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Its Always the Husband
By (Author) C.L. Taylor
HarperCollins Publishers
AVON, a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
30th September 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives
Thriller: serial killers
Crime and mystery: women sleuths
Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction
Hardback
352
Width 159mm, Height 240mm, Spine 25mm
270g
One dead wife is tragic. Two looks like murder
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Praise for C.L. Taylor:
I absolutely loved it! Lisa Jewell
Wow this was exceptional! Clever, original and filled with tension, this is a story I wont ever forget. C.L. Taylors best yet. Claire Douglas
'Clever, tense and satisfying' Andrea Mara
'I read it with my heart in my mouth.' Louise Candlish
Spine-chilling at every turn! One of the best thrillers of the year. Jeffery Deaver
A tense, twisty thrill-ride of stalking, obsession and revenge. TM Logan
I absolutely love C.L. Taylors writing. Liz Nugent
I absolutely loved this book and finished it in one sittingIn true C.L. Taylor style, its delightfully twisty. Katy Brent
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Welcome to Lowbridge. Where secrets hide behind every door
When newly divorced Jude arrives in the small town of Lowbridge, she is soon drawn to widower Will, the father of her young daughter's best friend.
But Will's past is shrouded in tragedy, with questions that no one knows the answer to and after two tragedies tore his life apart in just a few short years, gossip and rumours abound about what really happened to the women he loved.
As whispers of murder surround Will, Jude becomes determined to uncover the truth and with her own father's tragic fate haunting her, she refuses to let another innocent man suffer.
Yet in Lowbridge the darkness runs deep, and nothing is as it seems. Can Jude protect Will from a community out for blood Or will she become the next victim in this web of deceit
Because whilst one dead wife is tragic, two starts to look like murder
PRAISE FOR IT'S ALWAYS THE HUSBAND:
'The queen of the psychological thriller is back! C.L. Taylor expertly unravels the secrets and lies that will forever bind a group of school mums.' MW Craven
Dark, unsettling, and full of intrigue packed with complex characters, tangled relationships and long-buried secrets. Rachel Abbott
Its Always the Husband is a razor-sharp thriller full of secrets, suspicion, and twists. Dark, addictive, and impossible to put down. Caroline Mitchell
From everyday school run to a tale of murder, blackmail and a frantic quest to find a killer; a compulsive small town thriller with a stunning final twist Jackie Kabler
C.L. Taylor has done a brilliant job. It's Motherland meets 24 Hours in Police Custody which is a perfect blend. I loved it. Chris Bridges
A cunningly constructed plot, a web of secrets and lies, and Taylor's usual superlative writing. Outstanding! Helen Fields
C.L. Taylor had me gripped from the very first page and didnt let go until Id turned the last. Another addictive, twisty thriller that I devoured in a weekend. Nadine Matheson
Desperate Housewives meets Big Little Lies a propulsive page-turner brimming with intrigue, utterly addictive! Andrea Mara
'With more twists than a noose, this propulsive, whip-smart read is your new obsession.' CJ Cooke
PRAISE FOR EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE:
'Taylor ratchets up the tension and paranoia to great effect for a well-engineered, propulsive read. The Guardian
'Intensely told and psychologically compellingdeeply moving and at times terrifying. Daily Mail
'Expertly crafted, with variety in the stalker storylines, vivid villains and a hard-to-spot twist. ' The Times
An exceedingly clever, tense and satisfying rollercoaster of a book. Andrea Mara
'Masterful storytelling. I absolutely tore through it. Breathtakingher best yet. Imran Mahmood
'A grippingly constructed revenge thriller with a razor-sharp topical edge.' Vaseem Khan
C.L. Taylor is a Sunday Times bestselling author. Her psychological thrillers have sold over two million copies in the UK alone, been translated into over twenty languages, and optioned for television. Her 2023 novel, The Guilty Couple, and her 2019 novel, Sleep, were both Richard and Judy book club picks. C.L. Taylor lives in Bristol with her partner and son.