How Well Do You Know Your Husband?
Author: M.Q. Webb
Publication date: November 15th 2024
Genres: Adult, Psychological Thriller
Aria’s seemingly perfect life begins to unravel when she suspects her husband, Ethan, is having an affair.
As she navigates her feelings of betrayal, Aria starts to notice someone is following her. When her best friend Isla is murdered in a dark bar bathroom, Aria is left grappling with the chilling possibility that Isla’s death was meant for her.
Amidst the police investigation, rising paranoia, and Ethan’s increasingly suspicious behavior, Aria is forced to question everyone around her, including herself.
In this gripping psychological thriller, the lines between trust and deceit blur, leaving you wondering: how well do you really know the people closest to you?
an excerpt
An EMT waits patiently as the door is unlocked before disappearing inside.
The detective holds up a finger as if asking me to wait a minute. I stand there awkwardly, aware of the small crowd gathering to see what the fuss is about. A uniformed officer moves them back with an authoritative tone.
The detective emerges moments later and shows me a close-up of a woman’s face.
The angle he chose makes the picture look like an arty amateur selfie. The damage to her face is almost hidden, but a sliver of blood edges into the shot. Though it just happened, it’s clear that the girl in the photo is dead. Her eyes will never open again, resting heavily like windows that have fused together from being shut for too long. Her face is relieved of expression, the stillness of death taking the sharpened angles of her cheeks and slackening her jaw. I can tell she hasn’t been dead for long.
Cassandra and Zoe look at the image over the detective’s shoulder. He retracts it a little, as if he doesn’t want too many people to see her yet. Maybe he thinks we’re involved and doesn’t want to compromise the investigation. Or he just wants a chance to tell her family first.
Waves of nausea ebb deep in my stomach, growing into a cascade before I can stop them. They spill over in a rush and I turn and duck my head into a pot plant, releasing the contents of my stomach.
The detective looks at me with an expression somewhere between sympathy and repulsion, waiting until I’ve composed myself before speaking again.
“Is she your friend?” he asks, but the question is clearly a formality because Zoe is swaying, unsteady on her feet, and not just from the alcohol. She emits a deep cry of grief before being led away by one of the EMTs. I hadn’t noticed them come in, but suddenly there are people everywhere. I watch as two of them disappear into the cordoned-off bathroom while another stands to the side, redirecting people to use alternative restrooms instead.
A look passes between me and Cassandra, each waiting for the other to confirm it, just in case we’ve got it wrong.
“It’s her,” I say. “It’s Isla.”
about the author
M. Q. Webb writes psychological thrillers and suspense novels, including the Oscar de la Nuit series. Her books have hit the Amazon best seller chart in the US. She studied psychology and business.
How Well Do You Know Your Husband is a stand alone psychological thriller, and her third release.
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