![]() ![]() The Wife Upstairs truly has something for every type of reader: murder, love, and ambition combine in a story that is both witty and suspenseful. Rochester’s memory looms large in Thornfield Estates-along with the whispered rumors… ![]() And-courtesy of a chance encounter on one abysmal rainy day-Jane is about to fall for one of the residents, the recently widowed Eddie Rochester. To set the scene: Our Jane is a dog walker in Thornfield Estates, a development of McMansions in suburban Alabama. ![]() ![]() I was hooked by the premise itself: a reimagined Jane Eyre as a contemporary domestic suspense set in the South? Yes please! What followed was a tense mystery told in a pitch-perfect voice, brimming with sharp insight and wit. And The Wife Upstairs surprised me in all the best ways. But even more, I love that joy of surprise when those puzzle pieces suddenly create something unexpected. As a huge mystery and suspense reader, I love trying to solve the puzzle at the heart of the story before all the pieces have slid into place. ![]()
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