WOW just WOW! I love all of Sue Watson books but thanks to Netgallery for letting me read this early this book has easily become one of my favourite reads so far this year. The characters are so relatable and I got gripped from the Prologue. Absolutely brilliant book totally 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 from me. Highly recommend people to get this when it comes out x

His First Wife by new to me author Sue Watson, published by Thomas & Mercer, is a thriller.
Set in Sicily,Europe the heroine, Sophie spends the summer as teacher and meets Emilio.
Professor Emilio, charming, good looking who's lost his first wife.
Sophie is immediatedly smitten with him, ignores every red flag that comes up and soon she's in danger of reaping the notbenefits. There's this secret stranger who's trying to warn her away from him, and soon she doesn't know anymore who to trust.
A twisty thriller that kept me intrigued from start til the last chapter.

Sophie is in love with Emilio but can she trust him?
Well written characters with a great storyline that sucks you in.
Great twists, most of which i didn't see coming.
Not my favourite from this author but still a well deserved four stars from me.
My thanks to netgalley and the publisher for my copy.

love all Sue Watson trillers and this book was not the exception.
In this story we follow Sophie, who is mesmerized by Emilio from the moment she first sees him. Once these two are interacting she falls FAST…

I felt like throwing my kindle away because Sophie’s decisions were often reckless and she actively chose to ignore all red flags thrown at her. Sue did a great job at keeping the suspense built until the last moment, and although I thought I had figured all out, the twists proved I never did.

I totally recommend this thriller to anyone who enjoys twisty, mysterious stories!

Thank you Netgalley and Sue Watson for the ARC!

Thanks to NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK for this Advanced Reader’s Copy of His First Wife by Sue Watson due to be published June 13, 2025.
Sophie wasn’t expecting to find love in Sicily but did with Emilio. Is he the perfect man she thinks, or someone else?

This was a fast read, but I didn’t like some of the characters. Sophie was a pushover and would believe anything she was so “in love”. I could see it as a young person, but she was in her thirties. The other characters were a little more believable and likeable. The plot got better about halfway through, and I was hooked. There were some startling revelations at the end that made the book worthwhile. I recommend it if you like thrillers!

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I couldn’t put this book down I never knew what to expect when I turned the page. It was a suspenseful and had an addictive plot that kept me on the edge of my seat!

It kept me reading long after I should have turned out the light. I’d highly recommend this book it’s a must read!

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟stars

The inspiration by Du Maurier’s Rebecca is clear in this book. The author has a strong focus on painting a clear picture of the setting and does a great job of placing the plot very squarely in Italy, making the most of the use of volcanoes as an allegory for some of the events of the story. I feel the book would have benefitted from more time invested in character development as they all seemed fairly shallow to me, with some even bordering on caricature. The ending is terrific, leaving you wondering how far the protagonist is prepared to go to protect what she has gained,

A charming man, a Sicilian setting, mystery. This novel was so addictive, I kept turning the pages!
Emiliano is too good to be true - a charming man with a mysterious past. His wife is missing.
Should Sophie ignore the red flags?
Ahh this was so great! The tension and the twists were thrilling!