I was drawn to this book by the cover, and taking a chance on it paid off big time!

While at the core this is a solid mystery/triller, it's a beautiful novel with a lot going on. Amanda and Edward are expatriates living in Singapore. She gave up her life in England to be with him and live a life of luxury. Edward's daughter from his first marriage is with them as well, harboring some complicated feelings about her mother's death and father's remarriage. When the family maid commits suicide, Amanda begins to scramble to put together pieces of a much larger puzzle.

Furniss weaves a great story here, exploring issues of marriage, family, trust, loyalty. The characters are all fascinating in wonderful and horrible ways. The setting of expat life in Singapore is vivid, I could feel Amanda's isolation and desperation.

I appreciate a story that still has me guessing at 90% in, and The Trailing Spouse did for sure!

This is a captivating and engaging marital drama that makes you feel pity a lot. I think the best thing about this book was the emotional portrayal of an expat life in Singapore. I loved it. I've never been but between the pages of this book, I was really there. And that made the story so much more real, adding it a dense layer of genuine human spirit.

Thank you NetGalley for the chance to read this.

This is a very well written book. They author does a great job in character development. This is definitely a fast moving book filled with suspense!
I had no idea until the end exactly what was happening but once I figured it out WOW! I recommend this book if you enjoy a good mystery

Overall, I thought this book was okay and worth reading. I found parts of the book to be a bit slow, but really enjoyed the surprises that came toward the end of the book! I felt bad for Amanda - she seemed very isolated in her life in Singapore. She didn't really have any friends, her husband was constantly traveling, and her stepdaughter didn't really seem to connect with her. When she finds her helper dead it seems to unravel a whole series of events and every where she turns there seems to be more evidence mounting against her husband, Edward. I think the author did a nice job with the plot development and love how it all came together in the end. I received an ARC of this book via NetGalley - my opinions are my own.

I was given an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review.

I’m really glad that I read ahead through all the reviews that say this is a slow burn but definitely worth reading, because the payoff was spectacular. I even found the beginning, well maybe not as psychologically thrilling as I am used to, interesting enough because it provided me of you into the world that I don’t much see reading these books. From the blurb, I had had surmised this book would take place in the 19th century, and I was shocked to see how much of the Victorian– era attitude towards colonialism and patriarchy had been maintained in present day Singapore. The ain’t-shit men in this book are really ain’t-shit, and I definitely keep you hooked is the mystery unravels. Recommended

The Trailing Spouse was a 4 star read for me.

The author did a wonderful job with descriptions and characters, but I felt like the story dragged quite a bit in the beginning and probably up until I'd read about 1/3 of the book.

There were lots of secrets, some twists and a lot of information shared about the ex-pat community in Singapore that held my interest.

If you like thrillers or mysteries, you will probably enjoy this and I'd recommend taking a look at it.

The author does a great job in character development. It’s a mystery thriller to the end and it surprised me. I thought It dragged a little in the beginning until some of the action and suspicion started to unravel. Overall I really enjoyed this book.

"So many changing face." This sentence grabbed me as the definite theme of this page turner.
This is definitely a fast moving book filled with suspense!
I had no idea until the end exactly what was happening and once I was enlightened- just wow!
Amazing!

I received this ARC from Net Galley for my honest review. This is a well written mystery, set in the expatriate community of Singapore. Amanda lives with her husband Ed and step daughter Josie, who is still recovering from her mother’s suicide 3 years earlier. Their lives seem ideal until the apparent suicide of their foreign house helper, as their lives begin to unravel. Amanda suspects Ed may have been involved and begins to monitor His frequent business travels, with suspicions of infidelity, drugs and criminal activity. Meanwhile Josie is experimenting with a dark web blog that leaves her vulnerable and in trouble at school.
Camille is a young women that is working for a government agency and volunteering for a crises group for foreign workers, while trying to find answers about her parents disappearance 15 years earlier.
This is a real twister with complicated characters that drew me into the story. A real page turner until the unexpected conclusion. Excellent writing that immerses you into the shaky expatriate lifestyle. I enjoyed the opportunity to review it and know readers will enjoy this book.