Unfaithful: An unputdownable and absolutely gripping psychological thriller

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4.4
47 reviews
Ebook
350
Pages

About this ebook

“Thank you,” I say sweetly when she tells me I’m lucky to have such a beautiful family. But I want to tell her it’s not just luck. A family is like a fortress you have to defend all the time. You can’t relax because there’s always someone looking for a breach, always someone trying to get in. Someone just like her…

 

When I arrive unannounced at my husband’s studio in need of a shoulder to cry on after hearing that my best student, Alex, has died, I see a pair of wine glasses drying by the sink and my deepest fear is confirmed: my husband is having an affair.

 

Most women would fall to their knees in tears and throw him out of the house—but I just can’t bring myself to do it.

 

Instead, I go home and cook a healthy dinner for our children, walk the dog and unload the dishwasher without complaint. I will make him see that I’m still the woman he married; attractive, successful, the glue that holds our perfect family together. I need this marriage to work to protect a terrible secret of my own, something that would destroy everything I’ve already sacrificed so much for.

 

But when the police arrive at my door asking questions about Alex’s death that I can’t answer, and threatening text messages start appearing on my phone, I know that someone close has been watching me very carefully.

 

The truth is, there are three people in my marriage, but only one of them is deadly…

 

An absolutely gripping psychological thriller with a twist that will knock you sideways, perfect for anyone left hungry for more after The Girl on the Train, The Wife Between Us or The Other Wife.


Everyone is talking about Unfaithful:

‘Wow just wow!! Nail-biting and suspenseful in the best way possible! What a ride!… I devoured this book in one sitting… I could feel my adrenaline surging through my veins the closer I got to the end. I was having palpitations with every twist!’ Mrs Leifs, 5 stars

 

‘WOW, where to even begin? I LOVED this book… I did NOT expect that ending… I was gripped right from the very first page… I could not put it down… YOU WILL LOVE this book… one of my favourite books of 2020.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

 

‘Holy-freaking hell!… tense, sharp, dark, twisty and final revelation that I honestly did not expect… a delicious sucker punch!… I loved it!… your mind will be blown!’ Nulifer Ozmekik

 

‘What a ride! I LOVED it! I loved the plot, I loved the characters and I LOVED the ending! Highly recommend!’ Goodreads reviewer

 

‘I read this book in 24 hours, waking up on a Friday morning with my kindle on top of my face I immediately started reading again… Seductive, sexy, shocking… so many crazy twists in this book… 5 huge stars…  I literally could not put it down.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

 

Readers love Natalie Barelli:

‘OH. MY. WOW. What a fantastic book!… steal it, buy it, borrow it or do whatever you need to do to make this book your next great read!… I promise you will not be disappointed!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

 

‘Awesome!! I finished it in 24 hours… pure edge-of-your-seat suspense, along with crazy “wtf” moments… keeps you flipping pages, with an ending that you absolutely will NOT see coming.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

 

‘OMG!!!!!… My heart was pounding! What a page-turner!!!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

Ratings and reviews

4.4
47 reviews
Shoshannah Leon
June 8, 2021
This book was all over the place. Started with one plot, to another, to another. There were plot holes and some things just seemed very out of place. The stuff with Geoff - why? What was the relevance? After all that, the ending was unclear. She sent the proof but if she wasn't accepting the prize, what was the point? The writing was terrible, I felt like I was reading a high school book. It didn't draw me in, captivate me, it was so bare and the twist was out of character for the story. I did not like the book and would not recommend.
Linda Strong
April 2, 2021
Anna and Luis have a great life .. wonderful children, Luis is a successful artist, Anna is a professor of mathematics. One of Anna's best students has died and she is beside herself with grief. Needing her husband, she visits his studio without warning. To her shock, there are signs that Luis is having an affair. Instead of confronting him, she continues as though nothing is wrong. She needs the marriage to work to protect a secret of her own, something that could destroy everything she's already sacrificed so much for. (Book Blurb) When police start investigating her student's death, they have questions that she cannot .. dare not ... answer. And when someone starts sending her threatening text messages, she learns that someone has been watching her .... and knows her secret. There are three people in her marriage ... and one of them is deadly. This is a riveting story of how far a woman will go to protect her family .. herself. Everyone has a different story .. so who's lying? It's a well written tale with surprises along the way. Suspenseful from the very first page to the surprising, unexpected ending. Many thanks to the author / Bookouture / Netgalley for the digital copy of this psychological thriller. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.
Marnie Harrison
December 1, 2020
There are three people in this marriage…and one of them is deadly… Wow! What a way to grab a reader’s attention! This immediately caught mine and I couldn’t wait to get stuck in and get caught up in its web of secrets, lies and deceit! Anna Sanchez has it all. A handsome husband, two beautiful children and is a well respected mathematician teaching at a prestigious university. But when her grad student commits suicide and she goes to seek comfort from her husband, what she discovers and the events that unfold thereafter, has her seemingly perfect world, come crashing down around her. The characters are all well developed and are a diverse bunch. Anna is a complex character and as the story progresses,, so does her unreliability as the narrator. Not without empathy, I was so conflicted as to how I felt about her and Natalie Barelli does a great job at messing with the readers head in regards to her motives. Is she the victim or the culprit? A twisty psychological thriller, Unfaithful will keep you on your toes and second guess each and every character. While it does move a slower pace in patches, the story still maintains your interest and does have some edge of your seat moments. It has been well plotted, written and with a satisfying twist, makes this an entertaining read
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