This perfectly pitched debut offers sharp insights into the grievances that accumulate over a long relationship, and the lengths to which a woman will go when her world collapses * Sunday Times *
'This summer's blockbuster novel' -- Celia Walden * Daily Telegraph *
'Utterly believable, complex, and compelling' -- Jojo Moyes
Well balanced, painfully perceptive and very dark, The Silent Wife is as riveting as a slow-motion car crash * Guardian *
Beautifully written and deeply unsettling, this darkly funny examination of what happens when you've got nothing left to lose is also brilliantly addictive. It left me almost breathless as I raced towards the devastating finale -- S.J. Watson, SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP
This will be the book everyone will be talking about by the end of summer, it will be the number one choice for book clubs and well-thumbed copies will be passed between friends and work colleagues with glowing recommendation... The term "must-read" is often bandied around and not always deservedly. The Silent Wife justifies the plaudit without question * Sunday Express *
SUPERB... As a novel about the dark side of marriage and relationships, it's better than Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl. A must read -- Sophie Hannah, SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of KIND OF CRUEL
The slow, murderous disintegration of a marriage is all too believable in A.S.A. Harrison's first - and final - novel... As the novel advances into treacherous territory, Harrison's elegant, incisive prose gets dirtier, more dangerous' * Observer *
Sharp, witty, dark as hell and totally engrossing... A worthy rival to Gone Girl in its psychological complexity and accomplishment * Daily Mail *
The Silent Wife is so poised, so fully composed, so inward in its knowledge of its characters, it's unmistakably the work of a writer who had finally discovered her true talent... If [it] is not quite so high concept as Gone Girl, it is more precise, plausible and unnerving and just as compelling... Don't miss this one * London Evening Standard *
It is inevitably being compared with last year's mega-hit, Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl... The Silent Wife is psychologically more interesting * The Times *
The Silent Wife is one of those books you hate to put down. Harrison writes well with a light touch, but her touch is devastating nonetheless... Profoundly disquieting * Guardian.co.uk *
After Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl, novels about toxic marriages are suddenly in vogue. The Silent Wife is the classiest of the bunch... A smart psychological chiller * Mail on Sunday *
'A gripping psychological thriller' * Saturday Magazine, Daily Express *
A hit... and you can see why * The Sun *
Beautifully written and superbly paced, not to mention full of ingenious twists. Fans of Gone Girl will love it * Sunday Mirror *
A sizzling debut and a chilling psychological thriller - 9/10 -- Press Association
Well plotted, fast-paced and hugely addictive * Stylist *
Sharp, psychological and intricate, if you've ever wondered just how far you'd go if you had nothing left to lose, this will make you do a double-take * Harper's Bazaar online *
[A] deliciously wicked pleasure... A very clever, very funny comedy of manners spliced with a domestic thriller -- Kate Atkinson, SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of LIFE AFTER LIFE and CASE HISTORIES
The characterization is exceptionally well done, the writing stylish and mature... this is a very accomplished psychological thriller -- S.J. Bolton
A terrific debut novel -- Val McDermid, SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of WIRE IN THE BLOOD
This is an utterly compelling story, gorgeously written and with so many shocks and surprises... I raced through it. My highest recommendation -- Tess Gerritsen, SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of KEEPING THE DEAD
[A] heart-thumping tale of deception * Woman & Home *
This unsettling story of two people heading for catastrophe is impossible to put down... Will appeal to anyone hooked by Gone Girl * Prima *
If you enjoyed Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl, you'll love this unsettling psychological thriller * Sun on Sunday, Fabulous Magazine *
A brilliant tale of misreadings and desperate measures * Sainsbury's Magazine *
Reminiscent of Gone Girl in that it's written in the alternating voices of the couple, it's every bit as addictive. You'll be thinking about it for months to come * cosmopolitan.co.uk *
A.S.A. Harrison knocks it out of the park with her first novel The Silent Wife. With a spare, elegant, and deft hand, she paints two dueling psychological portraits of longtime live-in lovers who become putative killer and hapless victim in a tale that no one is likely to forget any time soon. I couldn't put this book down -- Elizabeth George
A chilling portrait of a relationship gone terribly awry. Harrison takes the reader down a wickedly twisted path that has us at once rooting for and wary of the protagonists. A breathtaking story that will keep you reading well into the night and wide awake long after the final page -- Heather Gudenkauf
Original & absorbing * Big Issue *
