I think I've come to the conclusion that I'm just not compatible with the author's books anymore. Please read this one for yourself, because you may enjoy it much more than I did!

This one didn't work for me unfortunately. The writing was fine, but that's about where my positive or neutrals on the plot end. I haven't enjoyed any of the three of Pinborough's novels I've read now, so I think I have to accept that she isn't the author for me.

A nice twisted tale, never sure where it is going to end up but lots to keep you on tenterhooks. Characters are all believable.

This is my first Sarah Pinbiorough novel and I'm not sure if I will read any more at this time, I seem to have fallen out of love with American novels at the moment, even my favorite athors such as Chris Carter and Karin Slaughter.

I struggled to finish this it's a story of fidelity, jealousy and a touch of Voodoo magic thrown in. I think you'll have to make your own mind up. Sorry peeps.



Read for an honest review. Thank you Ms Pinborough. Netgalley and HarperCollins UK HarperFiction

I’m finding it too difficult to read this book as it isn’t formatted correctly. There is a full line, but the next line only has one word on it. This happens throughout the book. If the format is corrected I’d love to read properly.

Marcie Maddox's life had never been a bed of roses, she had worked hard to get where she is now.
Being a second wife is not always easy, and keeping Jason, her wealthy and much older husband interested takes a lot of effort.
So when William, Jason's boss, brings home his new, young and strikingly beautiful wife who turns every man's head, Marcie fears that her position might be in danger.
What she doesn't realise but will soon learn is that Keisha is not the one to be afraid of.

The story alternates between Marcie's and William's new wife Keisha's point of view.
Firstly, let me say that I requested this novel blindly, having read and loved the author's two previous novels. I was so excited to start reading it and delved into it with high expectations, despite not having read the blurb.
The story did keep me fairly hooked but overall, I was disappointed.
At first, I couldn't get into the story and then once I did, I found myself unable to connect to any of the characters. It might have had something to do with them all being young women marrying rich and significantly older men. Also, I wasn't a fan of the voodoo angle.
In the end, it was a good read that kept me fairly gripped, but that didn't satisfy me. I've read some mixed reviews, so I think you should check it out yourself to form your own opinion.

I love every single one of this author’s books. They are all different and that’s so unusual. She writes well and they are page turners. This one set in The Deep South with a UK leading lady and references to Tesco!
You’ll be drawn into a battle of which wife you loathe or love best!!
5/5. Another gem.

I really enjoyed this book - it was a bit Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil meets your standard airport thriller.

To be honest, I actually found the voodoo/folk magic aspect of it the most interesting part - if it was up to me, I'd market that more or make that aspect clearer from the cover/blurb, because as it is, I actually expected a very formulaic, bog standard kind of whodunnit.

I'd also add that there's an excessive amount of sex scenes - not to sound prudish, but some just seemed very gratuitous rather than adding anything to the story or advancing it.

Overall, it was a good read and I really enjoyed it, but it could definitely do with a bit of polishing in my opinion.

Some might think that William Radford IV is a lucky man, aged 65 with a new 22 year old wife, but others might think that it's Keisha who has hit the jackpot, a waitress from a Peckham high rise in a London nightclub, she's married an old and very wealthy American businessman in Savannah, Georgia. She's the fourth wife after the death of his William's previous wife Eleanor. Whichever way you look at it, and believe me everyone in Savannah's social circles are talking about it and have their own opinions, it tends to be the men who are drooling at William's stunning new bride, while their wives aren't quite as pleased. She's young, she's pretty and she's black; she doesn't belong there.

That gender division of opinion applies to William's business partner Jason Maddox and his wife Marcie, but it brings other complications. Jason has been hoping that William might spend a bit more time in Europe before coming back to retire with his new plaything and leave him in charge of the business. William however has come back with a renewed vigour, even taking to a treadmill to keep up with the bedroom demands of his wife. Marcie for her part is jealous and has doubts about trusting her husband with this woman around. She knows she's a gold digger and doesn't like her manner, but agrees to get closer to Keisha to find and exploit any weaknesses that might show, discover what secrets she's keeping.

Keisha certainly has both weaknesses and secrets that threaten to get her into trouble sooner or later. Most obviously she's young and restless and still looking for adventure. Billy might satisfy whatever material needs she has, but in other respects he's an old man, and she needs more than that. The problem is indeed that the society she is mingling with of course see the superficial gold digger, but they are too far removed from Keisha's London immigrant origins to have any inkling that there might be a more dangerous side of her character. Inevitably, in this kind of social circle where appearances are all important, she's not the only one who has secrets she wants to keep hidden, and when those interests clash and truths come out, there's bound to be trouble.

That's perhaps rather obvious characterisation and we've come to expect more than that from Sarah Pinborough's usual razor sharp insights into female behaviour and rivalry (Thirteen, Cross Her Heart), knowing what women want and what they'll do to get it. There's a lot more to these women than meets the eye and Pinborough is forensic in her insight into the flow and dynamic of power between these women and how ruthlessly they can act towards outsiders or indeed anyone who threatens the stability, reputation of their own position within the circles of high society. She's got plenty of material to work with in Savannah.

There are hints of Rebecca in the Radford household servants who are devoted to their former mistress and cool towards a new young interloper. That Hitchcockian edge becomes more pronounced when inevitably things blow up and an attempted murder takes place, and Pinborough's handling of the mechanics of the thriller plotting are just superb. It's like every flawed Hitchcock character flaw, psychosis, complex, lust, paranoia, obsession and addiction are all gathered together in Dead to Her. Not funnelled into one character, but into a complex web of dysfunctional people in a dysfunctional society.

Being a Sarah Pinborough novel however it's not even going to be just as straightforward as that either. Where she mixes it up a little is in her suggestion of other slightly more arcane and supernatural powers that women might possess, and with suggestions of voodoo rituals being in the background here, there are concerns that Dead to Her might get a little bit hokey. Pinborough can lose control of an over-elaborate plot in my experience, pushing characters a little too far, but here she orchestrates all the elements and characters perfectly, and if there's one person behind it all fiendishly manipulating everyone, it's Sarah Pinborough, and she doesn't mess around.

This book centres around main character Marcie, a woman who was able to leave her difficult past behind and rise to become one of Savannah’s wealthy "elite" residents. Marcie surrounds herself with a small circle of friends, and then Keisha comes along - a young woman that recently married ultra-rich William Radford IV and things start to get interesting. This includes secrets, betrayals and murder!.

Dead to Her was a fun read. It was entertaining and kept my interest.. The characters were the most amazingly developed but the twists and turns throughout the book kept me hooked. I definitely didn’t have “things” figured out- far from it. Highly recommended to fans of mystery/thriller books.

This is a rare thing for me. DNF
I did get through about 20% but I hated the characters, the whole way they were portrayed and it was just not a pleasure to read. I loved Behind Her Eyes so I feel sad I couldn’t enjoy this one.

Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for this arc in exchange for my honest review.

Sadly this book wasn't for me, it had so many twists and turns it became confusing. I did try very hard to understand this book but it just didn't grab me.
Thank you, NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book xxx

This was a fascinating thriller that kept me up past my bedtime. Excellent character development along with a twisty story. Highly recommended.

I think Sarah Pinborough is fast becoming one of my favourite thriller authors!

Dead to Her is set amongst the high society of Savannah, Georgia and follows two women who become second wives to men in the society. Prior to the start of the book, Marcie Maddox fell for her husband Jason while he was still married to first wife Jacquie, but managed to snag him away and has been trying to settle into life among the rich ever since. Being the youngest wife by far and the only second wife hasn't been easy for Marcie, but there's no way she's going back to her old life.

But when Jason's business partner William marries a woman 40 years+ younger than him, less than a year after his first wife's death, their group of friends is rocked. Not only is the woman barely 22 years old, she's a black English woman and it seems as though she's caught of the eye of Jason...

I loved this book from the very first page. The synopsis makes it seem as though it's a typical thriller about a woman fighting against a love rival for the attention of some boring man, but not the case here! I was not expecting this twisty-turny dark story, full of likeable and unlikeable characters with hidden secrets and ulterior motives. Every new book I read by Sarah Pinborough, I think 'wow this is my favourite book by her so far', then another comes and takes it place.

Such a great thriller, it definitely kept me on my toes. Watch out for this book when it's released!

Once a cheat, always a cheat,” or so they say. Marcie Maddox has worked hard to get where she is after the illicit affair that started her new life a few years ago. Jason's boss - William has a new wife Keisha who is shaking things up and becomes real good friends with Marcie. Lies, secrets, betrayals and southern blood with a little ju ju voodoo thrown in for good measure.
A story told though the eyes of Keisha and Marcie trying to fit into a society they clearly do not belong in. Marcie with a past from a poor background surrounds herself with lot of the southern elite. But is desperate for some real attention. Then she gets all the attention she needs when Keisha rockets into town from the UK. Keisha orphaned and living with her mean aunt and uncle thinks she will find solace in the deep south when she moves to the USA with her new husband, but soon realises that the ghosts she lived with in the UK have followed her.
Secrets, secrets and more secrets going back decades for all the major characters, love triangles, layers of sex, and some psychological banter thrown in. Toxic marriages, a good pinch of mystery and a good who done it!
I Enjoyed this book. Its not my usual choice but I flew through it and loved the characters. I enjoyed Sarah Pinborough's story of this tangled web of deceit. I can imagine this being snatched up by the TV industry.

Thanks for the advanced copy - in exchange for a honest review.

Aaaaah this is a difficult one to review as I adore Sarah Pinborough and Behind Her Eyes is one of my favourite books, however unfortunately this just didn't do it for me.

Dead to Her starts off with some interesting characters and some pretty unlikeable ones too. Set in Savannah amongst the elite, the story follows Marcie, a second wife of Jason, an important man and Keisha, a young, beautiful and wild addition to their cliquey community who has arrived from England having met and married William Radford IV, who coincidentally is Jason’s boss in a whirlwind romance.

There is quite a bit of steamy sex, lots of secrets and lots of pasts that the characters want to keep hidden, add in some voodoo and Dead to Her is a fun thriller which fans of domestic noir will love.

Unfortunately for me I kept waiting for the OMG moment and it didn't quite hit the spot for me.

I was expecting a mind-bending twist like Behind Her Eyes, but not only was there not one—I was suspicious of the eventual culprit from fairly early on—the ending didn't really justify the journey to get there. It was very readable but not particularly enjoyable.

Dead to Her is told from the points of view of two women Marcie and Keisha who are part of a wealthy society in Savannah, Georgia. I found the first chapter intriguing and it set the scene for an unputdownable psychological thriller. The first few chapters build up slowly, and then Keisha makes her entrance and really brings the story to life. As her backstory is revealed, it's soon apparent that her life isn't all it seems. I found Marcie more interesting as the novel progressed and really liked the way the lives of Marcie and Keisha become intertwined as the tension between them builds up. I sympathised with both women, particularly as I got to find out more about their husbands. The later part of the book turned into a whodunnit as the plot kept throwing out twists and surprises. I really liked the voodoo theme. The end left me feeling like I'd been left on the edge of a cliff.

I loved everything about this book. Highly recommended. Easy 5 stars.

I was a fan of Sarah Pinboroughs writing back when she began 'The Dog-Faced Gods' trilogy, however, have been a little put off with the direction her latest novels have taken. I enjoyed 'Behind Her Eyes', which was a fun thriller with a few twists. For me though, 'Dead to Her' is not in the same league as the ones described - this novel, for me, was a disappointment. I didn't like the characters, the plot felt a little weirdly paced and there were some 'twists' that felt placed there as this is the type of thriller which is popular right now. I'd happily read another Sarah Pinborough novel as I think she's a fantastic author - this one just wasn't for me.

As excited as I was about this I just didn’t enjoy it. I found the characters shallow and very annoying which made it hard to care about any of them. The whole world was very superficial and it was a struggle to get through each page.