Loved this book! It did get a little creepy towards the end but somehow the author made it work. Riveting and definitely not a book you can put down u til you have finished it, which I did in one sitting. A masterpiece of a mystery. Highly recommend,

“The New Husband” was a bit of a strange read for me.

Nina’s world is turned upside down when her husband Glen goes missing and is presumed dead. As she and her two teenage children attempt to move on, she discovers secrets about Glen’s life that leave her doubting everything about her life.

Enter Simon, a teacher at the school Nina’s kids attend. Simon seems to be perfect in every way, attending to Nina’s needs, cooking her favorite meals, and helping her move on with her life.

Throughout the book we get clues that Simon may not be as great as he seems. Nina’s daughter Maggie especially dislikes him and still believes her father is alive,

About a third of the way through the book I was wondering “Where the heck can this story go? It feels like it should be wrapping up!”

Silly me!

The middle of the book definitely caught me by surprise, but it’s also where I started to have to give the story a bit more leeway in its believability. Why was Nina so blind to the things happening to her and around her? Why wouldn’t she believe her daughter? And what the heck IS the deal with Simon?

When we finally are shown Simon’s motivation in the end, it feels a little lackluster. And the part that isn’t resolved it a bit unsatisfying.

Overall I did enjoy this book and would recommend it.

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I really enjoyed this book - it moved really fast and kept me interested throughout. There was good character development and the story progressed steadily. If you like domestic noir, I would recommend.

Amazing! I really liked this book, and couldn’t put it down. I did kind of misunderstand the timeline-I had no idea how long Glen had been missing. Lived Maggie and Ben.

I've been trying to put my finger on the right word for this writing style. Thus far, the best I've come up with is "placid."

Oh my gosh! This book was amazing! It was a page turner from the get go! I loved how every time you thought the family was going to find out the crazy new soon to be husband was going to be found out he wasn’t! I would want to scream at the book like ppl!!! Open your eyes!! He’s crazy! Come on! I wish I could give this book more than 5 stars! I can’t wait for the next book! It was a very edge of your seat heart pumping good!

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an early release of this book for my honest review. This started out a little slow for me and I almost put it down. I kept reading, thinking I know where this is going but nope, I was wrong so of course I had to keep going. A twist through me completely off base in the middle of the book. So yes, I kept reading! Without giving too much away, Simon is not who he thinks he is! A pretty good book and it kept me glued to the pages till the end. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

D.J. Palmer does it again! Fantastic read.
Things are not what they seem.
Kept me guessing for a long time.
While the ending seemed a bit rushed, getting there I found myself holding my breath.
Would definitely recommend!
Thanks so much for the opportunity to read before publication.

Tried to read it. If was so formulaic and repetitive I just couldn’t get into it.
At first I thought it was going to be a story about the missing husband, but it appeared to be about the future husband.
Anyway I got bored.

The New Husband, by D.J. Palmer was a great psychological thriller. There were parts of the book where I was frightened and didn’t want to go to the next page out of fear, but also couldn’t wait to continue reading to find our what happens. It was definitely twisty!

There were a few things that didn’t mesh so well with me. The epilogue felt a bit forced and like it didn’t exactly fit. I was hoping for more of a seamless wrap up, but this was a little choppy and left a lot to be desired after a great surprise ending. I also took issue with Nina’s character. She seemed a little bit desperate and too much of a pushover for my liking, but perhaps that’s the way her character needed to be written.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this ARC. All opinions are my own.

An interesting story. I liked the main character Nina and her daughter Maggie a lot. D.J. Palmer’s writing has a way of drawing you in and holding your attention.

This book was reminiscent of other books/movies I have read/seen, but it was still quite the thrill ride. I was anxious to get to the end to see how everything panned out. If you're looking for a psychological thriller, you won't be disappointed with this one.

Nina’s husband Glen has mysteriously disappeared and is presumed dead (which we learn in the prologue to this “I couldn’t put it down” book) when, two years later, we meet her and Simon, the man with whom she has bought a house, and her children Connor, who’s about 15, and Maggie, who’s about 12. While Connor enthusiastically welcomes Simon to the family, Maggie is downright antagonistic.

Simon teaches at the middle school Maggie attends, and seems to have a lot more money than one would expect from a teacher’s salary, and he’s adamant that Nina not return to her work as a social worker, which she does despite his objections. She also, unbeknownst to Simon, enters therapy.

Maggie is especially miserable, having been shunned for no particular reason by the “cool kids” she used to hang out with, but perks up when Ben, a sweet and brilliant guy on the autism spectrum befriends her. Things just kind of go on relatively okay for a while, until strange things start happening. Simon cuts Nina off from her friends, claiming he’s sick. He wants her to stop working, claiming that Maggie needs her at home. He’s very elusive about his first two wives, one of whom he claims committed suicide.

And then Maggie starts getting texts, even a phone call or two, from her dad. And the story gets very dark and dangerous until it reaches an exciting climax at the end.

I enjoyed this book, which I received as an ARC from the publisher and NetGalley. It’s well written, the characters, including Daisy the dog, seem real and relatable (except Simon, who truly has a mind so twisted it’s hard to imagine where the author found the internal fortitude to create such a sick and nasty villain), and the suspense builds at a perfect pace. I’d like to read more by this writer.

Fun, twisty, chilling and extremely creepy read! I was mentally screaming ‘look out’ from about page seven. Nina, her daughter Maggie and son Connor are picking up the pieces after Glen, the husband/father disappears. Into their lives comes sweet Simon, a knight in shinning armour. Hmmm. We know about these characters and it goes from bad to worse. Thoroughly enjoyable read, makes you put everything else on hold while you say, okay one more page. Well paced and recommended

Excellent thriller that you won't want to put down. You will feel so many emotions! Character development is strong

From the moment I began reading "The New Husband" it felt familiar. Somehow I had read this book or met these characters before, but that couldn't be true as this book has not yet been published. As I went along, Simon felt much like the baddie in many other "thrillers", Nina seemed like the about-to-become-gaslighted wife, and both clueless Connor or suspicious Maggie, the teen age children (even the dog, Daisy) were known to me from previous novels.

At a little more than half-way through I skipped to the end to prove to myself that my suspicions were right. And they were. Here, less than sadly, I gave up. Perhaps those with more patience or less reading experience would enjoy this book. Not I, I regret to report. Oh, and to the editor: Is Laura's last name Abel or Able?. Both spellings appear and here again in the role of Maggie's bully, carelessness..

This book kept me in suspense from beginning to end. Question after question regarding the disappearance of Glenn kept me completely immersed in this book. Nina and Glen were married with two children when he disappeared. After some time, Nina falls in love with Simon, a teacher at the children's school. Strange things start happening which leave Nina feeling concerned. The twists and turns in this book will keep you fascinated!

It took a while for me to become involved in this novel, but once I realized what was going on I just kept reading g until I finished!
Lots of psychology, lots of suspense!
I don’t want to give it away.
Excellent story!

This book is a thriller with twists and turns all throughout. Nina's husband Glen fails to return home after a fishing trip. She and their two children are forced to move forward without answers as to what happened to him. Nearly two years later, they are moving in with Simon, Nina's (nearly) fiance. Nina is thankful for Simon's place in her life, but her daughter wants nothing to do with him. Emotions run high as the story unravels, and you'll keep turning the pages trying to figure everything out.

I'm so sorry I really wanted to love this book but the writing drove me nuts. It felt very verbose and clumsy to me. I know that not every author speaks to every reader so I hope that I am the minority not the majority.