In this wonderful novel, we meet Lila and Aaron, who are married and living in Ithaca NY. Aaron is a high school teacher, who does not show up for work one day. And the story begins and progresses from there. This is a good domestic suspense/police procedural featuring strong, smart women. I spent a rainy weekend reading and was not disappointed. Looking forward to reading more from this author!

Yes yes yes! Loved this book so much!!! Gave all the stars and even just purchased it. Perfect amount of suspense and loved the ending. These are my types of stories! Thanks for this copy in exchange for an honest review!

This was a pretty interesting book. The characters were good and I enjoyed the story. Kinda felt like it was a movie. I was thrown by the ending because I was not expecting it. Twists and turns keep you guessing. Pretty good book.

Thank you Netgalley, the author and publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

4 incredible stars!

Characters are flawed and unreliable. They're unlovable but you find yourself rooting for them. It was a fun read and kept me on my toes the whole time.

You are following Lila who killed her husband. Or she tried to. Now, her husband's body is not where she left it for the police to find. So not only are the authorities trying to find where her husband is, she is also trying to find out what happened to the body BEFORE the police do. It was a whirlwind and I didn't see the end coming.

When Aaron doesn't show up for work everyone says it is unlike him and when no one hears from him an unofficial police investigation begins. Lila, his beautiful wife, is questioned. What the police find with her doesn't quite fit what they expect. What secrets is she keeping? Does she have something to do with Aaron's disappearance? Is his disappearance somehow tied to a missing woman? The more the police discover the more questions they have. A thriller that keeps you guessing.

Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane is a fantastic, fast-paced thriller. I liked the character, the pacing, and the plot. From the very beginning, I was curious about which direction this story would take!

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Lila Ridgefield lives in an idyllic college town, but not everything is what it seems. Lila isn’t what she seems.

A student vanished months ago. Now, Lila’s husband, Aaron, is also missing. At first these cases are treated as horrible coincidences until it’s discovered the student is really the third of three unexplained disappearances over the last few years. The police are desperate to find the connection, if there even is one. Little do they know they might stumble over only part of the truth….

With the small town in an uproar, everyone is worried about the whereabouts of their beloved high school teacher. Everyone except Lila, his wife. She’s definitely confused about her missing husband but only because she was the last person to see his body, and now it’s gone.

A missing husband, secrets, and a main character you will root for… this slow-burn novel is the perfect suspense for a cold winter’s night. Snuggle up with some blankets, get a hot drink, and settle in with this novel!

Out on December 29, pre-order here.

A wonderful fun and snarky read! I loved everything about this story and there are twists and surprises throughout, it is by far one of the best books I’ve read this year!

Lila Ridgefield seems to have everything she ever wanted. She has a husband who is a teacher, she's a realtor and has the life. But everything was not as it seems. Aaron disappears and Lila doesn't understand how that is possible. Lila left his body where someone would find him. She's getting threatening messages and needs to figure out what is going on before it's too late. Full of twists and suspense.
Thanks Netgalley and the publisher for the advance ecopy.

At first I thought this was going to be a cliche/predictable thriller novel. Unfortunately, while I love this genre, it is so over saturated with books with “wife” in the title!

However, this book surprised me and the pace picked up halfway through. I really got into it and couldn’t put it down until I finished it! I think this book will do well with the thriller crowd, especially readers of BA Paris

This was a fun book to read! The beginning and middle were solid. The end became disturbing and too detailed in the torture.It was such a good “she killed him but now he’s not there. Who killed him and where is he?” suspense/thriller, but then it got stupid and disturbing really fast.

It took me awhile to get invested in the story, but once I did....wow! There was so many twist and turns. Just when you think one thing is going to happen another shock comes to light . Really enjoyed it.

First of all, can I just reiterate that this is a debut novel? I'd forgotten that as I read this book and although there were a few small things that made me not give it a 5/5, it was still a darn good book and a fantastic debut. If this is an indication of novels to come from Kane I am here for it!

The beginning had a bit of a rough start for me. I had a hard time falling into it and the writing seemed vague. However, after a chapter or two I was fully committed and had to know what on earth was going on.

This novel jumps back and forth between the past and present, and it also gives us a few points of view as well, which you all know I absolutely love. In the past we see how Lila's relationship with Aaron began and how it came to be the mess that it was. We find that Lila has begun to hate her husband and has discovered some secrets that he's been keeping that no wife ever wants to uncover.

In the present Aaron has disappeared. Lila is sure she killed him, planting his body so that it looks like a suicide. Except the body disappears. Mix this in with a couple missing young brunettes and you're left wondering who killed who and what on earth is going on.

Looking for twists? This is the book for you. And the ending? SO worth it. Get your hands on this book!

Pretty Little Wife was a pretty solid mystery novel with a twist. I really enjoyed the pace of the plot, as it didn't seem to move to quickly or slowly. Lila kills her husband only to find that his car and his body have disappeared. She plays a quiet game of cat and mouse with law enforcement while more and more of her secrets become made public. The characters are interesting and well developed, and I was pleasantly surprised with how the book ended. I would definitely recommend this book for fans of domestic suspense and crime fiction. It was a great read!

I really enjoyed this one. I got into it pretty quick and it kept my interest. I will look for this authors next book! Thank you for the opportunity to read it early!

I have to say this book took me by surprise. It was incredible. I was not expecting to read what I did and am so glad I took a chance on this book and author. The storytelling is phenomenal and keeps you on the edge of your seat and guessing till the end. Just when you think you know what’s going on there’s another curveball. It’s a suspenseful and thrilling ride that leaves you wanting more. I can’t wait to see what she comes out with next.

This was not what I was expecting at all. The suspense was killing me, you just had to keep reading to see what was going to happen. There were a lot of shady characters and you did not know who to trust. Immediately you are suspicious of Lila and you know why…plus it’s all laid out for you. Then the tables are turned, and you are like what in the world is going on here! At that point everyone becomes a suspect to me. I really admired Ginny’s tenacity. She was determined to get to the bottom on this. Her gut instincts knew the truth of the matter. Aaron and Jared were vile human beings and need no further explanation. This was a very good read, a real page turner.
Arc provided by publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Buckle in, my friends!

Lila offs her jackwagon of a husband and then she puts him in his car, drives him to his job, and leaves him there.

But he and his car disappear before he is discovered and now he has been reported missing. Is he out there waiting, stalking, and looking for revenge or is something much, much worse happening?

I lost much of yesterday to this dazzling thriller and I have no regrets whatsoever. It was so well-written and it zinged to a quite satisfying conclusion.

One of the better books I have read in a long time!

Thank you to HarperCollins Publishers, William Morrow Paperbacks for sharing an ARC with me. It was my pleasure to write an honest review!

Brilliant and thrilling from the beginning to end! Words can not describe how amazing this book is. The flow of the story was steady leading up to the climax. Just as I thought I had it figured it out, I realized I didn't. At one point, everyone became a suspect to me, no matter how small their motives would be. About 63% into the book the author, Darby Kane, threw a bomb into the middle of my theory. In the end, my theory was nowhere near what Kane had written. Each character had a full background and I got pulled into their lives. Even the supporting character like Cassie came alive in the story. Without having to go from past to present to layout the lives of each character like other books, it was a clever and enjoyable style of writing. It helped me to get submerged into the story a lot quicker. This story should be picked up by Apple TV+ for a miniseries just like the book Defending Jacob. This is so much better. I can hardly wait for her next book.

Thank you to the HarperCollins and NetGalley for letting me read this fabulous ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you to @harpercollins and @netgalley for the eARC of Pretty Little Wife by Darby Kane. This is a debut thriller novel by Darby Kane; who also writes romance novels. I wasn't sure what to expect Kane delivers a gripping and faced paced thriller that I just couldn't put down.

Aaron and Lila have moved to New York from North Carolina. Aaron works at the local high school and Lila is a real estate agent. Aaron is beloved by the community and his coworkers. However, at home he is not the same person. Aaron is actually hiding quite a few secrets. Lila is too. Lila receives a phone call from the high school when Aaron does not show up for work one day. Lila knows where he is because she is the last person to see him. She will keep that to herself. When she goes to see where he is; he's missing. Lila panics. She has no idea where Aaron is. So, what has happened to Aaron? There are several people who may want Aaron to disappear. Is Lilia one of them? No spoilers, you will have to read to find out just what it going on in this small New York town.

Darby Kane has written an excellent thriller! This one is a quick and faced pace read. You keep turning the pages wanting to know what happened and just when you think you have it figured out; twist!!!!!!!! I loved this debut thriller! I highly recommend it! Pretty Little Wife will be released on 12/29/2020. Put it on your TBR list now!

The mystery of this novel is well done—it’s really different mysteries to be solved by different people until it is ultimate revealed to us, the readers. It’s a mystery to Lila, who had already survived something unimaginable as a child only to grow up and discover her husband isn’t who she thought he was; instead, he is as evil as what she escaped. The dead body of Lila’s husband is a mystery to Ginny, the lead detective on the case. And the three girls with long brunette hair who went missing is a mystery to absolutely everyone.

While I was compelled to finish and find out who did it, there was something missing in the narrative to me—I didn’t care as much as I would have liked, and I didn’t feel quite as satisfied as some suspense novels leave me at the end.

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this novel, which RELEASES DECEMBER 29, 2020.