The Pocket Wife

A Novel

By: Susan Crawford

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

A stylish psychological thriller with the compelling intrigue of The Silent Wife and Turn of Mind and the white-knuckle pacing of Before I Go to Sleep—in which a woman suffering from bipolar disorder cannot remember if she murdered her friend.

Dana Catrell is shocked when her neighbor Celia is brutally murdered. To Dana’s horror, she was the last person to see Celia alive. Suffering from mania, the result of her bipolar disorder, she has troubling holes in her memory, including what happened on the afternoon of Celia’s death.

Her husband’s odd behavior and the probing of Detective Jack Moss create further complications as she searches for answers. The closer she comes to piecing together the shards of her broken memory, the more Dana falls apart. Is there a murderer lurking inside her . . . or is there one out there in the shadows of reality, waiting to strike again?

A story of marriage, murder, and madness, The Pocket Wife explores the world through the foggy lens of a woman on the edge.

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Narration pretty good. Story not bad but sometimes it dragged and I lost attention a lot. Still, Dana had issues, and those issues were handled realistically. That was refreshing.

Haunting and Suspenseful

Crawford’s beautiful prose is juxtaposed by the story itself, the haunting quest of a bipolar woman in the middle of a breakdown to understand herself and the events that lead to the breakdown. Left with a dead body, an unfaithful husband and a cynical cop, she must outrun her broken brain and maybe even a murderer. Or is it she herself? Light as a feather, this dark topic is confronted ina dreamlike fashion that never loses speed.

Pretty good story...lackluster ending.

The narrative and storyline is intriguing. The mystery thickens but fails to climax. The ending was disappointing

was not my cup of tea

I stuck with it because I was curious. I am disappointed when I waste time.

Captivating

the best novel I have read. wonderful excited kept me on the edge of my seat I couldn't stop listening