The Stranger in My Bed
‘We have a patient who has been involved in a serious accident. We believe he’s your husband.’
When Freya first met Phil, she thought he was the man of her dreams. He bought her roses every week, booked surprise trips to sun-soaked destinations, and showed her affection like she’d never experienced before. But over time the dream had become a violent nightmare. And now Freya is packing her bags, knowing it’s time she escaped their increasingly broken marriage.
But then Freya gets a visit from the police. Phil’s been in a horrific car crash and – as he comes around – it becomes clear that remembers nothing since their blissful honeymoon two years before, back when their relationship was perfect. All he wants is to be happily married again.
Freya knows giving him another chance could be dangerous. But now he’s the one who needs her, it’s a chance to turn the tables, and to change the outcome of their relationship once and for all. After all, he will only know what she chooses to tell him…
But what really happened during those two years of marriage? And as they start over again, who is safe? And whose life is in danger?
Psychological thriller this isn't. I found this a very lame attempt at a thriller. There was no on the edge of your seat reading that was needed.
The opening of the synopsis says ‘We have a patient who has been involved in a serious accident. We believe he’s your husband.’ That doesn't happen, the police know exactly who he is!
None of the characters were at all likeable, Freya especially. I have no idea how many times the author used "vulnerable" in the book, but it was her word of the work.
I have no doubt there are men like Phil, all charm and everyone thinks he is wonderful, but Freya was an educated woman in her thirties with a good job.
It was fairly obvious where all this was heading and the ending was as predictable as it was disappointing.
Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for my ARC in return for an honest review.