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    The Killer's Wife: A Novel
    The Killer's Wife: A Novel
    The Killer's Wife: A Novel
    Audiobook7 hours

    The Killer's Wife: A Novel

    Written by Bill Floyd

    Narrated by Isabel Keating

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    Can you ever really know someone? Six years after her ex-husband is sentenced to death for a series of gruesome murders, Leigh Wren has almost succeeded in putting her past to rest. But her assumed identity quickly unravels when the father of one of her ex-husband's victims begins stalking her and publicly exposes her past. As Leigh grapples with memories of her marriage to a man whom she exposed to the world as a deviant serial killer, a more deadly game of cat and mouse begins: A new killer emerges, one whose methods are frighteningly similar to those used by her ex-husband, who is on death row thousands of miles away. With the clock ticking down and the victims of a new, unknown killer mounting, Leigh forces herself to probe the dark corridors of her past to save her life and her son's. Psychological suspense and harrowing insights drive this highly entertaining thriller from a major new voice.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Audio
    Release dateMar 4, 2008
    ISBN9781427202710
    The Killer's Wife: A Novel
    Author

    Bill Floyd

    Bill Floyd lives in Morrisville, North Carolina, with his wife, Amy. A graduate of Appalachian State University, he is the author of The Killer's Wife.

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    • 4/5
      an interesting plot. unexpected twists. well read and articulated especially for non USA listeners. it has a theme that could have been overbearingly gory but was handled well. Minimum detail of kill scenes that were not offensive. The characterisation was convincing, especially the villain! well worth reading. Let's have more of Bill,s books.

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    • 5/5
      Fabulous, haunting, and realistic tale of a woman caught by her past and trying very cautiously to live her present as a single-mother on the opposite coast from where her life went sideways by marrying the wrong man.

      Anyone who has been in a relationship, parented a child, or lost someone to a violent crime will relate to this tale of psychological suspense and family drama.
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this book. The characters could have been a little more developed and I felt as though it ended a bit abruptly without getting to know the characters as well as I could have, but over all it was exciting and kept my attention.
    • 3/5
      SUMMARY: In his debut novel, Floyd explores the meaning of identity on a personal level and that of humanity on a general one through protagonist Nina Mosley, the former wife of a convicted serial murderer. After divorcing her husband Randy and changing her name, Nina settles into a generic suburb with her young son and tries for a semblance of a normal life despite being haunted. When a family member of one of Randy's victims finds her and exposes her true identity, Nina learns upon whom she can rely while she confronts the reality of becoming a victim herself.WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT: The plot itself is morbidly fascinating. How much did Nina know about her ex-husband's activities, and to what degree is she herself accountable? What are the limits of personal responsibility and should instinct be paid as much if not more attention than reason? There are no easy answers, and Floyd doesn't proffer any, instead encouraging the reader to ponder these questions themselves. Gripping and harrowing action sequences and likable secondary characters.WHY YOU WON'T: The style of the book is erratic and confusing, shifting back and forth between the present and the past, sometimes at points which are unnecessary and/or frustrating and causes the main action to suffer. The characterization of the protagonist is peculiar as it becomes more and more difficult to afford Nina the sympathy she allegedly deserves. Expending effort to read the three-hundred pages or so of this novel leaves one walking away with the feeling that they never truly came to know her and perhaps it wasn't worth it to bother. The ending is somewhat unsatisfactory and pat, but realistic.BOTTOM LINE: Solid effort which very much makes clear this a debut novel but also competently demonstrates the author's immense talent and potential.
    • 4/5
      Leigh thought she had put her horrible past behind. As the ex-wife of a serial killer on death row, putting her past behind her has nit been easy, now the father of one of her ex-husband's victims has tracked her down and is about to destroy everything. A great read...couldn't put it down.
    • 4/5
      Leigh Wren is trying to make a life for herself and her son, six years after discovering that her husband Randy was a serial killer and turning him in to the police. She has changed her name and moved across the country (to my neck of the woods, in fact). The story begins with the father of one of her husband's victims "outing" her as the wife and questioning whether she played a role in Randy's spree.Leigh must deal with the repercussions of this revelation at work as well as at her son's school. As she tries to do so, she is contacted by the private detectives who helped the father locate her. They repent of helping him, and they help Leigh to try to deal with her situation.After all this, Leigh's son is kidnapped, and she receives a note telling her to meet the kidnapper alone. I won't say who the kidnapper is or how the kidnapper is connected to the rest of the story; this link is not made as strongly as the author could have made it. Perhaps he felt that foreshadowing it more clearly would have made it too obvious. The story is told in Leigh's limited first-person viewpoint and is handled very effectively. We don't need to see things that aren't available to her at first or second hand. Her distress and desperation come through clearly and color the narrative. The story moves along quickly, jumping back to the past in a couple of places to provide the relevant history; these remembrances are placed where they are needed to shed light on what's happening in the present and help the reader to work with Leigh and her supporters to solve the mystery and rescue her son.Since we stay in Leigh's viewpoint, we see all the other characters through her eyes; of them, only Randy is well developed, and the origins of his pathology are unclear because Leigh doesn't see them. I'm not sure Leigh gains any particular insights into herself from the experience; she deals with it and questions whether she saw what was happening with Randy, but we get only the suggestion of an answer and no indication of how it will affect her in the future. Nonetheless, the story is well told, especially for a first novel, and was well paced to draw the reader along in spite of the occasional gruesome detail. Recommended for those who like suspense.
    • 4/5
      The Killer's Wife by,Bill Floyd.What if the person you were married to and having a child with turned out to be a cold-blooded serial killer?What do you say to the victim's families?What do you say when they ask how you could not know?That is the main concept of this book;the story starts 6 years after her husbands conviction where he has been sentenced to death.Nina has changed her name moved across the country and tried to forget the awful past and raise her son to be a good person.But the past has caught up with her and the ramifications could be fatal.This is a compelling read.I couldn't put it down.I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery or psychological thriller!
    • 4/5
      It's a very fast read. It's written in the first person, which is a bit different for crime novels, and it's a subject matter that we all know must exist, but one "they" never talk about - what happens to the spouses of serial killers? How did they live with one and not know, or DID they not know?This book doesn't go as deep into this subject as I would have liked - there was a perfect opportunity to have a deeper insight into the personal life of a serial killer from a point of view other than the killer's, but the author chose, instead, to make the novel into a medium quality "whodunnit". It's not a bad mystery, just a bit coincidental I guess... and not something you'll be surprised at when you read it.All in all though, it kept me turning the pages, and wanting to see how it gets wrapped up.
    • 4/5
      It was interesting to read a novel that focused on how a serial killer’s criminal footprint affects others after being discovered.I found the last chapters of the book very interesting.