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The Housemaid is Watching by Freida McFadden

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  Millie and Enzo are now married for a decade and are blessed with two kids, Ada and Nico. They have moved into a swanky new neighbourhood and Millie is obsessed with her home.  The kids have joined the local school and the neighbours around aren't really what they seem. One is Suzette and her husband Jonathan and then there is Janice who lives across the street.  Millie does not really like them but it would not be wise to make an opinion without even meeting them. Over the storyline, Millie is livid when she begins to feel that Suzette is hitting upon Enzo. And Enzo is making it somewhat worse when Millie secretly catches himself with Suzette deep in conversation at odd times. A wife's instinct about her husband is worth a thought! Knowing the palpitations I was experiencing after listening to the first two parts of the Housemaid series, I was prepared for the last part. I just kept waiting and waiting. Quarter of the book sounded like everyday banter from a homemaker....

His & Hers by Alice Feeney

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  "There are two sides to every story: yours and mine, ours and theirs, His & Hers. Which means someone is always lying." When you start a book with one such amazing hook, you know you are going to have a good reading experience. A body of a woman is found on the bonnet of a car. Stabbed multiple times. Such a heinous crime is beyond one's imagination anywhere in the world. And if it was happening in a small town like Blackdown, a tiny British village, tongues would wag and that is not a helpful thing for an ongoing investigation.  Anna Andrews, a local reporter and news reader has come to cover it. Interestingly, its her hometown. Jack Harper, is the Detective in charge of the murder investigation and he has his eyes on Anna. Anna asks questions that have not even been released to the press. So how on earth does she know what to ask? What is making matters worse is Jack was having a clandestine affair with the murdered woman. He didn't kill her. But, she was kill...