title: The Pocket Wife: A Novel
author:  Susan Crawford 
description: Not a word is wasted in Susan Crawfords fast-paced, thrilling debut. As Crawford explores the boundaries of memory and sanity, the suspense steadily gathers, and in her skilled hands, readers will be left guessing until the very end. (Lori Roy, Edgar Award winning author of BENT ROAD and LET ME DIE IN HIS FOOTSTEPS)<br /><br />The Pocket Wife is an exceptional literary thriller debut that sensitively portrays a woman struggling with Bipolar Disorder, and the horrific possibility that shes a murderer. Engrossing, thrilling, and page turning all the way through, this is one you wont want to miss! (Chevy Stevens, New York Times bestselling author)<br /><br />The Pocket Wife is haunting, gripping, and lyrical--a book you wont want to put down. Susan Crawford is a bright new star. (Deborah Crombie, New York Times bestselling author)<br /><br />Because the tale is told primarily from Danas sharp but manic perspective, suspense develops around her possibly unreliable interpretation of events. This is a gripping, character-driven mystery that would pair well with Sophie Hannahs The Truth-Tellers Lie. (Booklist)<br /><br />This intriguing thriller will leave readers guessing till the last minute. Dana Cantrell is a dynamic, well-written character whose bipolar disorder makes her both maddening and endearing. Tightly moving, fast-paced and suspenseful, Crawfords debut novel puts her on the map of writers to watch. (RT Book Reviews (4 1/2 STARS))<br /><br />Descriptive, lyrical prose creates an intimate and visceral read that is both a solid mystery and a fast-paced psychological thriller. Try this first novel as a read-alike for Alice LaPlantes Turn of Mind. (Library Journal)<br /><br />Great premise, and characters, and a wonderfully evocative setting, heavy with heat and suburban boredom, and the uneasy threat of not quite knowing what is going on. Really great. (Sabine Durrant, author of Under Your Skin)
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  ## Also by Johanna Lindsey
  
  Marriage Most Scandalous
  
  A Loving Scoundrel
  
  A Man to Call My Own
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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