The Killer’s Wife by Susan Furlong ~ Review

A serial killer, a woman on the run, and an obsessive parole officer tangle in a psychological net of death and secrets. . .

When a severed finger was found in her car four years ago, Kerry Grey was arrested as an accomplice to the brutal slayings of three young women. Unbeknownst to Kerry, her husband Lucas was not only missing, but a deranged serial killer. Finally out on parole, she is ready to start anew and reunite with her young son. However, when a vigilante group inflamed by fear and motivated by reward money sparks a fevered hunt for Lucas, the nightmares of her past return.

Only one person can help Kerry evade the hysteria of the media—her parole officer, Adam Nash. But can she trust him? Was his move to the backwoods town of Joy, Montana coincidental or does Nash have his own obsessive hidden agenda involving the Hatchet Killer mystery, her husband and sweet justice?

It is not long before Kerry’s new life turns dark when she discovers that Lucas has been secretly giving their son carvings made of bone. And when a freshly dismembered victim is uncovered in the forest, the law is after her once again. Left with nowhere else to run, Kerry escapes up a mountainous trail to find Lucas and, one way or another, put an end to the real-life nightmare.

In a final twist of lies and betrayal, Kerry finds Lucas and the truth that will change everything.

Genre: Psychological Suspense
Published by: Seventh Street
Publication Date: July 2023
Number of Pages: 334

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Holy cow! If I could give this book more than 5 stars, I totally would! I was gripped from the very first page all the way to the last! Highly recommend to anyone who loves a thrilling crime novel!

This story unravels from the perspectives of both Kerry Grey, recently released from prison on parole for a crime she claims she didn’t commit and her parole officer, Adam Nash, who is hell bent on getting to the bottom of who’s responsible for the grizzly murders that took place four years ago.

Furlong gives us the perfect storm of mysterious hints that can be pieced together for an accurate prediction of what really happened, not so trustworthy first hand accounts and reenactments from a true crime show, and one massive blow-your-mind twist that you never saw coming, revealed in the most satisfying way!

I loved this book so much that I told my husband he must read it immediately and tell me what he thinks is going to happen at every turn of the page! Then again, maybe I’m just looking to relive this fascinating book through his eyes. I guess it’s time to start reading another book by Susan Furlong!

Susan Furlong is the author of several mysteries including the acclaimed Bone Gap Travellers series, and SHATTERED JUSTICE, a New York Times Best Crime Novel of the Year. She also contributes, under a penname, to the New York Times bestselling Novel Idea series. Her latest novel is the THE KILLER’S WIFE. She resides in Illinois with her family.