This book wasn’t what I was expecting from Sarah Pinborough. It started slowly, albeit interestingly, but I couldn’t see where it was going. Two second wives amongst the older other wives in the group befriend one another. Each has secrets in their past and as it turns out so do many others.
I did finally get into the storyline and didn’t see the end coming

I found this book intriguing. The characters were likeable and the storyline was enjoyable. I was unable to predict what was going to happen and I certainly could not guess the ending. I did feel a few bits dragged on but I think it was just to set the story / scene. I can’t wait to read more from Sarah Pinsborough.

Marcie is Jason’s second wife, but she knows she will always be an outsider, her hard-won life is ready to unravel at any minute. Jason’s boss William returns from a trip to London with a new wife, who is beautiful and reckless. Nobody can take their eyes off her, including Jason. Marcie will not be replaced so easily. What will she do to keep her life of luxury?

This was a fantastic read. A little slow to begin with but it soon had me hooked in and I found myself turning the pages quicker to find out the ending, and boy it was worth it! A story about secrets, past events that people want hidden with glamour and a bit of sex thrown in. I loved it!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher HarperCollins UK for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This is a fantastic read. It really does not end up where you think it’s going to at all!! It’s a world of money and high society but underneath the shine are lies and deceit. You never really know who to trust! The twists and turns throughout this book are brilliant, it builds into a great page turner where the reader is second guessing every action of every character. I rated this 5⭐️ and would definitely recommend you add it to your reading list this summer.

This is a twisted and twisty story about a group of very rich folk in Savannah, and it reminded me a little of Dallas or Dynasty at times. The story is ridiculously implausible and the characters are all horrible and shallow, and obsessed with sex and money. This book is really not my usual cup of tea at all but somehow I just could not put it down. I am a big Sarah Pinborough fan, which is the main reason I read this book. I probably would not have entertained it at all had it been almost any other author's work. To be honest this was by no means my favourite book of hers but it was crazy entertainment for a few hours and a decent summer read.

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This book felt very dark and I read it very quickly, needing to find out what was coming next. It has lots of twists and turns and it was difficult to predict right up until the end. It was a little too dark for me but very well written and some excellent characters, although none of them were very likable. The setting was not one I've much experience of but was well described and you could believe it. A good story with lots of twists.

I like Pinborough books. They are such a clever blend of real and fantasy. This one uses old voodoo/juju mixed with modern vacuous life. The main characters are all awful (I do like books with horrid characters) and you can't look away from the car crash that is coming - in fact I felt a thrill of pleasure watching their lives fall apart. A fun read.

Welcome to Savannah, home to "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" and a town I visited some years ago. Pinborough paints a lovely and vivid picture of the humid, sweaty and sensuous location and creates some memorable characters, in particular the lesser ones, the rich, socially conscious women, some of whom actually appear quite kind under their formal veneers.

But ... I honestly didn't find myself gripped - intrigued to discover "whodunnit" (after a long wait) and my earlier suspicions were accurate although I didn't get the "why" until the denouement.

All in all a book I enjoyed but was not disappointed when I finished it.

My thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins for the ARC.

I really enjoyed Sarah Pinborough's previous two books so was excited for this one. Unfortunately, although entertaining in parts, it didn't hit the spot for me.

I loved the set up - it follows a group of upper class friends and their reaction to one of their group returning from a trip to Europe with a gorgeous young wife Keisha, not long after the passing of his wife.

Marcie, the previous 'young wife' is immediately jealous, especially as her husband clearly fancies the pants off Keisha.

What follows is a very long tale of affairs, secrets and low-level erotica. I kept shouting "When is the murder going to happen??". Unfortunately the book felt too long and the action didn't start until about 80% in. There was also a weird voodoo/magic storyline which added absolutely nothing and just made things even more confusing.

I've not read anything by Sarah Pinborough before but I hear really good things so was excited to begin this book!

I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would when I started it - if that makes sense? It began a bit like a family saga set in the deep south, which in one way - it is!

The setting was perfect for the kind of story it is and the ending was just great - made me imagine what could possibly happen next. I think the characters were well written and always three-dimensional - perhaps even 4 or 5 dimensional depending on your POV.

I would recommend Sarah Pinborough to other readers and will definitely give her other books a read!

A good read if you suspend your disbelief in places. A wealthy and snobbish old landowner marries a stunning waitress from a seedy London club and his righthand man marries another younger waitress from a diner. If you can accept these then you will be immersed in the deep South, with lots of voodoo, sex and twists and turns to the plot. If this appeals then this book is for you.

I had heard a lot about the author but never read any of her books so I was looking forward to this one.

I read through it quickly because it’s an easy read but I’m not sure it was overall an enjoyable experience.

I liked the concept but I wasn’t sure where it was going most of the time and I didn’t like the characters although I don’t mind this in books, it gives interest and is more real-I don’t like everyone I meet in real life!

If you don’t think too much about it and just let the southern heat wash over you then you will enjoy this book.

This one wasn’t for me, I am afraid. I think maybe after the success of Behind Her Eyes the author was under pressure to shock the reader rather than to write a good story.

Brilliant, intriguing and I couldn't put it down!

Both Marcie and Kiesha strike up a kindred friendship, coming from poverty to wealth, but how will they cope? Kiesha is a loose and reckless cannon whilst Marcie remains level headed and tries her best to keep in with the other wife's. This friendship will it survive the strains of voodooism and death? How far will Marcie go in order to stay wealthy?

Brilliantly written..such a page turner! Well done Sarah yrt another fantastic book!

Sarah Pinborough is on point once again with another cracking thriller. All her novels are truly unique in terms of plot, yet share the common thread of being impossible to put down!!

Her latest offering offers that rarity - being based in the US, but easy to read for us Brits!!

It’s high society with some shady characters! Marcie is the somewhat bored, reluctant to have kids, trophy wife to businessman Jason. Jason’s business partner is the cliched aging William, who has just returned from Europe with his new (very young) English wife, Keisha. A LOT happens in this book, starting with Marcia suspecting Keisha is after her man....sparks fly when the truth outs! Throw in a little voodoo magic, recreational drug taking and high society parties (possibly the odd murder attempt) and you get the subtlest flavour of this fabulous novel!

As a lover of gripping psychological thrillers I can definitely recommend similar minded book enthusiasts give this one a whirl.

My 5 stars come with my unreserved gratitude to Netgalley, author and publisher for the opportunity to review this book in exchange for an advance copy.

Mmmm it’s ok.loved her first novel and know that was a bit marmite for people I fell into the group that loved it
This though tad pedestrian ,have to say William was awfull and u feel for Keisha a lot .
Is a tale of greed and people doing what ever they can to gain money or hold onto it but it just wasn’t that gripping .i enjoyed the begining a lot but struggled after that as found it all a bit tame
Ending is ok and villain ok just nothing overly special s two stars as this writer has better imagination and tricks in her box than an average domestic thriller when there are a lot already

This thriller took a lot of effort to get through. The first half suffers from slow pacing but I was forgiving of it because I trusted it would be building to something and because the general quality of the writing was good. Unfortunately, I was disappointed.

My main problems with the book can be broken down into three reasons:

1. Sex. This book was obsessed with it. There were a crazy amount of cringeworthy sex scenes for a thriller and all the characters ever thought about was sex.

2. The shallowness of the characters. Yes, lots of thrillers follow terrible characters but these were not only morally terrible but written terribly. They all cared solely about money, sex and power, they were painfully similar (Virginia was Iris with a habit for gossip, Jason was a younger William, Keisha was a younger Marcy), and they this meant they were completely predictable. Can they do something to hurt someone else? Then they'll do it.

3. The supernatural elements. While Behind Her Eyes has split readers, at least those who enjoyed the supernatural aspect liked the book. Dead To Her includes a weak attempt at including supernatural elements and I literally could not have cared less about them.

Sadly, I won't be bothering with Sarah Pinborough again.

Dead to Her by Sarah Pinborough a four-star read that will leave stars in your eyes. I’m not going to say much about this as honestly I don’t know what to say, it’s a little crazy and a little brilliant, and it pulls the rug from under you just as you think you know what’s happening in the best way possible. I just would have liked the rug pulling a little less as I couldn't get my feet under me.

I read the reviews here before I chose this book deciding to give it a chance. But honestly for me, it wasn't my kind of book. Didn't feel like it was a thriller. It's a good read and we'll written, I may give it another go at some point to see if I can concentrate more on it but I just didn't get hooked.

I’m a huge fan of Sarah Pinborough’s audacious 2017 novel ‘Behind Her Eyes’ and was hoping for more of that brilliance in ‘Dead to Her’. Unfortunately, it lacks the insanity that made ‘Behind Her Eyes’ so great. That’s not to say it’s a bad book, it’s well written and intricately plotted, but I couldn’t help being a little disappointed when I finished it.
It tells the story of two women in Savannah, both second wives to successful men. Keisha is a young, black Londoner, the new spouse of ageing lawyer William. Marcie is an established part of the local elite. The two become rivals and events quickly escalate until a crime disrupts the polite social circle they inhabit.
There’s a lot in this book that’s great. Pinborough’s prose has never been better and she does a great job of painting the wealthy Southern community the book takes place in. The characters are believable and engaging and the in-fighting and bitchiness between them is entertaining. The two leads are particularly strong. Flighty, outspoken fish out of water Keisha and jealous Marcie are credible and fun to read. The twists and turns of the relationship between the two women are gripping and make for a page turning read. As the story unfolds, Pinborough throws in numerous mystery elements, which kept me guessing. There are hints at secret pasts, voodoo and other supernatural elements all swirling in the mix.
The problem is that the final quarter of the book that ties all these threads together is unsatisfying and feels a little contrived. The final explanation of the events makes perfect sense, with clues skilfully seeded throughout the rest of the book. It just wasn’t the ending I was hoping for. There are twists and turns aplenty along the way and the book is never less than entertaining, but it lacks a knockout punch.