She sits motionless in the corner, white blonde hair framing her face like a halo, one finger tapping an endless rhythm on the leather armrest. 'This is Lucy,' Thomas says, gesturing to me. 'She's going to take care of you.' The tapping suddenly stops. Like a ballerina on a spindle, her head twists to meet my gaze, and her lips part into a silent scream! Wow wow wow!! The twists in this book! Omg I did not see that coming at all!! Great shocking twists! It also had great suspense, murders, mystery, gaslighting, abuse, and some crazy shocking moments! The storyline was very interesting! I highly recommend reading this book! Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me! Can’t wait for more!

The Wife’s Silence by Amanda McKinney is absolutely amazing. Such a page turning psychological thriller. So many good twists that I never seen coming.

This book was a whirlwind of twists and turns! Excellent suspense thriller. I really enjoyed this one and even though it is similar to other books I have read in this genre, there are some surprises. The ending was a little anticlimactic for me but I still think this was really well done and I was hooked from page one.

Thank you NetGalley and Storm Publishing for access to the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The Wife’s Silence by Amanda McKinney is a taut, eerie psychological thriller that hits hard from page one and doesn’t let up. The setup is classic—an outsider enters a troubled household—but McKinney twists it into something far more unsettling. Lucy Greer’s desperation makes her vulnerable, and that vulnerability is exactly what pulls you into the story.

The Caine house is rich with unease—every character drips with secrets, and the more Lucy digs, the darker it gets. The atmosphere is chilling, the pacing relentless, and the reveals hit like punches. Emilia, silent and trapped, becomes the heart of the story’s mystery, and the tension builds toward an explosive finale that’s both shocking and satisfying.

McKinney doesn’t just deliver twists—she delivers impact. This is psychological suspense done right: lean, sharp, and haunting.

If you are looking for your next psychological thriller this should be on your radar! It has so many twists and turns you will never expect them. It gripped me from the first page, finished in less tham 24 hours. I wont give any spoilers but read this book!


📚I was able to read an advanced copy of title thanks to NetGalley, Amanda McKinney and Storm Publishing📚
📚All reviews and opinions are entirely my own📚

If you are looking for a thriller that you can’t put down until the end, this is it! It has a shocking twist that you will never see coming!
Thank you, NetGalley , and storm publishing for the arc!!

The Wife’s Silence by Amanda McKinney is a dark and gripping psychological thriller that had me hooked from the very start. Full of deception, vengeance and carefully guarded secrets, it kept me guessing until the final page.

Lucy Greer is desperate to rebuild her life, so when she takes a job caring for Emilia Caine, the silent and ailing wife of wealthy entrepreneur Thomas Caine, she hopes it will be a fresh start. But from the moment she steps into the house, something feels off. The disappearance of the Caines' teenage son years ago still lingers over them, and everyone seems to be hiding something. The housekeeper has her theories, and the ex-wife has secrets, but it is Emilia who holds the darkest truth of all. Trapped in her silence, she knows exactly what happened—and with Lucy’s arrival, the carefully constructed lies are about to unravel.

This book was unsettling in the best way, filled with tension and shocking twists that had me racing through the pages. The atmosphere was so well crafted, and I found myself completely drawn into the mystery.

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one of the best thrillers i've read this year!!!! absolutely excellent and impossible to put this book down!!! cannot speak highly enough of this book!