The Pocket Wife
320
Novel • Fiction
New Jersey • Contemporary
2015
Adult
18+ years
The Pocket Wife by Susan H. Crawford is a psychological thriller about Dana Catrell, a middle-aged suburban housewife with bipolar disorder, who, after a drunken afternoon with her neighbor Celia, wakes up to find Celia murdered and struggles to piece together her alcohol-blurred memories to determine if she was involved in the crime. The book contains references to mental health issues, medication non-adherence, and substance use.
Mysterious
Suspenseful
Dark
Unnerving
Emotional
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The Pocket Wife by Susan Crawford intricately explores mental illness through suspenseful narrative and compelling character development. Reviewers praised the book's gripping plot and psychological depth. However, some felt the pacing lagged and the conclusion seemed convenient. Overall, it provides a thought-provoking, if somewhat uneven, psychological thriller.
Fans of psychological thrillers and unreliable narrators will relish The Pocket Wife by Susan Crawford. This gripping novel, akin to Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl or Paula Hawkins' The Girl on the Train, captivates readers with its exploration of memory, mental instability, and mystery. If you enjoy suspenseful, character-driven stories, this book is for you.
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The Pocket Wife is Susan Crawford's debut novel, blending elements of psychological thriller and domestic drama.
Susan Crawford drew inspiration from her background in journalism and her fascination with the complexity of human psychology while writing The Pocket Wife.
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The book explores themes of memory, mental illness, and perception, challenging readers to question what is real and what is imagined.
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320
Novel • Fiction
New Jersey • Contemporary
2015
Adult
18+ years
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