I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review

Readable and serviceable, albeit completely unbelievable and without clear motivation for the character’s choices. A good time-passer.

Oh this book. It had all the makings of being great but it just fell flat.

Julie finds out her husband has an affair. She decides to not confront him until after her sons exams. Her son was born with cerebal palsy and basically her entire life has revolved around helping him.
Julie found out about the affair through a text message. Her husband Paul had left his phone at home by accident.

This is where the surreal feeling of the book starts. Instead of just A) Pretending she did not see the message or B) Confronting her husband about the message but tell him to not mention it to their son, Julie does C.
And C is destroying the entire phone and sim card, dumping the contents in various places around town and act like nothing is wrong.
Julie goes out on the town with her friends, puts away a couple of drinks and then goes to sleep at home. In the morning, Paul is still sleeping next to her she assumes so she goes downstairs and gets their son ready for school.
When she comes back home, he is still in bed and she finds out he is dead. The police get involved and an investigation is started with Julie as the main suspect.

I will not give away any further spoilers but the book is highly unbelievable. The son Dan came off to me as a very whiny 17 year old boy who jumped between shouting at his mother about why she killed his dad and saying he loves her and believes she is innocent.
Julie herself is even more annoying. She makes various stupid decisions, does not follow any logic and seems almost surprised when she gets in trouble.

The ending was even more ridiculous. The whodunit was just hastily revealed, in a very unbelievable way. This book had the makings of being really good but it just did not deliver. 2 stars.

Thank you Netgalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for my honest review.

I am a huge fan of Leigh Russell and I was eager to find out if this book came up to the standard of her crime thrillers. Wow it exceeded my expectations, sent my pulse racing and my nerves jangling.. I read it in one and a bit sittings, honestly once you start you won't want to put it down. Thank you for the ARC

really enjoyed reading this book by a new author. julie’s a widow now but the police think she killed her husband , did she ? it all becomes clearer throughout the story.

This is the first book I have read by the author Leigh Russell and after reading this book, it will definitely not be the last! I was hooked from start to finish and found the book unputdownable. I was on a rollercoaster with the main character Julie as she had to prove her innocence in the murder of her husband. I enjoyed getting to know her character, even though sometimes she left me extremely frustrated! This book has been well thought out and written well.

I’m a great fan of Leigh Russell and Love her police series. However this one was very different and enjoyable although sometimes I could have strangled Julie myself. I did read this book in 24 hours and I thought the ending was superb.

I have read Leigh Russell's crime novels since she began, and enjoyed them very much. Imagine how intrigued I was to find that she has signed with my favourite publisher Bloodhound Books, to write a standalone psychological thriller.
The action started on page one when Julie finds out about her husband Paul's infidelity then goes on to confide in a friend. A week later Paul is killed in their bed and Julie appears to be the only person who has both the opportunity and the motive, and the police seem dead set on convicting her for murder. I hope this is the start of more like this to come from Leigh Russell.

Julie is shocked to learn that her husband Paul is having an affair. She decides not to confront her husband until after her son has finished his exams. Then she finds Paul dead in bed. The police are now investigating her of murdering Paul and Julie will do anything to prove her innocence.
The Adulterer's Wife by Leigh Russell was a thriller about secrets and lies, with a few twists and turns to keep you guessing until the end.
I am looking forward to reading more from this author
I would like to thank NetGalley and Bloodhound Books for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

A fantastic read, full of suspense. I did find the first quarter of the book a little boring and badly written. There wasnt much suspense and I thought the bit where the husband died was dull. If my husband died then I would be devastated but Julie seemed barely bothered which I found a little odd: because someone having an affair doesn't necessarily mean you stop loving them.
After the first quarter I became hooked and literally couldn't put this read down. I was desperate to know who the killer was and it kept me guessing until the end. I loved the twist at the end too and it even made me chuckle a little bit. During the bit where Julie went to collect her son from her in laws I was rooting for her. A great read. I would read more by this author.

I just love a little bit of domestic noir and this is what was promised by "The Adulterer's Wife". Imagine finding out your husband of over 20 years has been spending his Tuesday night's with another woman? That's exactly what happens to Julie when Paul forgets to take his phone to work and a text comes through for him...Things quickly spiral out of control and Julie finds herself in the frame for murder!

The tension built in this slow burning, but suspenseful plot, and left me wondering just who the hell was telling the truth in amongst the web of lies being spun. I could feel Julie's frustration and anguish as she desperately tried to discover what really did happen to her husband that night!

Now, I am not going to lie, I struggled to connect with Julie on an emotional level,  at times she kind of irritated me a little. She was a bit naive at times and I felt her to be a bit of  wet blanket in her reactions. Yet at other times she took quite fearless steps in her quest to discover the truth behind her husband's death.  However,  I have to admit that I do enjoy a little conflict when it comes to a character I am supposed to empathise with. At times I wanted to give her a shake and tell her to wise up a little although she certainly did more private investigating than the Private Investigator she hired! What a shady character he was! It was easy to feel her frustration as the case against her seemed to grow arms and legs and her despair at losing her son was palpable. By the end of the book I was cheering her on as she fought to clear her name and repair the relationship with her son.

Those friends of hers! Seriously hardly the bosom buddies to rely on that's for sure! They seemed to dump her at the first sign of trouble and were hardly around to give her the moral support that she needed! She was extremely isolated in the novel and her desperation grew as everyone seemed to be turning against her. It was one of those novels where I jumped from shouting "Come on Julie, you can do it girl" to "FFS Julie, get a grip!"

Twists and turns were aplenty as the novel approached the end and I felt that this was where the action really ramped up a gear or two. Just when I thought she was working it all out another spanner was thrown in the works. A well written novel with a bubbling tension that will appeal to those who are not looking for an action packed thriller. I could see this one working well as a TV short series. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4