The New Wife

'I loved it . . . Unputdownable' MICK HERRON

'Like Daphne du Maurier he sustains the ambiguity deftly and deliciously' SUNDAY TIMES

'Mysterious, suspenseful and suffused with paranoia' ALEX MICHAELIDES

'Fast-paced and exhilarating, you'll be hooked' HEAT

When Finn Hensen gets a call from his sister Jess to say their father has died, neither is heartbroken. Their parents divorced many years ago, after which their father, Jimmy, continued to live a bohemian lifestyle in sun-soaked Mallorca.

Ownership of his beautiful but dilapidated farmhouse in the mountains now passes to Finn and his sister. The only problem is that Jimmy recently remarried and his new wife, Ruensa, is still living there.

The pair agree that Finn should go to Mallorca and tactfully take possession of their inheritance. When he arrives, however, Finn is surprised to find that Finca Siquia has been completely transformed into a chic Mediterranean bolthole by Ruensa and her twenty-seven-year-old daughter, Roze. The Spanish police, meanwhile, are asking awkward questions about Jimmy's death . . .

Are Ruensa and Roze the helpless victims of circumstance? Or will they stop at nothing to get Finca Siquia for themselves?

READERS LOVE JP DELANEY

'Completely original and gripping' 5 reader review

'Dark and unputdownable' 5 reader review

'Had me on the edge of my seat at all times!' 5 reader review

'Kept me guessing right til the end' 5 reader review

'Thrilling and absorbing' 5* reader review

I loved it. JP Delaney has a gift for the unputdownable story ... One twist in particular left me open-mouthed. Brilliant stuff. This'll be in a lot of holiday luggage come the summer Mick Herron
A characteristically unsettling thriller with an unreliable narrator who reels you in and a twist that made me pivot. With its sultry Mallorcan setting and du Maurier allusions, this is a summer read which exudes menace and is crying out for a TV adaptation Sarah Vaughan
Mysterious, suspenseful, and suffused with paranoia; I read The New Wife in one sitting, and I couldn't put this sinister book down Alex Michaelides
Charming and engrossing from the outset, but with a creeping and deeply unsettling sense of menace. I loved the Du Maurier vibes Sharon Bolton
The tension ratchets up to boiling point in this sun-soaked sizzler about a man struggling to do what's right when everything around him is very wrong Victoria Selman
Like Daphne du Maurier he sustains the ambiguity deftly and deliciously - whenever a resolution looks imminent, a new development preserves the enigma Sunday Times
Such a phenomenal summer holiday read. Think The White Lotus meets The Housewives of Beverly Hills . . . this is a gripping and sophisticated thriller that will have you racing through the pages Glamour
A sun-soaked, pacy beach read The i
Fast-paced and exhilarating, you'll be hooked! Heat
Another terrific book from a first-class writer Daily Mail
Thrilling Crime Monthly
Another winner from J P Delaney Belfast Telegraph
Finn must decide whether the duo are victims of circumstance or utterly ruthless in this tense, twisty thriller Candis
As accomplished as du Maurier and just as unsettling -- Cara Hunter
Captivating, disturbing, and shocking . . . I enjoyed every minute of it Samantha Downing
The king of psychological thrillers . . . Delaney's labyrinthine plotting again keeps the reader guessing, with twists and turns in plentiful supply. Gripping to the very end, The New Wife is a compelling and brilliant read Hot Press
Gripping Closer
Subtle, beguiling, twisted SAGA Magazine
An addictive read Woman's Own

JP Delaney's first psychological thriller, The Girl Before, was an instant Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller and went on to sell over a million copies worldwide. His subsequent books Believe Me, The Perfect Wife, and Playing Nice were also top ten bestsellers, while Playing Nice was a Richard and Judy Book Club selection. Recently, JP Delaney has been heavily involved in the television adaptation of The Girl Before, as lead writer and co-executive producer.

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