Whether or not you’ll enjoy My Lovely Wife really comes down to a matter of tastes. There’s a few parts that stretch the limits of credulity (such as with the involvement/assistance of the narrator’s friend), but overall Dowling manages to present a convincing, suspenseful and disturbed story. I think a story like this one can easily end up being nonsensical or cheesy, and Dowling does a good job of avoiding those pitfalls. I don’t think you’ll end up relating or empathizing to the characters (at least I certainly hope not), but you’ll at least somewhat understand what they’re thinking and what’s driving them, which is about as much as you can ask for with this type of book. Getting into the mindset of our narrator and trying to help us understand his decisions – and seeing them try to keep from getting caught - is what makes the book interesting and entertaining. Instead, it focuses on the character development of the couple instead. Their “date nights” are codewords for planning a time to plot murders, and when the book opens, they are in the process of identifying their next victim. What separates them from others is that they both find excitement in their marriage by killing people. Based on outward appearances, they appear to be a fairly normal couple, with the same financial stresses and worries about daily life as anyone else. He’s a tennis instructor, and she’s a realtor. In My Lovely Wife, our unnammed narrator and his wife, Millicent, are a married couple with two kids living in the upscale neighborhood of Hidden Oaks. Plot Summaryįor the Detailed Plot Summary, click here or scroll all the way down. It is a disturbed story from cover to cover about a couple who decides to spice up their marriage by murdering people.

I should start by saying that My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing is definitely not for everyone, and most definitely not for the faint of heart. By Jennifer Marie Lin on May 30th, 2019 (Last Updated Jul 10th, 2019)

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