This is a fast paced mystery with a lot of suspense. I was drawn in at the beginning and couldn’t stop reading. There are plot twists that I didn’t see coming. It’s very well developed and entertaining. I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving this review

Moral of the story: Trust no one. And if the situation appears to be too good to be true, then it probably is. In this complicated story of love, loss, and betrayal, things are not what they seem. There are many disturbed and unlikeable people, but it is difficult to tell if they are just not pleasant or if they are involved in criminal plots. Doesn’t unwind until the end, with several twists. Highly entertaining!

3.5/5

Tabitha is working as a waitress in her NH hometown when Connor Ford unexpectedly comes into her restaurant and is seated at her section. Tabitha and Connor have a history - one electric summer where they were attached at the hip and madly in love. The summer romance came to an abrupt end when Connor's wealthy grandmother found out and interfered, pushing Tabitha out of Connor's life as quickly as she'd entered it. So when Tabitha sees Connor all these years later, she's elated and nervous and a little salty.

Connor has changed. Driving a lamborghini, wearing expensive clothing, and in the spotlight because of his famous wife, he isn't the young man Tabitha fell in love with all those summers ago. But that doesn't seem to matter for Connor, as his feelings faded but never disappeared, and seeing Tabitha again, refuels the fire. Immediately, Connor and Tabitha hit it off again and even though Connor is married and his wife is paranoid and jealous, he won't let it get in the way of his feelings. After a magical weekend, Connor promises to leave his wife for Tabitha, but tells her he must do so in his own way and time, as ten million dollars is at stake if he can make the divorce mutual.

Nina is older than Connor by a good twenty years, however, her beauty, grace, and wealth more than make up for any age gap. When her and Connor met two years ago, it was also a whirlwind romance. Not seeking another marriage after being married for years to a cruel and philandering husband, Nina is surprised when she convinces herself that her heart and purse strings will be most protected if she and Connor wed. But as quickly as the relationship started, Nina starts to feel Connor pull away and she is convinced he's cheating.

The book opens up with Nina writing in her journal, warning the reader of Connor's infidelity and motive if she meets an untimely death. Sure enough, later that evening, Nina is found floating face down in a pool in an apparent overdose / suicide. And with Nina out of the picture, Connor is quick to pull Tabitha to his side, causing a media frenzy and suspicion on Nina's death. Thrust into the spotlight and a world of wealth, Tabitha starts to feel isolated and wonders who she can trust. Connor is mysterious and charming, but underneath that facade may lie something darker, and Tabitha decides to get to the bottom of it.

This was a really fun read filled with twists and turns, some of which I absolutely did not see coming! I was on the edge of my seat trying to predict the outcome.

I really enjoyed all the twists and turns this story took. Told by a few different points of view...what you assume at the beginning, you assume in the middle and continue to assume until...well, you should probably read it. I read it in a sitting because I couldn't wait to find out who done what and why. Did I have a few unanswered questions? Yes I did but those weren't the heart and soul of the story. A suspenseful story with what some might think is an HEA...or not.

Well! What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive! This book is all about deception! And it is all over money!

Nina is a wealthy (and I MEAN wealthy!) widow. She marries a much younger man named Conner. Conner signed a prenup. If Nina leaves Conner or she dies, he gets millions. If Conner cheats, he gets nothing.

Enter Tabitha. Tabitha is a waitress from Conner’s youth. They had a fling growing up and Conner has come back to rekindle….or has he? Anyway, he is back in Tabitha’s life. But, is it because he loves her, or is it more sinister.

This story had me on the edge of my seat. Honestly, I had no idea which way it was going to turn. And it did not turn out the way I expected. I have to be careful what I say…it would be very easy to give it away. You MUST read this to find out. Half the time I wanted to slap Conner and the other half I was wondering what he was up to. Or even if he was up to anything.

Grab your copy today! You will not be disappointed!

I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.

The Wife Who Knew Too Much has the best opening paragraph I’ve read in quite a while.

“I’m writing this to raise an alarm in case of my untimely death. This is hard to admit, even to myself, let alone to the world. My husband is planning to kill me. For obvious reasons. He’s in love with someone else. And he wants my money.”

The next day, the author, Nina, is dead.

Nina’s death is ruled a suicide. However, when her husband Connor’s new wife, Tabitha, finds the note in Nina’s diary, she begins to suspect Connor. Did Connor kill his first, much-older, wife for her money? Is Tabitha herself in danger? Or was Nina just trying to blacken Connor’s reputation before taking her own life?

Tabitha is unbelievably naive—to the point of being annoying. I understand, she’s in luuuv. But she is also thirty, divorced, and should have acquired some smarts along the way. For goodness sake, she was treated badly by Connor and his family thirteen years prior when they initially dated. I think falling for the same scumbag twice might make her fall on the stupid side of the naive line.

Because I had no sympathy for any of the characters, I’m giving The Wife Who Knew Too Much 3 stars. However, if you love reading about troubled romances, you may like this book better than I did.

Thanks to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.

A truly great read. At times, I felt pity for some of the characters, especially Nina and Tabitha. I was extremely disappointed with the ending. Despite the ending, I highly recommend. Thank you St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for granting an ARC of this book.

TWWKTM is a fast pace and entertaining psychological thriller. This book had my attention from the very first page and kept it. First book from Campbell most definitely won't be the last.

What I liked:
- Reading from the perspective of Nina and Tabitha.
- I love the mystery around Nina’s suicide.
- The twist left me SHOCK to the core.
- I didn’t like Nina, Tabby, and Connor but I couldn’t get enough of them.

What I didn’t like:
- I wish I could have more from Nina's perspective. Her part felt super rushed.
- This one might be me but I felt like Tabby was too naive especially after going through a terrible marriage.
- The ending was dissatisfying.

Recommend if you are looking for a fast pace, secret, lies, and full of betrayal psychological thriller.

Thank you St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for a copy of the ebook in exchange for an honest review.

The Wife may not be the wife you think. Twisty and turns but a little too soap opera-y. I liked the journey but I don't much like the "explain it all in one scene" thing. Connor and Tabatha have a history. It's an interesting history. The death, the intrigue all good. This was a good read but not a great one.

Bahhhh this was such a fun one!!! A breakneck summer thriller with Rebecca vibes (along with just a touch of Gatsby). I devoured this book and loved every second! Murder, wealth, glitz, glamour, a bit of drug dealing, and a trip to Dubai. Come onnnnn. If that doesn’t sound entertaining, I don’t know what does! A perfect thriller to read on a hot and steamy summer day.

I was hooked on the Wife who knew too much from the very beginning. What a way to start a book and grab your readers attention! As soon as I read a page from Nina Levitt's diary saying that her life is at risk and she would like an autopsy in case she dies unexpectedly, because her much younger second husband is behind it, I knew this was going to be a page-turner.
As a teenager Tabitha had a whirlwind romance with Connor until the fate and families separated the young lovers. Now that Connor's wife is dead by what appears to be a suicide, perhaps Tabitha and Connor's love story can get a second chance. Only things rarely are what they appear to be and very soon Tabitha begins to suspect that her new husband isn't to be trusted.
The book was incredibly entertaining with it's fascinating plot and never-ending twists and turns.
Thank you to NetGalley and St.Martin's Press for the review copy provided in exchange for an honest opinion.

Ugh. So. I think I wanted to like it a lot more than I actually did? Because I enjoyed this one but I also didn't?

I was immediately sucked into this book. It opens with a bang. A diary entry from Nina about how if she's found dead, her husband did it. Then the next page is an article about her death. Sounds fascinating, right? I was immediately hooked.

This book is absolutely a page turner. I kept going because I was intrigued and because it was very, very readable. I would've finished it a few days earlier than I did if time had allowed. I was absolutely sucked in. It was very easy to keep going and the short chapters helped me read more.

But. Two problems with this book. I did guess the ending about halfway through. And because it felt kind of ~mediocre to me, I kept expecting a bigger bang at the end? And when there wasn't one, I was left feeling unsatisfied. I did guess that Juliet was Connor's ex and all that jazz but, I don't know, that didn't really feel like the big twist I think it was supposed to be? And Connor's death felt weird and out of place. I kept hoping that he wasn't dead? That when they pulled back the sheet so Tabitha could identify his body, it wouldn't be him. So I don't know. He felt waaaaaay too guilty to ONLY be a red herring and I think I was disappointed that there wasn't a bigger bang surrounding all of that.

And my other main problem was Tabitha herself. She annoyed me literally from page one (or whatever page she first appeared on). I absolutely hate female protagonists like her. She was way too whiny. She couldn't think for herself. And by the middle of the book I was so frustrated with her that it started to diminish my enjoyment of the entire thing. Why did she need Connor to swoop in and save her? And why did she continue to trust him when he showed her time and again that he wasn't a good man and also wasn't actually going to save her? I wanted her to be strong and powerful and save herself. But instead she was weak and whiny and everyone else had to do her saving.

I honestly think I would've liked this more if it would've been Nina's story rather than Tabitha's. She was the character who fascinated me most and I hated that she was just a plot device. I think following her would've been the more interesting path for this story.

So. I'm conflicted. This was a very readable book and parts of it were incredibly well crafted. But I also wanted to chuck most of the characters off my balcony. So at the end of the day, this ended up feeling more middle of the road for me? Which is a shame because I had hopes at the beginning. It definitely sucked me in at the beginning. And all this being said, I do still recommend this one because it is great from a ~thriller perspective. And who knows? Maybe Tabitha won't annoy you as much as she did me.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review!

Caution: Spoilers because what the heck did I just read? The Wife Who Knew Too Much got me! After all the twists and turns, I could not figure out if the husband had anything to do with Nina’s murder. Tabitha annoyed me. She was so naïve, she was the perfect person to be set up for the murder because she was so trusting and full of herself and Connor. Connor had his own issues and preyed upon Tabitha when she was young. Tabitha still hadn’t grown up when Connor finds her again, even though she’s been married and divorced she still doesn’t question Connor’s odd behavior, behavior similar to her ex-husband’s. She just tiptoes around issues and hopes he doesn’t get mad. And Connor gets mad at her a lot and for things that are completely out of her control.
None of the characters were likeable, which isn’t always a bad thing but in this case I found myself rooting for Nina, and she was dead most of the time.
I still have some questions after finishing the book, like what was Connor and Juliet’s relationship? It seemed like he lead her on while also ordering Tabitha not to trust her. And what was in it for the security guard helping Juliet kill Connor and kidnap Tabitha?
Even though I had some problems with this one, I could see this being a good beach read or good discussion for a book club. There are so many twists and turns and things to think about and the problems in the past came back to haunt people who stumbled into roles they didn’t ask for. If anything it would be a good Lifetime movie!

This was one wild and twisted story, one where the first paragraph sucks you in. It was suspenseful and I didn’t know who to trust because I felt like every character was hiding something. When the truth was revealed, it was something I couldn’t have predicted. The ending was full of action and came to a satisfying conclusion.

Tabitha is struggling to make ends meet as a waitress in a small New Hampshire town and in walks Connor, her teenage love. He was the rich, handsome boy at the country club she worked at. Their young love was doomed. But the old sparks are still there and they plan on starting a new life together. Trouble is, Connor is married to Nina, an older, wealthy woman who he can’t simply leave for another woman as their prenup will leave him with nothing.

Connor returns to his life of luxury in the Hamptons to figure out an escape plan but Nina knows that Connor has been a bad boy. Soon after, Nina is found dead. Originally ruled a suicide, it is clear that she was murdered. And guess who is the prime suspect? Tabitha.

The Wife Who Knew Too Much is a fast-paced thriller that has some good twists that will keep you interested. Pretty much everyone is worthy of suspicion, except for the totally in way over her head Tabitha, who seems a bit too naïve at times. I enjoyed it.

Many thanks for NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press and author Michele Campbell for the advance copy.

This book was a good read and kept me engaged until the very end. I expected the twist at the end but still enjoyed how the plot was laid out and how the story unfolded. Would definitely recommend this book!

The Wife Who Knew Too Much is one of my favorite books I have read this year. It was great and I highly recommend it and giving it one hundred stars if I could.

This one didn't start off well for me and never recovered. Tabitha (He calls her "Tabby." Yuck!) and Connor were supposedly high school sweethearts. I never felt that was believable. Rich country club boy and local poor girl. No. So I was even more unsympathetic when they meet years later and begin an affair. He is richer and she is poorer. Add to that the wife who supposedly commits suicide. Or is murdered. Who had the wherewithal to write a diary entry as she is dying? I couldn't get past the ever increasing pile of stereotypes and clichés.

This is my second book by Campbell and she didn’t disappoint! The author hooks you from the first page with a message written from Nina, the first wife. The plot has a bit of an unreliable narrators situation going on, which I love! If that’s not your thing, I’d probably skip this one or not have high expectations.

It’s the 4th of July. A huge party is being thrown at Windswept, a 30’s style mansion on the beach in the Hamptons. It’s one of those parties for the elite, the wealthy, the celebrities. The paparazzo are everywhere, trying to get a photo. Nina Levitt is the reigning queen of Windswept and she is writing in her diary. She married into the wealth and privilege of the Levitt fortune when she married Edward Levitt, a rich and powerful man, many years her senior. After Edward died, Nina inherited his vast wealth. But all the money and a second marriage to a much-younger man is not a recipe for happiness and peace for Nina. She writes that if she dies unexpectedly, it is her husband, Connor’s fault. Connor and a mysterious “her”.
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We then meet Tabitha. She’s a waitress at a busy restaurant/pub on Baldwin Lake in NH. She tells us a story about how, as a teenager, she fell in love with Connor Ford. Tabitha worked at the pool at Connor’s country club. Rich boy/poor girl. One crazy-in-love summer long ago. Tabitha had never really forgotten Connor. So imagine her surprise when Connor shows up at the restaurant out of the blue.
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This book is all soap opera drama, popcorn thriller, perfect beach read. It’s slow to start, but it picked up speed and I couldn’t put it down. The characters weave together with more than a few red herrings. As the story went on, I was more invested in the characters, particularly Tabitha.
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Read it or skip it? If you’re a thriller/mystery/domestic drama fan and you don’t mind suspending disbelief, Read it! It’s a fun summer escape with tons of action at the end. I guessed the ending, but I still enjoyed this one.