

©2018 Michele Campbell (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"A page-turning whodunnit that will speak to anyone who's ever had a frenemy." (Ruth Ware, best-selling author of The Woman in Cabin 10)
"A gripping, tangled web of a novel - it pulls you in and doesn't let you go. I loved it!" (Shari Lapena, author of The Couple Next Door)
"Secrets and scandals in an ivy league setting. What could be more riveting?" (Tess Gerritsen, Sunday Times best-selling author)

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Great twist

A twist I was not expecting. The story was rolling nicely. Good voices. Multi dimensional characters.

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Not my usual go to listen

Bought this as i was struggling to find anything in my usual genre. Really enjoyed and have bought the new book.

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Some good parts but some bad

Not the best book I’ve read, the storyline was at points very unbelievable. It wasn’t a bad listen but it certainly wasn’t a great listen.

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It's Always the Husband

Took a while to begin to but good once there. Lots of twists and turns.

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A "Whodunit" to the very end!

I started off.. not really feeling the narrator's voice.. but decided to persevere! so glad I did!! brilliant story! great narrator. listened at every opportunity! Kept thinking I knew who was the killer.. but nooo!! Such a good ending that I did not guess!! excellent!

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Hooked from page one

A refreshingly different thriller , well crafted story with all the twists you could want. I really could not put this book down

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Justice Served. Beautiful Narrator

In love with Michelle Campbell all over again. I have never hated a heroine so much probably in my whole life. The End was so so satisfying, im walking around with a calm smile right now

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too much sex

sadly this story was interrupted by too many sex scenes :( very disappointing ... ...

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One of the most enjoyable listens

The book narration coming from multiple point of view characters gives the book more freshness than if it was all from one persons, creating a complex and layered story, with references to major events or motives pass and present. The book weaves the pass with the present very well rushing you to want listen more so you can full understand, yet you are never confused about what timeline you are on.

For me this was a complete enjoyable read, being someone who likes to guess the who, in who did it, I was kept guessing and just wanted to talk to someone about my theory and idea about the murder(s), so would be a perfect read for any book clubs or group of friends. I was truly shock about the ending and didn't see it coming, with all the clues there this was down to the fantastic set up of the book and story writing. .

For me half the appeal to a book is the story but also the performance ,January Lavoy has a calming and soft voice you would expect to hear from your best friend, she did a brilliant job each characters voices matching the characters personally and the pacing perfectly.

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Average

Not any great surprises here... a slow unwinding if not very likeable characters and the interactions between them.

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