The Third Wife: A psychological thriller from the bestselling author of The Family Upstairs

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This is a perfectly fine thriller, no massive twists or turns, no massive OMG moments but the plot line works, the ending was a bit too soppy for me but all in all it's a decent read.

Wanting the best of both worlds, he has his new younger wife, and his children he sees on the days he’s scheduled to be with them that conveniently live with his ex. He thinks he’s a great father, yet leaves all the responsibilities of raising them to his ex’s, and ignores the fall-out and problems that arise from his actions. So narcissistic is Adrian, he feels that he can’t help it if all women find him desirable. Unbelievable! In what ways are Maya and Luke similar? What do you think sparked their connection with each other?How does Jane fit into this story... is what I kept wondering. Did she know Maya? Why has she vanished all of a sudden? Her first novel, Ralph's Party, was the best- selling debut novel of 1999. Since then she has written another twenty novels, most recently a number of dark psychological thrillers, including The Girls, Then She Was Gone, The Family Upstairs and The Night She Disappeared. As Adrian continues to explore what happened, his family's real feelings and in essence Adrian's feelings and his all powerful need to have a woman in his life are held up to the light. Adrian learns many things about himself as well as learning that his family has suffered. Just as Adrian has broken marriages he also has broken children. But one tragic accident smashes your perfect life to pieces. Because everyone has secrets, and secrets have consequences. How would you describe Cat’s relationship with Adrian? What was she hungry for in her relationship with him?

What do you think were some of Adrian’s greatest fears? How did they play out in each of his marriages? Adrian Wolfe is married to Maya, his third wife. He's got two ex-wifes and five children that carry on with him. Suddenly, Maya dies and Adrian is left to figure out what happened and what is important in his life. These characters wove into my heart- especially the younger ones. They crave their dad's attention, as we slowly realize what happened to Maya. This one was a little more realistic to believe, but made for a less satisfying read. (Why is that?) This is another emotional clever read from Jewell, beautifully written and populated with carefully constructed characters you’ll be rooting for as you race through it.... I couldn’t put it down. Sara LawrenceStars – Still a gripping mystery but unrelatable characters with missing perspectives, and I really, really hated the ending! A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy. She closed her eyes, gripped the lamppost tighter as she felt her balance slip away from her. She smiled to herself. This was nice. This was nice. All this color and darkness and noise and all these fascinating people. She should do this more often, she really should. Get out of it. Live a little. Go a bit nuts. A group of women were walking towards her. She stared at them greedily. She could see each woman in triplicate. They were all so young, so pretty. She closed her eyes again as they passed by, her senses unable to contain their images any longer. Once they’d passed she opened her eyes. Jesus,” she said to the outline of the person, whose gender she had failed to ascertain. “What’s your problem?” One of the things that I like about Lisa Jewell's books is that each one is different and unpredictable--this is true of The Third Wife.

Maya is Adrian's third wife, one evening she steps out in front of a moving bus and is killed. Is is suicide? Was it an accident? Nobody knows for sure. His first two wives, the children, and Adrian get along famously. They all seem to be one big happy family. His children seem to be resilient and coping with their lives and all seems to be moving along wonderfully, However, as in most things dealing with perceptions and real life, things arI absolutely adore Lisa Jewell books and have read them all. I especially loved Ralph's Party, Dream Street and The House We Grew Up In. I was overjoyed to see this had been released and couldn't wait to start it. We get deeper into the mind of Adrian as time goes on, but more so too, how all the family seem to get on together even the ex wives. Unusual, maybe, maybe not. She saw a bus bearing down, bouncy and keen. She squinted into the white light on the front, looking for a number. It slowed as it neared her and she turned and saw that there was a bus stop to her left, with people standing at it. From all appearances, Adrian Wolfe is a successful, happy man. But when the tragic death of his third wife shatters his world, he begins to unearth disturbing clues that things were not necessarily as they seemed. The mystery surrounding his wife’s death exposes some hidden unsettledness within the family system, and casts suspicion on the true cause of her demise. The Third Wife is a riveting story filled with psychological nuance of how the Wolfe family unravels the truth of their story.