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The Perfect Husband

  • 1998 first published
  • 415 pages
  • 22 editions

Published in 1998, The Perfect Husband is a romantic suspense novel by Lisa Gardner and Gardner Lisa. Readers will find themes of serial murderers, serial murders, Police and Women.

45 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 22 editions. It appeared on the New York Times E-Book Fiction bestseller list in 2011.

It runs to roughly 415 pages β€” 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Perfect Husband

What would you do if the man of your dreams hides the soul of a killer? Jim Beckett was everything she'd ever dreamed of...But two years after Tess married the decorated cop and bore his child, she helped put him behind bars for savagely murdering ten women. Even locked up in a maximum security prison, he vowed he would come after her and make her pay. Now the cunning killer has escaped--and the most dangerous game of all begins.... After a lifetime of fear, Tess will do something she's never done before. She's going to learn to protect her daughter and fight back, with the help of a burned-out ex-marine. As the largest manhunt four states have ever seen mobilizes to catch Beckett, the clock winds down to the terrifying reunion between husband and wife. And Tess knows that this time, her only choices are to kill--or be killed.
Description from Open Library

Awards & lists

  • πŸ“°New York Times bestseller list β€” E-Book Fiction, 2011

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Detective and mystery stories
  • Suspense
  • Serial murderers
  • Thrillers
  • Suspense romance
  • Serial murders
  • Police
  • Women
  • Abused women
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Escapes
  • Psychological thrillers
  • Crime thrillers
  • Suspense thrillers

Quick answers

Who wrote The Perfect Husband?

The Perfect Husband was written by Lisa Gardner and Gardner Lisa and first published in 1998.

What genre is The Perfect Husband?

It is usually shelved as Romantic Suspense.

How long is The Perfect Husband?

The median edition has 415 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Perfect Husband?

Readers who like it often enjoy Cold Blooded, Chosen to Die and Sweet Revenge.

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