The Optician's Wife: a spellbinding psychological thriller full of twists
CrimeAdded on January 14, 2026
Description
From the bestselling author of Murder at the Book Club comes a stunning psychological thriller that will take your breath away.Can you ever really know someone?When Deborah, an unpopular seventeen-year-old, meets the charming and handsome Larry, he sweeps her off her feet.The trouble is Larry has a secret.Then a series of grisly murders cast a shadow over everything.As Deborah’s world starts to fall apart she begins to suspect the man she loves of a terrible betrayal. And to keep their marriage alive, sacrifices must be made.A compelling, psychological thriller that unpicks what goes on behind closed doors and reminds us that sometimes the worst crimes can take place closer to home than you think.The Optician's Wife is a powerful psychological thriller by the bestselling author of Murder at the Book Club.If you love authors like Karin Slaughter, Fiona Barton and Claire Douglas you will be gripped by this brilliant and bracing novel.What everyone is saying about The Optician's Wife:"Electrifying Compulsive Read." - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon reviewer "A Deliciously dark and shocking psychological thriller" - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon reviewer "Blew me away! Brilliant!" - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon reviewer "Eye-poppingly good" - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazon reviewer
Reader Reviews
I have heard so much about Betsy Reavley and 'The Opticians Wife' from fellow book readers and friends I just had to read it for myself....and I was not disappointed!!From the very first page the emotional tension I was feeling was palpable, drawing me in further and further, you just knew there was a underlying story buried beneath the chapters. The threatening atmosphere had me frustrated and stunned at what goes on behind closed doors. The Opticians Wife is about quiet, shy, unassuming 17 yea
OMG! This is one of those books that you finish and then immediately want to shout about it to everyone and discuss with others who have also read it! As I finished whilst in bed during the early hours, I wasn't able to do that straight away although I desperately wanted to shake my husband awake to tell him all about this shockingly realistic psychological thriller that I had just finished. I didn't in the end but I really wish I had as I had an awful nights sleep afterwards with scenes from th
This was my first book ever read by author Betsy Reavley but it is not going to be my last. This was a really interesting psychological thriller with a number of different layers to it. The scene is set very early in the book that something is not adding up right and that underlying wave of suspense is very present. You just know that things are going to take some turns that you might not be expecting.An engaging plot with a damaged, flawed main character that you will love to hate or hate to lo
