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Title: Among Wolves

Author: Erica Blaque

Genre: Contemporary, Crime, Thriller, Mystery, Suspense

Date Started: January 12th, 2023

Date Finished: January 13th, 2023

Status: Finished

Rating: 4.3/5

Sypnosis: My husband is a self-important asshole but he isn’t a murderer.

At least that’s what Sophia Claire believes when faced with a visit from detectives Adella Cruz and Trent Valletta. She has been enjoying what appears to be a storybook life with her fairytale husband, Robert Claire, in Deep River, Washington. Robert is the wealthy, intelligent and attractive CEO of massive pharmaceutical research company ANEXA. But the detectives tell her that they are investigating a string of murders of young women who all have at least one thing in common – they were all Rob’s lovers.

Faced with these accusations Sophia is forced to question the realities of her marriage, and the nature of their love for each other. When does love die, exactly? She still believes Rob loves her; he loves her body, her grace, and her ability to fit the lifestyle of a prominent CEO. But she also knows he has cheated. With a marriage on the brink of collapse how does one find their partner again?

As the detectives track clues that could lead to an arrest, Sophia begins to question her own commitments, the motivations of those around her and her sanity. Reaching her breaking point, she hunts for answers about her husband’s affairs and instead finds herself drawn to the sexual extremes of her husband’s secret life, all while uncovering dark surprises of her own.

A twisty, sexy, and surprising debut perfect for fans of Megan Miranda, Tarryn Fisher, and Shari LaPena, AMONG WOLVES will have you riveted until the last page is turned.

Review: Holy Moley!

This book was one hellva ride.

Anyone who has met Sophie Clarke believe that her life is nothing short of a fairytale. Her husband, Rob, is her knight in shining armor. She believes her husband loves - her body, her grace, and her ability to step into the role of the wife of a CEO.

But that is far from the truth - Rob has been a cheater and each time his wife has caught him. Everything about their marriage has been nothing short of a lie. Sophie knows that their marriage is on the brink of collapse and even worse, there has been a string of murders and her husband is seemingly their number one suspect.

Sophie knows her husband did not do it and she embarks on a hunt for the truth. But there are secrets Sophie has that send her spiraling toward an ending that she doesn't want anyone else to know of.

And I do mean no one.

This book is a roller coaster for the reader. One minute you think you have an idea of who might be behind the murders and then the next you find out how wrong you really are and you cannot believe what the hell has happened. Even more, the ending makes you wonder how Sophie could be capable of such an act.

I suppose the saying, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." If you think about it, this sort of fits Sophia. Each time she found her husband cheating and it really seemed like he did not care whether she knew or not.

But Sophia had her own affair. She was even pregnant at some point and lost the baby. The baby did not even belong to her husband but to a lover. And it even seemed her husband knew of it.

I just cannot believe how it all ends and that it was Sophia all along. I was not expecting it to be her and this book has made me think about it. The whole thing was such a showstopper that it was unexpected. I really thought that Mark was the reason and even Rob was behind it.

But we never think of a woman capable of something like this. Women are portrayed as weak and incapable of murder. Often they are overlooked in many cases of murder. Sophie is one of these women. She made herself look incapable of it and made her husband the scapegoat.

I have to say that was rather well done on the part of Sophie. This book will stop and make you think - a lot. I recommend this read.