The Dead Ex, Jane Corry
The Dead Ex, Jane Corry
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The Dead Ex

Author: Jane Corry

Narrator: Jayne Entwistle

Unabridged: 11 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 02/05/2019

Synopsis

From the bestselling author of My Husband's Wife, one man's disappearance throws four women's lives into chaos--who will survive?

Vicki works as an aromatherapist, healing her clients out of her home studio with her special blends of essential oils. She's just finishing a session when the police arrive on her doorstep--her ex-husband David has gone missing. Vicki insists she last saw him years ago when they divorced, but the police clearly don't believe her. And her memory's hardly reliable--what if she did have something to do with it?

Meanwhile, Scarlet and her mother Zelda are down on their luck, and at eight years old, Scarlet's not old enough to know that the "game" her mother forces her to play is really just a twisted name for dealing drugs. Soon, Zelda is caught, and Scarlet is forced into years of foster care--an experience that will shape the rest of her life . . .

David's new wife, Tanya, is the one who reported him missing, but what really happened on the night of David's disappearance? And how can Vicki prove her innocence, when she's not even sure of it herself? The answer lies in the connection among these four women--and the one person they can't escape.

About The Author

Jane Corry is an author and journalist, and has spent time as the writer-in-residence of a high-security prison for men--an experience that helped inspire My Husband's Wife, her bestselling debut thriller, as well as her second thriller, Blood Sisters. The Dead Ex is her third thriller.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Baba on May 27, 2023

He cheated. He lied. He died. Haha... loved that strapline! This is an absorbing read with three nicely crafted plotlines - the book is centred around a forty-ish epileptic aromatherapist woman formerly married to the Ex; her story crosses over with the story of a child (now a young woman) placed in......more

Goodreads review by Debra on January 24, 2019

The Dead Ex is a psychological thriller told from various viewpoints. Vicki is David's ex-wife who falls under suspicion when David goes missing. She has contacted him numerous times over the years to let him know where she is hoping that just maybe he will come to his senses and want her back. Scar......more

Goodreads review by Susanne on February 04, 2019

3.75 Stars! One Twisty Thriller that keeps you guessing till the very end! When the police show up at Vicki’s door she is taken by complete surprise. Turns out her ex-husband, David has gone missing and she is their prime suspect. Trouble is Vicki is unreliable and can’t be trusted to save her own lif......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte on March 04, 2019

"A court can dissolve a marriage. But it can't do the same to the heart." Jane Corry has knocked it out of the park once again! If you've not picked up one of her thrillers I strongly encourage you to do so, they are so clever and unexpected and full of flawed characters. I've read Blood Sisters and......more

Goodreads review by Maxine on January 25, 2019

I struggled to rate this novel. The first quarter was five stars, by halfway it was four stars but overall I’ve got it as a 3.5 after much thought. The plot starts out really interesting and I was really hooked in but then I felt it plateaued and really dipped my interest levels by the end. Rather th......more

Quotes

Praise for The Dead Ex:

“Corry’s skill at building suspense and creating characters with secrets pasts, as shown in her earlier novels, is on display again here.”
--Booklist

“Corry expertly weaves [the] stories together in unexpected and clever ways.” 
--CrimeReads

“Corry delivers strong plot twists, a fast pace, and devious characters, making this a perfect blend of Liv Constantine’s The Last Mrs. Parrish and Alafair Burke’s The Wife that will keep readers guessing until the end.” 
—Library Journal

“Gripping. . . Corry delivers several satisfying plot twists as well as a meditation on the nature of family.” 
—Publishers Weekly

Praise for My Husband's Wife:

“A must-read book for fans of the kind of psychological thrillers that have been all the rage.” 
—Bustle 

"[My Husband's Wife] nicely fits into the psychological suspense genre that’s riding a slipstream of popularity, thanks to the success of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train. . . Addictive. . . [a] seemingly unending trove of delicious disasters and deceits.” 
—The Washington Post 

“If you loved Gone Girl and The Talented Mr. Ripley, you’ll love My Husband's Wifeby Jane Corry. It’s got every thriller’s trifecta: love, marriage and murder.” 
—Parade

"Brilliant, original and complex, with a dark triangle at its center. A compelling thriller that kept me turning the pages until the end." 
—B.A. Paris, New York Times bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors

"Devilishly devious. . . this swiftly moving psychological thriller offers surprises right up to the finish." 
--Publishers Weekly

Praise for Blood Sisters:

“Addictive. . . It’ll keep you guessing until the very end.” 
—HelloGiggles

“Secrets are gradually revealed in a plot that twists to the very end. From the author of My Husband's Wife, this is nicely sustained psychological suspense.” 
--Booklist

“Gripping, intense and masterfully crafted.” 
--Bookreporter.com

“Engrossing.” 
--Publishers Weekly

“Compulsive, edgy, and with some fabulous twists that I didn’t see coming!” 
—B.A. Paris, New York Times bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors

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