In what might be termed the new genre of 'grisly romance,' Gardner delivers a streamlined bang-up addition to the oeuvre of Tami Hoag, Karen Robards, Elizabeth Powell and, these days, even Nora Roberts. He takes up her cause and gives Tess her first orgasm-psycho-killers apparently are not good lovers. J.T., like the others of his ilk, has muscles of steel attached to viscera of mush. Dillon $100,000 if he will teach her how to defend herself. Tess offers retired mercenary and sometime drunk J.T. His poor ex-wife, Tess, who helped to get him arrested, is on the run with her daughter because Jim has escaped from jail and vowed to cut the still-beating heart out of her chest. The villain, Jim Beckett, cuts off the fingers of his victims with a dull Swiss Army knife-before he bats their brains out with a Louisville slugger. If you desire a spike in your Adrenalin- go for it.Lisa Baumgartner makes her debut as a writer of romantic suspense under the name of Lisa Gardner with this sexy and smooth-talking first. The book is advertised as suspense but very much fell into the category of a psychological thriller.Ī definite recommendation from me. If you’ve read or familiar with any of Gillian Flynn’s (sharp objects, dark spaces) work then you have an idea of how Gardner weaves a thrilling plot and build complex and interesting characters.

You feel like you are in the story, you are shouting (in your head or maybe aloud) don’t go in there! DON’T GO IN THERE! and she does.

when you read about or watch documentaries about serial killers such as Ted Bundy, Jack the Ripper or even the zodiac killer you feel far removed because there is usually no family or familiarity to the story. This is a suspense, psychological thriller that makes the hairs stand up on your arms. I’m not even gonna lie, this book had me sleeping with my nightlight on because after I stayed up in the wee hours of the morning finishing it, couldn’t sleep. As the man-hunt goes nation-wide hunting Jim Beckett, Theresa is pushing her body and mind for that ultimate showdown because she knows that when it comes to her perfect serial killer husband it’s going to be killed or be killed. Not entrusting the police to protect herself and her daughter Theresa seeks the help of a Mercenary to prepare her. The Perfect Husband what would you do if the man of your dreams hides the soul of a killer jim beckett was everything shed ever dreamed of. This was the nightmare that was Theresa Beckett’s life until she decided she needed to do something about it. You are married to a serial killer who escaped from prison with the sole purpose of murdering you in the most heinous, graphical way. Now imagine that double life is him slicing and dicing attractive women with features like your own😲. Imagine finding out you’re married to someone leading a double life.

The perfect husband by lisa gardner