The Perfect Wife

One of the most ingenious books you'll read this year... A thrilling examination of what it is to be human * Daily Mail * First-rate psychological suspense * Observer * The kind of novel words like 'unputdownable' were invented for . . . Delaney pulls it off brilliantly, with an intoxicating knack for suspense . . . captivating, deeply engrossing * Independent * The narrative complexity, characterisation and gradual unravelling of the truth is a triumph of pacing and suspense * Woman & Home * Seriously, amazingly, awesomely brilliant * CJ Tudor, author of The Chalk Man * The twists are primed and deployed with a master craftsman's skill * Sunday Express * A tour-de-force. A chilling and uniquely disturbing 21st-century twist on the unreliable narrator makes for a compulsive and deeply thought-provoking psychological thriller * Cara Hunter, author of Close to Home * A completely original psychological thriller that grabs you and doesn't let go * Karen Cleveland, author of Need to Know * Scarily believable and utterly thought-provoking. I genuinely feared for Abbie and couldn't figure out who to trust in this unputdownable thriller * Karen Hamilton, author of The Perfect Girlfriend * Dynamic, razor-sharp and thought-provoking . . . The Perfect Wife is a cutting-edge suspense novel unlike any you've read before. A must read! * Mary Kubica, author of The Good Girl * This is going to be the buzziest book of 2017 . . . This year The Girl Before will be that book * InStyle * I was instantly gripped and held captivated by the pace and elegant writing. I devoured it in two straight sittings * Peter James * Dazzling - a pitch-perfect thriller * Lee Child * Riveting! One of the most compelling page-turners I've read in years. Twisty, turny, and with an ending not to be missed! * Lisa Gardner * The tension is built up subtly, leading to a devastating climax. A really clever thriller . . . [the film] will no doubt become the third big 'Girl' film * Daily Mail * Slick, sexy, suspenseful and smart * Mail on Sunday * Original and entertaining * The Times * A deeply addictive literary thriller that deserves to be one of this year's biggest successes * Daily Express * Get hooked on this hair-raiser about a woman who scores what seems like her dream home . . . until she finds out the mysterious fate of the previous tenant * Cosmopolitan * Creepy . . . The buzz around this could not be fizzier * Heat * The Girl Before is deservedly anointed the 'top girl' of this season's suspense novels * The Washington Post * A compulsive, sexy thriller that's set to soar * Glamour Magazine Online * Constantly cranking up the suspense . . . a thoroughly satisfying read * Reader's Digest * Enthralling * Woman and Home * A guaranteed best-seller * Red Magazine * The most intriguing plot idea I've seen in a good while * The Spectator * Genuinely eerie . . . beautifully handled . . . the pages fly * USA Today * Riveting . . . Writing with precision and grace, Delaney strips away the characters' secrets until the raw truth of each is revealed * Publishers Weekly * A guaranteed best-seller * Prima * Original and brilliantly written * The Sun * JP Delaney builds the suspense * Vanity Fair * Ingenious * The New York Times * The plotting is exceptionally well thought-through * Irish Independent * A masterfully crafted spellbinder . . . guaranteed to astonish * Booklist * A crisp psychological thriller * Sainsbury's Magazine * The Girl Before is more than worthy of the accolades . . . a complex triangle of twisted obsession . . . say goodbye to your nails * Boundless Magazine * A great thriller and one that instantly hooks you in, in the very first line, and never lets you go . . . utterly compelling and very satisfying . . . A wonderful portrayal of psychological obsession at its creepy best * Peter James for Big Issue North * The Girl Before is a cat-and-mouse game that

JP Delaney's first psychological thriller, The Girl Before, was an instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller and went on to sell over a million copies worldwide. His subsequent books Believe Me, The Perfect Wife, and Playing Nice were also top ten bestsellers, while Playing Nice was a Richard and Judy Book Club selection. Recently, JP Delaney has been heavily involved in the television adaptation of The Girl Before, as lead writer and co-executive producer. www.jpdelaney.co.uk