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The Trophy Wife

By: Valerie Keogh
Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
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About this listen

A masterfully told psychological thriller from NUMBER ONE bestseller Valerie Keogh

His prized possession....his greatest mistake?

From the moment I saw Ann, I knew she was perfect for me.

Her beauty and her social connections would make my miserable life so much better. It didn’t matter that I didn’t love her. I would give her the lifestyle she craved, and she would give me the life I deserved...

But soon my marriage vows were a noose around my neck.

I longed to escape my beautiful, horrible wife.

And then I saw her and I knew there was only one way out…

Don't miss the brand new thriller by Valerie Keogh! Perfect for fans of Sue Watson, Shalini Boland and K.L. Slater.

This book was previously published as Exit Five From Charing Cross

©2023 Valerie Keogh (P)2023 Boldwood Books Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Thriller

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Something you can follow easily without making a lot of notes. A very pleasant listen. A few twists, but the plot is generally "linear", no jumping back and forth between threads. I also learnt a few new words.
The straightforward plot allows the author time to delve more deeply into the characters, especially the lead character, so we get to know and understand their minds. There are a few sex scenes. Clearly the author is more interested in giving us comprehensive descriptions of the male parts rather than the female parts (!)
It's about Jake Mitchell who leaves home, goes to Oxford and get's himself a very well paid job in The City. He buys a £10M house in Central London, the house gets the best of everything, finally including a Trophy Wife and a handful of staff.
Then, without giving too much of the plot away, his life starts to unravel, and of course being a Thriller, one of the protagonists has to plan a murder.
So, in all it was a great listen, perhaps the ending wasn't all I'd hoped for.

Easy to follow

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I took a stab in the dark with this as it had little reviews but positive ones. Unfortunately, it was a dragged out and I felt that more depth could have been put into the characters rather than focusing on the past so much. It’s easy to follow and okay to listen to if you are a casual listener but if you want to get your teeth into something gritty and good there’s others better suited.

Not the best but not bad

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I enjoyed this story and was kept entertained throughout. Will definitely get another of this authors audio book s

Great listen

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This is an excellent read/ performance. Best one I have listened to in ages. Highly recommend

Don’t be put off by the title and picture

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Very strange, but entertaining. Not really like either of the other books I have so far read by this author, which were both more standard Domestic Suspense novels. Good narration.

Bizarre story

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This review pains me to write! The narrator, whilst he does have a soothing voice, his tone is more suited to a David Attenborough film or documentary. It took me quite a few chapters to get used to his voice - and for his voice and tone to settle to the Book.

As for the actual story, it went nowhere for quite some time. There's only so many times I can hear about Jake's crush, how many times he meets with Adam, and the VERY VERY VERY awkward intimate scenes. Whilst the story dragged for 80 or so chapters (I kid you not, there are really more than 80 chapters), all the juicy bits of the book are confined to the last handful of chapters. Even then they had me shouting obscenities in frustration. The ending could have been so very different - I didn't care for the one in the book.

A waste of a credit. Save it for another of her books, preferably The Nurse.

A Waste of a Credit

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Slow at first but the turns and mixes gripping could not put it down. Slightly spice compared to other book from Valerie.

Gripping read

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Frustrated that there’s a lot of emphasis on certain elements of the story that don’t actually go anywhere.

Ok..ish.

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This book was gripping - sometimes amusing and engaging - and it was very easy to like the book
The reader was good
However the very end of the book gave the impression that the author wasn’t quite sure how to finish it and the end was not at the same level as the rest of the book

Great read but

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I have read and enjoyed a lot of Valerie Keogh's work but this one disappointed. A sad, rather strange ending.

Not what I expected

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