The Wife Deserved It

 

One more book before the year ends? Make it short, twisty, and impossible to put down.

The Wife Deserved It by Darby Kane is a sharp, fast-moving story of domestic suspense that wastes absolutely no time getting to the good stuff.

Darby Kane drops us into a marriage where secrets, resentments, and quiet betrayals have been piling up for years. When things finally crack, they crack hard. The story unfolds with precision, peeling back layers of deception as the truth gets darker, messier, and way more twisted than it first appears.

What really worked for me here is the novella length. The short format keeps the pacing tight and relentless, which ramps up the tension and makes every reveal land harder. There’s no filler and no wandering subplots. It’s just a steady march of twists that kept me flipping pages and second-guessing everyone involved.

Themes of marriage, power, manipulation, and revenge run throughout, and Kane clearly knows how to play with reader expectations. Just when you think you’ve got a handle on what’s happening, she pulls the rug out from under you.

If you love domestic suspense with bite or you’re trying to squeeze in one more book before the new year, this is a great pick. You can easily devour it in a couple of hours, and it leaves a satisfying sting behind.

Out now. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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About the Author

Darby Kane is the pseudonym for a former divorce lawyer and #1 international bestselling author of domestic suspense. Her books have been optioned for television and featured in numerous venues, including The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Cosmopolitan.