K.L Slater is one of my favourite thriller authors. Her ideas and concepts are so unusual, and always leave you second guessing yourself. This was no exception. Whilst I didn't love the ending completely, this had me hooked from the start. You read it thinking you've got it all sussed, but you don't. It's addictive and thrilling, and dark in places. It's a great read

Well K.L Slater has done it again another fantastic psychological thriller which kept me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. I loved this I think this may be my favourite book so far from this author they just get better and better. The suspense throughout was so gripping told from two different perspectives which definitely helped build up the suspense. I loved the writing style and how well the characters were written. Overall I loved this thriller and will be recommending this to everyone. Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this fantastic book.

This book is a psychological thriller with multiple POVs, a fast pace and many plot twists.

It is a page turner that can be read in one sitting.

The prolog got me interested. It takes place 11 year before, when Rich goes missing. He was married to Liv and had a son, named Maddox. But it seems this is part of a plan.

After 11 years, we have other POVs. Kait is married to Daniel and she suspects that he is cheating on her. They met 3 year ago and she is pregnant. When she finds a note with a message she asks her sister for help. That note links her to Liv and Maddox and the plot get more complicated.

Even of there are many characters, I did not get confused and could follow the plot pretty easily. I liked the ending and that the information was revealed bit by bit and not all at once.

Overall I would say this is an enjoyable read.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from Netgalley and Bookouture. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Love this authors work, always a one sitting read for me ! Eleven years ago, my husband disappeared. Eleven long hard years I waited, my heart breaking for our son, who didn’t know his father was coming back.
Today, my hands shake as I try to understand what I’ve just learned: my husband has a new wife. This wasn’t part of our plan.
Eleven years ago, my husband made a terrible mistake. I sacrificed everything to help him fix it. But now he’s put our son and me in danger again.
Three cheers for the author because they have done it again… I opened this book and I was lost straight away… brilliant story… fast-paced… I just love this author… 5 stars, of course.

This is the first book I’ve read by this author and I was not disappointed. This book is fully of suspense with a lot of secrets and lies uncovered. There are twists and turns which I love. I was on the edge of my seat throughout the book. I love a good psychological thriller where I can’t put the book down! I highly recommend this book and plan to read more books by the author.

Omg what a book! Couldn’t put this book down. Lots of twists and turn. This book draws you in from the very beginning , you don’t want to put it down! Every time you think you have solved part of the puzzle your mind is blown! Highly recommend!

The Married Man is a fast paced read with an interesting plot. Told in multiple point of views, you can get into the head of the characters and see what they’re thinking………and try to figure out what they are hiding. This thriller had a few twists and turns and kept me turning the page. Another great story from K.L. Slater.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC

Grab your popcorn, 🍿🤓 hit the recline on your favorite reading chair, and settle in. Okay, let’s begin with the latest release by K.L. Slater.

Told from multiple POV’s.

The primary characters we hear from include:
Liv - her husband Rich vanished 11 years ago, leaving her to raise her son Maddox on her own. But now that Rich has been declared dead, if all goes as planned, life is about to turn around! But hit the brakes Liv…there may be a wrench in that plan.

Kait - still settling into married life, pregnant with her first child. Curiously, her husband Daniel is suddenly acting strange. Is he having an affair? What is he hiding?

Maddox- now a teenager about to make some poor decisions and trust the wrong people.

A bit of a slow start as we get to know all the characters, but by 20% it all the pieces come together as it gathers speed!

Was this what I was looking for when I picked up this latest thriller from KL Slater? Yup! Though it’s not my favorite from her it was a good solid (light) thriller. Looking forward to her next!

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture

Liv’s husband disappeared twelve years ago and now he has been legally declared dead.
She is waiting for the money she has been promised but other unscrupulous people are waiting too.
A triller loaded with secrets and lies with plenty of twist and turns.
Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.

Im a little torn on the ending of this book. I really enjoyed the book for the most part. It kept me interested through out. I liked the multiple perspectives. However, the ending was more complicated than it needed to me. The half brother and the sister in law felt like a stretch and unnecessarily complicated things. I don’t think the sister in laws character was needed. Kait and Sammy could’ve met naturally and Caleb could’ve found Sammy without Ellie. It just took it one step too far and complicated it too much. I liked that the mystery of the money was wrapped up at the end.

I did find an error also. Chapter 24 Kristen calls Kait but the book calls Kait “Liv” instead of Kait. I may be reading that wrong but I believe it’s a small error.

Overall, I will definitely be reading another book by this author since I did enjoy this one.

I wanted to love this but it fell completely flat for me. I continually thought to myself “what am I reading?!” And felt frustrated at times because this feels like a book that was rushed to complete.

Maybe for other people they’d love it- the premise of the book sounds unique and intriguing but I just didn’t love it.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to read this arc in change for my honest review.

Thank you to NetGalley and Bookouture for providing this book, with my honest review below.

Full confession, I wanted to read The Married Man because I was ready to tuck into a vengeance story. I ended up getting incredibly drawn into a story that was not about that but a legitimate mystery about what the heck had 1. Happened to cause the married man in question to disappear and 2. What exactly he was up to, and in fact what was going on here.

I love to be surprised and while the book blurb does not misrepresent, this book will end up putting you so deep into a mystery that when you’re done you’ll send your kudos to the blurb writer for not giving too much away. I enjoyed my reading and the completely unexpected places I went to. I also really enjoyed the book’s structure, the pacing and flack backs were perfectly done to keep this a true mystery throughout. Finally, hats off to K.L. Slater for having quite a few characters (wives, detectives, baddies, family) but writing this story in such a way that it was never difficult to know who was who.

5 stars. I have read a few of this author's books and they were all good. That's what I expected from this one. But wow. This one was excellent. Liv is married to Rich. They have a 3 year old son, Maddox. Rich takes Maddox out on a Saturday morning to fly Maddox's new kite. Liv is frantic when they don't return and ends up eventually calling the police, but they only find Maddox. Rich is missing. 11 years go by. That's when the story takes place. Kait is married to Daniel. Kait feels Daniel has been acting very suspicious. She finds a note that Daniel has dropped and her sister deciphers it. Turns out that on the note is Maddox's unique pupil number. Kait is frantically wondering why her husband has information about a boy who looks exactly like him. Lots of secrets are being kept. Some people are innocent in all of this, some are not. There are quite a few characters in this book but they're introduced slowly so it's not confusing at all. I hate those books where in the first 2 chapters you have 14 different characters.

I loved this book because it was so different than your regular thrillers. It was so well written and spell binding, I didn't want to put it down. I couldn't wait to see what would happen at the end. I would not hesitate to recommend this book. Excellent book.

Thank you to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC. I greatly appreciate it.

The Married Man by K.L. Slater gets you gripped from the very first chapter.
I thought this book was going to be the typical man fakes disappearance/death but i was surprised with how many twists there were.
This book is based on lies and deceit.
I'm not sure if I've read a book from this author before but ill definitely be picking up another one.

K.L. Slater has done it again! This book grips you from the beginning and doesn’t let go, with so many twists and turns. Liv’s husband Rich disappears when out with his young son, Maddox (Maddox is found safe). Liv expects Rich to return in eleven years with a big windfall. Rich does not come back. Nearby, a woman named Kait is pregnant with her first child. Her husband Daniel is acting very unusually with cause for concern. Maddox is now fourteen and has been approached by some strange men and is discovering that his mom Liv may have been lying to him about his father. There are several other characters in this well crafted book. The plot twists are clever and will keep you hanging on until the end. With thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for this ARC. My opinions are my own.

The Married Man is another well paced satisfying thriller from K L Slater that hooks you instantly. 3.5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley, author KL Slater and Bookouture publishing for the ARC and opportunity to review this book.

I believe this was the first book I have read by this author but it won’t be the last. I found it to be fast paced with many twists and turns. I was shocked with the ending as I thought I had it figured out about halfway through and was wrong.

There are quite a few characters but it was still easy to follow along. I feel there could have been more developed and detail about some of the characters. For example Ellie. I won’t say why to avoid spoilers but I feel her character needed more time and detail.

I found Kait’s character to be somewhat annoying. Perhaps that was the authors intention but getting past that the rest of the characters were believable.

I feel the mental health aspects that sort of just get thrown into the end needed more exploring. The author did a great job explaining them, but I felt it was just tossed in there without a real lead up to it in Liv’s character.

The storyline was great, believable in the sense of a thriller book. It was a different twist and plot which was nice.

3.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ rounded up.

You just can't go wrong with a K L Slater book, and this fast-paced psychological thriller is another winner.
The strong storyline keeps you on your toes throughout with chapters told in multiple POV past and present.
At no time did I work out where we were heading, which I loved.
The surprises along the way were so unexpected but made so much sense.
The ending pulled on your heartstrings and was a perfect finish to what was a highly recommended read.
Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for the ARC.

KL Dlater…. She once again gives you everything you expect from here and nothing you’d see coming. A very quick read that sucks you in right from the start. Brilliantly written.

Eleven years ago, Liv was left alone when her husband Rich took their toddler son Maddox to fly a kite…and was never seen again. The police found Maddox, but Rich remained missing and was pronounced dead seven years later. Since then, it’s just been Liv and Maddox struggling to get by - but she knows their luck will soon change…she’s already guaranteed it.

Nearby, a woman named Kait is pregnant with her and her husband Daniel’s first child. They had a quick but happy beginning to their relationship, but lately Daniel has been acting strangely. When he starts staying out all night, Kait knows he is up to something, and wants to know what.

This story is on the longer side, so you’d think there would be more, but there isn’t (not without spoilers). Maddox is a young teenager now, falling in with the wrong crowd. Liv is drinking too much, and is constantly worried. Kait is stressing not only about her baby, but her new husband possibly cheating on her. Then, there is a whole other side story involving money, secrets and murder.

I find this author’s books to be hit or miss for me - looking back, I either give them five stars or three stars. I thought this book started off great, but then got too convoluted with all of the side stories and timelines and extraneous characters. This is much more action-based than I prefer, but it was still a good read. 3.5 stars.

(Thank you to Bookouture, K.L. Slater and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my review. This book is slated to be released on November 1, 2024.)