The Innocent Wife

By: Amy Lloyd

Narrated by: Christina Cole, Lorelei King

You Love Him.
You Trust Him.
So Why Are You So Scared?
Twenty years ago, Dennis Danson was arrested and imprisoned for the brutal murder of a young girl. Now he’s the subject of a true-crime documentary that’s whipping up a frenzy online to uncover the truth and free a man who has been wrongly convicted.
A thousand miles away in England, Samantha is obsessed with Dennis’s case. She exchanges letters with him, and is quickly won over by his apparent charm and kindness to her. Soon she has left her old life behind to marry him and campaign for his release.
When the campaign is successful and Dennis is freed, however, Sam begins to discover new details that suggest he may not be quite so innocent after all.
But how do you confront your husband when you don’t want to know the truth?
The winner of the Daily Mail First Novel Competition, Amy Lloyd’s The Innocent Wife is gripping psychological suspense from a brilliant new voice in crime fiction.

Infuriating

This story was infuriating. I’ve never seen a heroine so sad and pathetic. I was hoping for a more powerful ending. That being said, I did binge listen in two days. It was enthralling, just wish the ending wasn’t so bad. It reminded me of Gone Girl.

Can’t decide

Hated the female lead.
Intrigued by the male lead.
Disappointed by ending.
Wished there were dual POVs.

Totally binge worthy

I binge listened to this book straight through. I was so excited to finally get another good book after a long dry spell. The narrators were both really good too. I won't bore with a re synopsis. The only thing that was both fascinating but also frustrating was the ingenue of the story is so pathetic. She was so sad and needy that you just wonder if a person like that could really exist. But all in all it was a really good book.

sad when it ended

was hard to stop listening. I absolutely would recommend a listen. worth the credit I used to get it, currently starting another book by this author

Meh

The premise was interesting but the characters were too flat to deliver. The story fell apart without strong characters to give plausibility to the plot turns. I found myself not connecting with any of the players because they felt like cardboard cutouts ... pure stereotypes. I really wanted to like it.

And why bother with the massive talent of Lorelei King to deliver just a few lines of narration? Such a strange choice to make.