I have read every book Michele Campbell has written and this is her fourth book and she never disappoints her readers. So, as you know from the blurb Connor is married to Nina, an older woman who is fabulously wealthy. Now, there is Tabitha, a girl Connor was involved with when they were much younger. Tabitha was from the wrong side of the tracks so to speak. So when his rich grandmother found out about their relationship, she forced Connor to end it with her. Now, back to present day, 13 years later Connor walks into the diner where Tabitha is working. They begin am affair which results in Tabatha getting pregnant. And also in those 13 years that have passed Tabatha was married and divorced from a drug dealer who is out of prison and stalking her. Then Nina dies, first it appears like a suicide. But Nina left a diary. I do not want to continue with my review because I do not want to give away any spoilers. This book keeps you guessing right up to big reveal who the real culprit is. The twist and turns that this author is known for keep on coming. I received this book as an ARC from net galley and the publisher. I want to thank them for this ARC.. I highly recommend this book if you are a fan of psychological thrillers with many twists and turns. (less)

I’m torn on how to rate this one. There were many, many contrived eye-rolling, not plausible situations, but I was interested and kept reading. There are way too many inconsistencies that just don’t fit add up that can’t be explained here without a Spoiler or two.

This book gives new meaning to the word obsessed. That’s what Tabitha was about Connor. Yes, of course there’s a hitch. Connor’s married to someone else with a ten million dollar pre-up hanging in the balance. The love story between these 30-something adults was er, ah, sappy at best.

Person A is married to Person B but is loved by Person C. Person C is married to Person D. Person A doesn’t love Person C, but loves Person E who had a relationship with Person D. There’s more. On and on it goes.

In summary, Connor was a money grubbing, sleazebag liar, and Tabitha was a ditz. The ending? Uh-huh, more eye-rolling.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review The Wife Who Knew Too Much in exchange for an honest review. I wish my review were more favorable.

3 stars!

LOVE this cover!

This one hooked me and had my attention from the beginning chapters, but then slowly as I read on, I found myself losing interest with the characters. I don’t know if it was because I was reading this while also reading another book, however it just didn't hold my interest like a thriller normally does.

I did enjoy the past/present and diary entries though!

Thank you to netgalley & the publisher - out 7/28!

The Wife Who Knew Too Much, is a suspenseful and gripping story which is built around three main characters, Mr Connor Ford, the first Mrs. Ford (Nina Levitt) and the second Mrs. Ford (Tabitha Girard)

It begins with Nina’s diary: “I’m writing this to raise an alarm in the event of my untimely death” so it’s hard not to be hooked from the first page… Then you’re brought back to the very beginning of this twisty ride.

The book tackles the themes of love and money and you keep wondering all along, who is the victim, who is the killer, since they all seems to have a motive…

Michele Campbell's writing is very clear and fluid and the characters’ feelings and reactions are well described.

Hope you’ll enjoy this twisted psychological thriller.

Connor was Tabitha's one true love. Years ago, Tabitha worked at a country club where Connor's family were members. He seemed out of her league, but they became infatuated with each other. When Connor's grandmother found out about their relationship, she put an end to it. Tabitha never really got over Connor. Fast forward to years down the road when Connor reappears in Tabitha's life. All those feelings come rushing back - not just for Tabitha, but for Connor, too. The two couldn't be any more different - Tabitha is a waitress is the same town and Connor is married to an older woman, who happens to be extremely wealthy. Connor wants out of his marriage, but there's that pesky prenup to consider. When Connor's wife commits suicide, it seems that events are falling into place for Connor and Tabitha to be together (and for him to take over his wife's estate). It all seems a little too neat and tidy... Did Connor's wife really commit suicide? Is Connor who he claims to be?

There were many twists and turns in this one; one of the major twists I had guessed early on. As much as I tried, I found it really difficult to find Tabitha as a likable character. Her naivety and complete trust of Connor was bordering on annoying. I can understand why the author made her this way - so many women are completely trusting of their significant others. Overall, I liked this one, but I didn't love it. I'd still like to check out more titles by this author.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press, NetGalley and Michele Campbell for the ARC I received in exchange for an honest review. Tabitha Girard is a waitress in Baldwin Lake where she grew up. She has never forgotten her teenage boyfriend Connor Ford who has come back into her life and is a married man. Against her better judgement she spends time with him and is drawn into a new and terrifying life that she may not escape from alive. With many twist and turns the story moves to the Hamptons and then to Dubai and back. Tabitha does not know who she can trust and who she can’t. This books has a lot of action and an exciting ending. I have read all of Ms. Campbell’s books and am looking forward to her next one.

3.5 stars

What girl doesn’t dream of being swept up by a handsome man and thrown into the jet setting world of the rich and famous? For the main character, Tabitha, the handsome man happens to be Connor, an ex-boyfriend who had married rich and was unhappy in his marriage. The two reunite with plans of Connor leaving his rich wife, until the rich wife turns up dead.

The writer did a great job setting up believable characters in engrossing situations. The big reveals at the end were set up well enough to be somewhat guessed earlier on in the reading but vague enough with enough misleads that I was still guessing if I was right.

I gobbled this book up in two days and really enjoyed it. It was the first book I’ve read by Michele Campbell but I’ll definitely be looking for her other titles!

Huge thank you to St. Martin’s Press for the advanced reader’s copy to review.

“The Wife Who Knew Too Much” is the newest psychological thriller by Michele Campbell. If you doubt whether authors grow weary of creating fast-paced tales without becoming routine, the answer in Michele Campbell’s case is thankfully, "no way!"

Tabitha is coming out of a short-term summer fling with Connor, who was all that and a bag of chips. While Tabitha and Connor soon go their separate ways, chance brings Connor back into Tabitha’s life by surprise. The fact that Connor is married to wealthy and successful Nina does not diminish the attraction he has for Tabitha. While ready to leave his wife, Connor is tasks with finding a loophole to his prep-nup so he does not lose out on a big payout. He would be willing to do anything to end up with Tabitha, but does that mean he is willing to murder Nina?

Do not expect an easy answer as Michele Campbell is at the top of her game. The author keeps you at the edge of your seat and is a master of both pace and timing. While I did not necessarily like the characters, especially Tabitha, it was not because they were not well-developed. This book is much more than an “easy beach read.”

I won’t let you know whether the ending is expected or not, but I assure you that Michele Campbell excels at beckoning you down one pathway, waiting until you start to relax, and then yanking you through a previously unknown hidden door.

I blame Michele Campbell for the fact that I ignored my hefty pile of papers to grade to finish this novel.

Fans of Michele Campbell’s previous work will not be disappointed. I'd like to thank NetGalley, Michele Campbell and St. Martin’s for providing me an advanced copy of this novel.

I was excited to receive an ARC of The Wife Who Knew Too Much after reading A Stranger on the Beach, also by Michele Campbell. You sort of find out what's going to happen in the book in the first few pages, but you can't stop reading. Things slow down a little bit while you get the background of what led up to this. You are never really sure which characters to trust and which not to trust. This is a real quick psychological thriller read, perfect for the beach!

Michele Campbell did it again with this one! If you are a lover of thrillers pick this one up! When Tabitha is reunited with her teenage love her life takes a twist she was not expecting. When her teenage loves wife turns up dead the case takes sinister turns that will leave everyone shocked and surprised!

Definitely not one to be missed!

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an egalley in exchange for an honest review

An old flame returns and renews hope in a woman that has never forgotten him.... a husband wishes to escape his controlling wife.... and the wife? Well, she warns anyone reading her diary.... if she dies, it was her husband who killed her.

Michele Campbell certainly keeps her readers guessing and I continued to turn the pages looking for answers. As the chapters alternated between Tabitha Girard and Nina Levitt and their history with the handsome Connor Ford, it was really starting to seem like I couldn't believe anything that I was being told. Well, the twists started coming, but with my keen eye, I was able to see where this train was heading. Unfortunately, it took a little more convincing for the very naive Tabitha to grasp the hellfire she was about to encounter. However, that didn't spoil my reading experience one tiny bit! This is certainly going to be one of those books you want to take to the beach, but don't forget the sunscreen!


Goodreads review 29/05/20
Expected Publication Date 28/07/20

The Wife Who Knew Too Much is a suspenseful psychological thriller that had me guessing through most of the book! The short summary is that Tabitha and Connor were high school sweethearts who were separated when Connor's wealthy family intervened to split them up. They both held on to their feelings for each other, but their lives took very different paths. Connor married an extremely wealthy older woman and is immediately unhappy in the marriage. Tabitha and him reconnect when years later he is eating dinner at the restaurant she works at. They realize they still have feelings for each other, and when Connor's wife Nina is found dead by suicide in her own pool, Tabitha and Connor have the chance to be together freely. But things are always more complicated than they seem, it soon comes out that the circumstances surrounding Nina's death are quite suspicious.

I thought this book was the perfect summer reading novel! I was definitely invested to find out how the story would end, and I did find myself rooting for Tabitha throughout the book. It definitely was a bit more predictable than I would have liked in the end, but I am still glad I read it!

Halfway through the book I was expecting and ending soon, then realized how much more I had left. The plot thickened and took so many curves. This is one you start devouring so you can find out what happens.

Talk about a slow burn book! Throughout "The Wife Who Knew Too Much", I was unsure of my feelings about the novel. When I hit the 3/4 mark of the book, I was sold on this novel. I couldn't stop reading because I.NEEDED.MORE. If you are looking for a twisted, action packed, shocking ending, this book has it! I am still a little shocked by what I read!

The characters Tabitha and Connor are flawed a bit -- I think Tabitha was naïve from time to time and Connor was money obsessed but I think both those flaws fit well into the storyline.

Author Michelle Campbell has earned herself a new fan!

Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book.

How much does the second wife know? The second wife believes she knows her husband Connor even though they have not been together very long. She is thrust into a life of riches that she struggles with as her background is that of a waitress with little money in the bank. As you read, you wonder how and why the first wife was killed. Who killed her? The author leads you into believing it is one individual, then quickly has you believing it is someone else. Who is lying? Who is keeping secrets?
Good mystery to read when you are looking for an easy beach read.

Since I was such a fan of Stranger on the Beach I hoped and prayed for this one! And boy did I get lucky! Thank you so much, I love, love, loved it! At first it seems like the classic "careful what you wish for", it's definitely that and so much more!! Well written, great characters and more twists than a pretzel! Loved it and can't wait to read more!

The Wife Who Knew Too Much
by Michelle Campbell
On Sale: 7/28/2020

Lately I seem to be loving books that change up the format. When I started reading this ARC, I was immediately intrigued by Nina’s diary entries. The book opens with her entry stating that she knows her husband has been cheating and that if anything happens to her, he did it.

The story goes on to introduce us to Tabitha, a single, hard working waitress. Then we meet Connor, Tabitha’s first love and Nina’s husband. Tabitha and Connor reconnect over a weekend, but Connor has to return to his wealthy wife Nina. Just after Nina’s annual 4th of July party, she takes her own life, or did she?

The characters were a mix of people I was cheering on and many that I loved to hate. At times I felt the need to shake Tabitha for being naive and dingy, but I realize this book wouldn’t have worked otherwise. The story was told from both Nina and Tabitha’s points of view, both past and present. The chapters were pretty short and this was a quick read.

If you’re looking for a twist yet easy read this book is it! A perfect vacation read!

Thank you @netgalley and @stmartinspress for an advanced copy of the book for my honest review.

This was a really good thriller. This book kept me interested til the end. It's full of twists. It did get slow in a few parts but was good overall. I would recommend.

I received this ARC from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for providing me with an advance copy of this book. I freely give this review.

On July 28th, be sure to put The Wife Who Knew Too Much on your beach read list. This book takes you inside the world of the very rich when Tabitha has an affair with her old boyfriend, Connor, who married a wealthy older woman. Tabitha’s heart is taken by this love, but lies, deceit, and treachery await.

This book draws you in at the beginning, and the twists are so interesting. You can never figure out if you can trust Connor. Every time Tabitha innocently trusts someone it doesn’t go well. The world of the rich and famous is foreign and hard for her to navigate, and she rightly sees it as shallow and fraught with unpleasant people.

This is a strong 4 star read that won’t let you down. You think you know how it will end but it will surprise you.

A taut, page-turning thriller you don't want to pass up!

This gripping and skillful examination of two marriages, two wives, and one husband has plenty of twists and turns that keep you guessing and won't turn you loose until the final page! I've read everything Michelle Campbell has written and she just keeps getting better and better. She delivers great character development and lots of head-scratching moments that cause you to stay up way too late trying to figure out where it will all end. Happily ever after?? Maybe not when you know too much! Great read and recommended.

Thanks to NetGalley for an ARC. Opinion/recommendation is entirely my own.