I was so excited to receive this book as the author comes highly recommended by friends. Unfortunately I just couldn't get to grips with it. It may be that I prefer British authors, or it may be just this particular story that I didn't connect with. Either way I'm disappointed that I was unable to finish it.

Absolutely not the relationship thriller you expect, this book takes some really dark turns into voodoo, murder and suicide. Very unexpected and totally gripping, I really enjoyed.

But much going on but very well written and I did enjoy it and loved the twist at the ends. Definitely worth a read though !!

Dead to Her by Sarah Pinborough is, let’s say from the very beginning, very beautifully written. The characterisation is very good and each character is quite distinct in their behaviours, jealousies and envy.
But, this was not the book for me.
I’ve read a lot of Sarah Pinborough and after Behind Her Eyes, I was waiting for something more than just the worrying and fretting of Marcie and the younger, beautiful Keisha. It seemed more romance than anything else, with a few sex scenes thrown in to add to the heat of the Savannah sun.
It just didn’t grip me the way I wanted it to.

Psychological Crime Drama.. with a Great Twist at the end... 📖✍🏻

Dead to her is written over four parts, majority of which is told from Marcie or Keishas perspective's.

Marcie, married to Jason his second wife, who seems very insecure and unsure of Jason's love for her.
Keisha recently married to Jason's boss William aka Billy, much younger, his first wife previously passed.

Marcie and Keisha first meet on a work outing, Marcie's feels threatened by Billy's new young wife, who appears to be flirting with her husband. A rocky start for these ladies. Each character in their own way, is definitely out for themselves and have skeletons in their closets.
Difficult to know what to say without giving any spoilers away on this book, it's well written, addictive reading, lots of twists and turns. I didn't expect it to take the path it took, when you get into it you don't want to put it down.

Another great read from Sarah Pinborough, a definite should read for 2020 🤓

After reading and loving “Behind her eyes” I was very excited to get my hands on this book!!

I’m not even sure where to begin, with reviewing this amazing book and to give it justice - WOW!!

William Redford has come back from his travels with a very young and beautiful black bride Keisha.

Marcie whose husband Jason is a close friend to William, knows how hard it is to be the second wife, especially when you have not been bought up in the privileged world like the other wives.

Marcie is at first horrified that Jason is flirting with Keisha and believe me she will do anything to keep her status as second wife. But she is also drawn to Keisha like a moth to a flame, just be careful you don’t get burnt!!

This is a roller coaster of a book, there is glamour (masked ball) secrets galore and more twists than a curly wurly!! Not to mention voodoo.

I couldn’t bear to be parted from this as it was more addictive than sugar and twice as lethal. It will keep you guessing as every time you think you are on the right track, there is another twist.

It’s the book you will read and rave about it to everyone you talk to. I’m sitting here contemplating the ending with a huge smile on my face.

The must read book of 2020.

Thank you to Netgalley for my copy in exchange for a review.

very entertaining book from sarah pinborough when william marries a much younger black woman and brings her back to the us it certainly sets off a series of events that shakes up his community .throw in some vodoo and you have a summer sizzler on your hands .

spoiler alert ** There's a line in this book,where a police officer says that there isn't a nice person amongst them (not a quote).
They're right. This book is full of selfish unlikable people out for what they can get.
Even the harmless old fool who got suckered in by the dazzling gold digger young wife is horrible.
This makes it a fun read,throw in cheating,divorce,murder,embezzlement and witchcraft and it is very much a fun ride.
Very enjoyable.

I''m afraid this novel was trying to be too many things to too many people. The voodoo part and the savannah setting was unique and interesting - that should be the focus for the book marketing in my eyes. Makes it stand out and feel fresh. There were tons of interesting snippets of haunted things, hangings etc but then I kept getting thrown into the next sex scene and catty discussion which really spoiled my enjoyment of the story.

I did roll my eyes at how naive the young woman was getting married to the older man and then worrying she was being bought. Turn this novel into a voodoo themed thriller, take out the (bad and far too many) sex scenes and then it would be so much better. My humble opinion but I would have liked it better if so.

As it is, a mixed bag.

When the world feels like it's falling apart, and everyone around you is losing their heads, what better way is there to escape than to lose yourself in the dizzying pages of one of your favourite author's books?

Let me just start this review by saying Sarah Pinborough is crazy, in the best possible way, and I think that's why her books are so insanely good. Normal people can't write this stuff.

I loved Behind Her Eyes (still thinking about that ending) and Cross Her Heart, and when I got my hands on an advance copy of Dead to Her, I buckled myself in for another wild ride.

Set in smoking hot Savannah, this cast of disgustingly rich, perfectly flawed characters take you on a rollercoaster ride in this psychological thriller that keeps you guessing until the very end. Starring Marcie and Keisha, the second wives with everything to hide, and a hell of a lot to lose.

Dead to Her was the hottest, sexiest thriller I've ever read, and offered me something a little different. This page turner kept me up at night (no, not in that way!) with its devourable chapters and pacey plot. It's dark, dangerous and a little bit creepy.

Take a pinch of lies, a dash of voodoo, a tablespoon of revenge and about three kilograms of lust and you've got the recipe for this murderously steamy summer read.

You can get your hands on this beauty in August, but if you've not had a taste of Pinborough yet, self-isolate with a copy of Behind Her Eyes and about a million biscuits. You're all set.

The positives of this book are that it was well written and it did have twists throughout the book. However, for a reason that is hard to put my finger on, I just didn't gel with it. I finished the book for the purpose of a review but it took me a while as I wasn't excited to go back and find out what happened. I could see this being made into a film though!

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.