Tag: Thomas & Mercer

The Wife You Know
Psychological Thrillers/Suspense
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Thomas & Mercer (February 27, 2024)
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 207 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1662515510
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1662515514
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 207 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1662515499
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1662515491
Kindle ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BTQYMVTG
Audiobook ASIN B0CC3Y6G1Y

Everything he knows about his wife is called into question when she mysteriously vanishes in a breathtaking novel of suspense by Amazon Charts bestselling author Chad Zunker.

Widower Luke Driskell didn’t expect to fall in love and marry again so quickly. But Ashley and her daughter, Joy, are special—a quality borne out when Ashley rushes into a burning day-care center to save the children. Immediately she’s a social media sensation and hero. Then, just as suddenly, Ashley and Joy disappear into the bitterly cold night.

With no trace of their whereabouts, Luke begins a panicked investigation. Alarmingly, he can find no proof that the woman he loves even exists. Left behind: just a hidden stash of fake IDs. Different names. Different cities. Same haunted face. Now the devastated husband has only questions: Who did he marry? What is she hiding?

Luke’s cross-country pursuit of the truth soon spins into something more dangerous than he imagined. Because Ashley’s secrets run so deep and dark that finding her could threaten all their lives.

Dollycas’s Thoughts

After the tragic death of his wife and the little girl, he never got to hold Luke Driskell made a commitment to himself to seize the moment and take more risks. He never expected he would meet Ashley and her daughter Joy and fall completely in love or have marriage happen so quickly.

One day while Luke was away on a business trip, Ashley put her life on the line to save children from a daycare fire. She was heralded as a hero and videos of her efforts went viral on social media. Then in the middle of the night, Ashley and Joy disappear. Luke is frantic to find his family, first by himself, then with help from the police, a local television station, and the FBI. He has no idea where she would go and can’t even find proof that she existed. He does find fake IDs, with her face. Different cities. Different names.

He loves her. He needs to find her. He needs answers. He needs to understand. In his quest to find Ashley and Joy, he realizes his own life is in danger and so are theirs.

I have enjoyed other books by Chad Zunker so was excited to read The Wife You Know, especially after reading the synopsis. I wasn’t disappointed.

I was captivated by Luke’s story. Suffering the horrific loss of his wife and unborn child and being able to find love again was compelling. Still, Ashley was different and there were major clues he missed or things he ignored long before she went missing. He is also a wealthy man and while she wasn’t interested in his money, someone without the big bucks wouldn’t have been able to go to such lengths to try to find her. Luke did make some bad choices that I didn’t think someone of his status would make but it was a frantic time so I rolled with it. Even though I had figured out the major premise, I was drawn into the story and had to know how it would end.

The use of flashbacks was interesting, as was the trip Luke takes across the country to find answers and the truth. I do wish the story wasn’t only from Luke’s point of view. I wanted Ashley to tell more of her story.

The author has a talent for writing a book with a brisk pace and that creates vivid images in your mind. It is like you are watching an exciting movie. In fact, his books would make great movies like you see on Lifetime and NetFlix.

The Wife You Know was a very entertaining read with an intriguing ending. I read it all in one evening. Yes, you have to suspend reality here and there and I am not sure the ending put the danger fully to rest. It may be fun to revisit these characters for another round of suspense.

*This book is part of my private collection. 

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About the Author

CHAD ZUNKER is the author of the David Adams legal thriller, An Equal Justice, as well as The Tracker, Shadow Shepherd, and Hunt the Lion in his Sam Callahan series. Chad has worked for some of the country’s most powerful law firms and serves at Community First! The village is a 51-acre master-planned community that provides affordable, permanent housing and a supportive community for men and women coming out of chronic homelessness. He lives in Austin with his wife, Katie, and their three daughters, and is hard at work on his next novel. For more information visit www.chadzunker.com.

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