The Perfect Husband by Iain Maitland
He
was gentle, kind, loving. Until he moved in.
A small-town barbeque in summer’s dying days. There, gentle, bookish Laura
meets a man who makes her laugh, hangs on her every word.
He’s the one. Isn’t he?
But once Laura falls pregnant, Robert’s mask slips. She can never quite keep
him happy. He is cold and judgemental with a temper that can flare up at any
moment. He goes out for hours and won’t tell her where he’s been, he even locks
her own door against her.
Laura realises she has married a total stranger, a man governed by dark
impulses and darker secrets who seems determined to gain control of every part
of her life. Who is this man she’s living with and what terrible things has he
done?
As Laura slowly discovers the truth about Robert, she begins to realise that
she and her unborn child are in terrible danger. And finally she understands
she will have to answer one terrifying question – how far is she willing to go
to protect her baby?
Review:
Laura just found out she is pregnant. She
is thrilled but her husband does not have the reaction she expected. As the
story gets deeper you find out they do not have the ideal marriage and he is
not a nice man.
This is a guessing game book. You never know what will happen
or what secrets will be uncovered. Laura is the central character and she keeps
the story interesting. The cover is wonderful and sets the tone for the book.
Author info:
Iain Maitland is the author of three
previous psych thrillers, The Scribbler (2020), Mr Todd’s Reckoning (2019) and
Sweet William (2017), all published by Contraband, an imprint of Saraband.
Mr Todd’s Reckoning is coming to the big screen in 2023, courtesy of Infinity
Hill, the team behind the award-winning BBC TV series Staged, starring David
Tennant and Michael Sheen.
Iain is also the author of two memoirs, Dear Michael, Love Dad (Hodder, 2016), a book of letters written to his eldest son who experienced depression and anorexia, and (co-authored with Michael) Out Of The Madhouse (Jessica Kingsley, 2018).
He is also an Ambassador for Stem4, the teenage mental health charity. He talks
regularly about mental health issues in schools and colleges and workplaces.
Keep in touch on social media:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/iainmaitland
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iain.maitland.31
Website: www.iainmaitland.net
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