The Wife Who Knew Too much was excellent. It had suspense, fun and mystery in every chapter. It pulled me in from page 1. An ending I didn’t see coming kept me reading.

A haunting thriller with several story lines that all come together for a stunning finale. Realistic characters bring the story to life and add mysterious notes to this lovely novel.

3,5 stars

This was an interesting story that gave me a few hours of reading that made me forget the woes of the world while I concentrated on the woes of our main protagonist, Tabitha Girard. Poor Tabitha, a struggling waitress, left years ago by her one true love, Connor Ford. However, one day as fate would have it, who strides into the dinner where Tabitha works but Connor. They immediately reconnect, each pledging their undying love that never went away from all those years ago. There is one tiny problem though for Connor is married to an enormously wealthy woman, Nina, and smart as she is, she has an ironclad prenup agreement where if Connor leaves her or is unfaithful, he doesn't get a dime.

And then once again fate intervenes and when Tabitha finds herself pregnant and Connor not exactly responsive to her, she seeks him out at the Ford's massive estate in Southampton at a Fourth of July gala. Unfortunately, Tabitha's ex husband is also on Tabitha's trail so he too winds up at the party, unwanted guest as he an Tabby are and things get very interesting as later Nina is found drowned and thought to have committed suicide. Things get complicated, messy, and definitely convoluted.

There are times I have found when you want to jump inside the pages of a book and shake some sense into one of the characters. That was me with Tabitha. She missed so many clues, so many things that ensured she would be set up as a patsy for the death of Nina.

This story was pure escapism for me. It was flighty enough to keep me going and given the times we are living in, flighty and illogical stories might just fit the bill for many of us.

Thank you to Michele Campbell, St Martin's Press, and Net Galley for a copy of this book.

Lost love, reconnections, betrayal and murder make for good read. Nina is richer than rich and married to Connor. Tabitha is Connor’s teenage love. Nina takes her own life and Tabitha and Connor can finally be together. We get different POVs including opening up with Nina’s diary which sucks you in right away. An engaging read that kept me hooked throughout.
Thanks to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for the arc.

Thank you fro the advance copy!
While I enjoyed this book, lots of twists and turns, I found the main character to be annoying. Honestly, every move she made was dumb! But it was quick paced and kept my attention. I would recommend this book .

The Wife Who Knew Too Much: A Novel
by Michele C. Martinez

Nina Levitt is the prominent widow of real estate tycoon Edward Levitt.
Nina is throwing her lavish annual 4th of July party and she should be enjoying her guests. But Nina has something more important to do. She is writing in her diary to leave a message that in the event of her untimely death that it is foul play. And it was her husband Connor and her that were responsible.
The next day Nina Levitt is found dead, floating in her pool.
Tabitha knows Connor. Thirteen years ago, Connor spent his summer days lounging by the country club pool with his many cousins. Tabitha was a pool girl working at that same country club. It is hard not to notice him and when he strikes up a conversation with Tabitha, she is smitten. When he invites her to come and listen to him play with his band, she can’t say no even though as a staff member she isn’t allowed. What follows is a relationship that Tabitha only dreamed of. She sneaks out of her grandparents’ house at night to meet up with him. They are in love. But when Connor sneaks her into his grandmother’s estate, one time too many, their relationship is discovered. She quickly learns the outreach of his grandmother Nell, and she never sees him again.
That is until Memorial Day weekend 13 years later, when Connor walks into the restaurant where Tabitha is working. Are her eyes playing a trick on her? Assigned to his table she approaches him with both trepidation and excitement. All those old feelings are rising to the surface and she tries desperately to push them away. He is after all married to the famous Nina Levitt.
Connor proclaims that his love for her never died and that letting her go all those years ago was the biggest mistake he ever made. They continue the conversation after Tabitha leaves work and although her mind is telling her to run, her heart is telling her to stay. Their love is reignited, and Connor says he will tell Nina about their love and leave her.
But Connor signed a prenup and if he leaves Nina or is caught cheating on her he will lose millions. How far will he go to be with his one true love?

The Wife Who Knew Too Much by Michele Campbell is a twisty whodunit that will have you questioning everything, and everyone, you thought you knew. This is my first read from this author, but I am certainly intrigued enough to seek out more in future.

Tabitha is working at a country club when she first meets the charming Connor Ford. A summer romance ensues, and even though the relationship is deemed unacceptable by both of their families, Tabitha (Tabby) knows that she has fallen in love with her soulmate. But alas, the two are driven apart by their differing circumstances, and each go on to marry other people, in Tabitha's case a drug dealer, and in Connor's, the wealthy and controlling Nina. Yet Connor continues to carry a torch for Tabby, and when Nina purportedly takes her own life, the path seems clear for them to finally be together. That is, until a note, seemingly from beyond the grave, has Nina casting aspersions, and accusations, pertaining to her death.

This is a novel that will keep you on your toes as you struggle to separate fact from fiction, and truthtellers from deceivers.

Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for this ARC.

I rate this book 3 1/2 stars
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It's Always The Husband was my first book from this author and I am thankful that @netgalley and @stmartinspres gifted me the eARC of The Who Knew Too Much in exchange for my honest review. ⁣
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Tabitha Girard and Connor Ford had a whirlwind romance one summer while Tabitha was working as a pool girl at Connor's country club. Connor meant everything to Tabitha and she never really got over him. ⁣
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Years later, when Conner came back into Tabitha's life, he was older and richer and married for money. ⁣
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Connor's wife, Nina, takes her own life and frees Connor and Tabitha to get back together and get married. But all glitter is not gold, and Tabitha soon finds Nina's diary and questions if Nina really did in fact kill herself. ⁣
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Who is Connor? Why did he really marry Nina? Is Tabitha really his true love? ⁣
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I loved the twists and turns in this book! I found myself having a hard time putting it down near the middle - end. ⁣
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I didn't like that Tabitha and Connor had an affair and then proclaimed undying love for each other. They had not seen each other since they were teens and a lot changes in that amount of time. ⁣
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I found Tabitha frustrating in some of the decisions she made and I didn't really like Connor. Even in the end, I found him frustrating. 🙊 I wanted to feel attached to their characters but I didn't. ⁣
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Without giving anything away, the best part of the book is the twists. Definitely worth reading though!! ⁣
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A great thriller of a novel that will leave you hooked as you read through the pages. I enjoyed reading about Tabitha and Connor's past and often felt sorry for their chance of a life of love together. Fast forward many years later, they are now adults, and Connor is married to a rich and successful woman and living a life of luxury. Connor bumps into Tabitha all these years later at her place of work and she cannot believe she is staring at the man she loved and lost all those years ago. Can it truly be him?

I loved the suspense and thrills that build up as you read through the chapters. Not everything is as it appears to be, not everyone is who they pretend to be, and what you learn about some of these characters will shock you. I loved the suspense of the storyline and watching it all unfold. A definite must-add to your TBR list for 2020.

Curiosity..........and all that.

Gonna get 'cha in a lotta trouble.

The Wife Who Knew Too Much plays out with the inner nudge of a female persuasion to always draw aside the curtain. We all seem programmed to not let sleeping dogs lie. Why do we poke at something relentlessly until it sinks its teeth into us?

Tabitha Girard leans against the wall of The Grill for a moment's reprieve from a heavy night of waitressing. Her shift is almost over, but her feet just want to find the door. That's what she has left after a failed marriage to the devious Derek Cassidy who's doing time in prison.

Tabitha makes one last run to take the drink order from a young man at the bar. When he turns around, she almost faints. It's Connor Ford. She and Connor had quite the relationship back in high school. That very night, Tabitha and Connor are destined to re-create old times back at the ski resort lodge where Connor is staying. Ah, Tabitha, you should have closed out this guy's tab and left it on the bar.

Michele Campbell creates an entertaining novel wrapped around the games that people play. But there seems to be the usual formula happening here. Guy and girl rekindle romance only to have deep, deep secrets float to the surface. Girl starts sinking quickly into this quicksand when she can't leave well enough alone. It was a 3.5 for me kicked up to 4 stars. Campbell knows her way around a novel, but I'd sure like to see her grab something less predictable and more involved. I'm looking forward to a puzzle packed one in the future.

I received a copy of this novel through NetGalley for an honest review. My thanks to St. Martin's Press and to Michele Campbell for the opportunity.

Connor and Tabitha had a summer fling that didn't end well when they were teenagers. Years later Connor walks back into Tabitha's life and they pick up right where they left off. There's only one problem. Connor is married to the wealthy Nina Levitt and there's an ironclad pre-nup. If he initiates a divorce he is left with nothing. Will he walk away from millions to be with Tabitha? As it turns out, he doesn't have to make that choice since Nina was found dead in her pool from drowning. It was ruled suicide. Shortly after Nina's death, Tabitha and Connor get married but married life isn't so smooth as they navigate speculation and questions about what really happened to Nina.

I really wanted to like this book as I've loved all of Michelle Campbell's other books but I just couldn't. I found the beginning hard to read and slow moving. Tabitha frustrated me with her stupidity. Fortunately towards the end it did pick up for me and I did find Tabitha a little more likable.

I received a copy of THE WIFE WHO KNEW TOO MUCH on NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. Thank you to the publisher and author.

Five stars and here’s why:

WOW! Just WOW! I really loved it and this book kept me up all night reading it. I suffered a serious book hangover! This domestic thriller/mystery has it all – love, cheating, lust, greed, and of course, murder. If you like excellent writing and fantastic plotting with a serious amount of twists that you won’t see coming, then this story is for you. Highly recommend.

This was a great mystery with alot of twists and turns. I liked the writing style and the characters were portrayed brilliantly. The Wife Who Knew Too Much was a book that I thoroughly enjoyed. Would definitely recommend. Thank you netgalley for letting me give an honest review of this book.

The Wife Who Knew Too Much is a psychological suspense in the same vein as Gone Girl. For a lot of people that would be a plus for me, not so much. The main characters in this book are real hard to sympathize with as they are all cheaters of some sort and not real nice people. Unlike Gone Girl this book kept me reading just to see if karma catches up to them all. The plot does throw in some quick twists and turns to make the end of the book better than the beginning. The book is okay and I feel than people who like Gone Girl will probably love it but I am not in love or even like with this book. My voluntary, unbiased review is base upon a review copy from Netgalley.

Thank you for the advanced copy of this book. My reviews can be read on my GoodReads account here: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1335387-kelly

Thrilled to receive an invite to review the latest from Michele Campbell means this arc propelled to the top of my pile and I was happy to read a great domestic noir thriller with solid character development and a gripping story that piled on the suspense and suspects. And oh so many suspects in the possible murder of Nina, Connors husband who happens to be Tabithas schoolgirl crush and the guy who got away but who suddenly reappears as a bolt from the blue back into Tabithas rather humdrum life. Connor is gorgeous, sexy, smart and really really wealthy through his marriage. They spend a night together and their love rekindles. What could go wrong. His wife’s death for one thing. And oh so much more. Read this one right away - no disappointments here,

If you are the type of reader who gets impatient with characters for making dumb decisions, this is not your book. Almost every major character acts against his or her best interest, often repeatedly. Affair with a married man whom you've just seen dining with an anonymous beauty? Check. Tracking down said married man at his wife's mansion because he won't respond to your texts? Check. Waiting to act on damning evidence until after you poke around in a dark hallway, throw a party for all your enemies, or otherwise put yourself in terrible danger? Check, check, and check.

On the other hand, if you are the type of reader who forgives characters who act foolishly in service of the plot, you will probably enjoy this book. The settings are eerie and atmospheric, with echoes of Manderley and a crew of Mrs./Mr. Danvers to create tension and suspicion.

Many thanks to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for the honest review.

This was an extremely enjoyable thriller with many twists and turns. I finished it in less than a day because I couldn't wait to find out whodunit. It has a lot of the traditionally fun elements of a classic noir, with many crosses and double crosses, and the ending was excellent. No reinventing the wheel here, but if you like domestic suspense, enjoy film noir, and you are aware of the rule that it's "Always the Husband" (I'll have to read this author's previous book now!) you will certainly enjoy this fun and clever mystery. Best possible suspense beach read and probably a really fun audiobook to listen to as well. I am looking forward to reading more from this author. Thanks to Michele Campbell, St. Martin's Press, and NetGalley for this fun escapist book.

Wow, this book will hook you from page one. Can you say twist?!
This book was fab! Thanks Netgalley for the Arc.

This book grabs your attention from the beginning. A love story mixed with deceit, suspense and a twist at the end that you won't see coming! A quick and satisfying read.