My Daughter's Husband (My Daughter's Boyfriend #2) by Daniel Hurst
Genre: Psychological thriller, Suspense
Read: 14th December 2023
Published: 4th November 2023
★★★★★ 5 stars
DESCRIPTION:
My daughter is getting married to the man of her dreams. But will she pay for it with her life?
My beautiful daughter Ellie walks down the aisle in her full-length lace dress, beaming with happiness. As she exchanges her vows with Kyle, who looks devastatingly handsome in his smart black suit, I hope this time will be different…
As confetti settles on the shoulders of the happy couple, I reassure myself that Kyle Beaumont is a charming, successful businessman. He’s so different to her ex-boyfriend – the man who tried to hurt my Ellie.
Except, only days after the ceremony, I discover a letter that makes my heart flip when I realise what my son-in-law is hiding. Ellie’s past is about to catch up with her, and I am certain my daughter is in danger.
But I’m her mother, and I’ll stop at nothing to protect her…
An utterly gripping psychological thriller with jaw-dropping twists from the number one bestselling author of The Doctor’s Wife. If you loved Behind Closed Doors and The Night She Disappeared, you’ll be hooked by My Daughter’s Husband.
MY THOUGHTS:
How far will a mother go to save her child...?
Daniel Hurst, an author who needs no introduction, has done it again! This time with a follow-up sequel to "The Daughter's Boyfriend" which I thought was OK but this one was soooo much better! In true Hurst style, it is gripping, fast paced, addictive and hard to put down. And in true Hurst style, it comes with that final twist. I devoured it in one day (not quite one sitting).
Five years have passed since the events in the first book. Ellie has moved on and found love in a handsome man who runs his own successful business. Kyle is the man of her dreams and now Dawn watches as her daughter is married in a beautiful wedding in a luxurious resort in the sun in Turkey. Neither mother or daughter could be happier.
However, the joy is shortlived when back home to reality and Dawn discovers something doesn't add up with her new son-in-law. When she catches him in a lie she offers him a lifeline to redeem himself but he only gives her even more reason to be concerned. After her experience with Daryl five years ago, Dawn felt sure that Ellie had found a good honest man in Kyle. But now it seems he pulled the wool over both their eyes.
Meanwhile back in the US, Harvey has just completed his five year stretch for perverting the course of justice in relation to his son's crimes. As Daryl was killed by Dawn in the UK, he couldn't be brought to justice for them. But now, Harvey is out and the only thing that has kept him going is the sweet taste of revenge and the score he intends on settling for his son's untimely death.
As this is the second book, I do recommend reading "The Daughter's Boyfriend" first if you wish to otherwise reading this will spoil the first. Having said that, you don't have to read the first one as this one can suffice easily as a standalone as Hurst keeps us up to date with all that went on before (hence why reading the first one before this one is recommended).
Hurst is a masterful storyteller and he keeps the reader engaged from start to finish in this cat and mouse plot tinged with revenge. And as with any Hurst thriller, it is entertaining, fast paced, thrilling and oh so dramatic. Many of the plot twists were predictable but as with Hurst's thrillers, the thrill is in the ride. And what a ride he has given us!
A quick and easy read and in his trademark style, Hurst does away with unnecessary details and gives us the bare bones to devour as we jump right into the action. I love his style because you are not weighed down with too much fact and information. He gives you all you need to know to be thoroughly entertained.
Yet another winner!
MEET THE AUTHOR:
He has been employed in several glamorous roles in his lifetime, including bartending, shelf stacking and procurement administration, all while based in some of the most exotic places on the planet, like Bolton, Preston and South London.
Daniel writes psychological thrillers and loves to tell tales about unusual things happening to normal people. He has written all his life, making the progression from handing scribbled stories to his parents as a boy to writing full length novels in his thirties. He lives in the North West of England and when he isn’t writing, he is usually watching a game of football in a pub where his wife can’t find him.
Since following his lifelong passion for writing in 2020, he has amassed a loyal and devoted set of readers, and regularly has several books in the top 100 of the Psychological Thriller Charts on Amazon. His title The Passenger became the #1 selling psychological thriller in the UK in October 2021. The Doctor's Wife is his first publication with Bookouture.
A prolific writer, Daniel likes to keep readers on their toes by self publishing even more books in between those released through his publisher.
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