The Housewife

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Pub Date 17 Mar 2021 | Archive Date 5 Feb 2021

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Description

Even perfect mothers have secrets…

Leah. She’s the perfect mum to ten-year-old Samuel, wife to loving husband Thomas, head of the PTA. But her closet is full of skeletons - and if the truth gets out, her world could be destroyed. 

Annie. She’s the gangster’s moll with a brain. She might be a woman, but she’s not afraid to get her hands dirty to play the men at their own game. But what no one knows is the devastating secret haunting her. 

Terry. He’s the king of Glasgow gangland, working his way up from estate to mansion. From drugs to guns, there’s nothing he won’t stop at to grow his dirty money. He might be a hard man, but his weakness is women. 

As their three stories collide, the lives of each will never be the same. Because even perfect women hide dark secrets… Don’t they?

Even perfect mothers have secrets…

Leah. She’s the perfect mum to ten-year-old Samuel, wife to loving husband Thomas, head of the PTA. But her closet is full of skeletons - and if the truth gets...


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Featured Reviews

i love this authors books but i think this is her best one yet the story pulls you in from page 1 .and you feel as though you are in each room with the characters in the book. the story is based on three people .Leah who ran away with her son and built a new life with her husband Thomas but she took something and they want it back . Annie who becomes the gangster moll but is hiding her past from Terry is the king of Glasgow underworld with his partner Ritchie they all keeping secrets but you could say Lee is a bog character in the book he will do anything to get his sister Masie of the estate from the drugs and his family he has a big heart the twists and turns is brilliant i so hope she carry s on with gangster crime as she so good at it i so so recommend this book

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Omg Alex I only downloaded the book and lay in bed reading it the same night. Your books get better and better. Felt like I was living in the house as well. Roll on your next book

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Wow ...... was hooked on The Housewife as soon as I started it ........ yet another great book by Alex Kane ..... you actually feel as though your living Annie’s life whilst reading the book ...... cannot wait for Alex’s next book

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The Mainhill estate Glasgow,
This is one slap bang read that I loved right through.
Terry Reid business man strong and powerful is known as The Bossman.
He put's a bullet through Frankie Conway's skull, a lowlife he deserves everything coming, what Terry's fiancee Kora Anderson has done was there in black and white on CCTV, she was a liar and she also deserves everything coming to her.
Richie Jackson and his team would soon get rid he and Terry had been mates for years.
The Whitelaw family, Maisie, Lee and Freddie, grow up on the estate with their druggy parents and pregnant Maisie but Reid wants debts payed up.
Leah Martin confesses at the Balness Inn a mum's night out that she stole twenty grand a drunk confession that she will live to regret, and Annie Wicks turns Terry's head its definitely love.
With a shot load of massive twists, and character connections, you will get goose bumps reading this book, I'm telling you now its a must read, all on it's own

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Thanks to Netgalley and Alex Kane for allowing me to read this Arc.
I absolutely adore all of Alex Kanes books!! I'd even go as far as to say I'm addicted to them because I go into withdrawals waiting for the next one!!
The Housewife was beyond brilliant!! I started it when I went to bed and was still enthralled at 5am!! From the first page to the last it was fast paced and gripping!! It certainly deserves more than 5 stars!!

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Well what a rollercoaster ride you get reading The Housewife it grips you and you can't put it down. I do believe this is Alex Kane's genre gangland at it's best. Terry is a gangster and a boss with a nasty temper, Richie is his partner and best friend and they rule in Glasgow. One day while terry is in his pub a woman walks in and after she has ordered a drink Terry and Annie start talking and they hit it off and become lovers.Leah is a housewife with a young son and a loving husband but she also has a past.I can honestly say this the best of Alex Kanes book so far i loved it . 5*

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Oh my good god what a blooming gripping fantastic read, possibly the best yet from Alex.

Set on the Mainhill Estate which a mix of characters, you have the Whitelaw family, Terry Reid the Bossman gangster.

I was so drawn into Leah and Annie and really felt I was part of them.

Lots of twists and turns that will keep you on tender hooks all the way throughout.

I really enjoyed this fast paced action packed read.

Highly recommended and really cannot wait for Alex's next book.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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I read this book in one night and all i have is 3 words. Oh my god. This author is becoming a fast favourite of mine. I am already looking forward to the next release by her

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What can I say apart from wow 🤩. First book I have read by this author and I was totally enthralled and hooked from page one - it was fast moving, gritty and I just raced through it - so much so I am disappointed and wondering what I could possibly read next. I do not like to give the story away as the synopsis is sufficient but just to say loved the way in which the characters were woven together and how you were kept in suspense right through and I had no idea it would end as it did!! Highly recommended for a gripping read! (In fact my husband is going to read it now).

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What a fantastic book! 😱

Such an intense, fast paced read from the first page right the way through to the last. I got so lost in this book I felt as though I was caught up amidst the gangland watching the story play out rather than reading about it. A great selection of characters who were so very believable.

This is the first book I've read by Alex Kane and honestly, I can't wait to read more!

Thank you to NetGalley & Hera Books for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review 📖

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Oh my goodness, what an amazing, fast paced read, it was full of twists and turns that made it such an addictive read. Absolutely loved it!!

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