The Ex-Husband - by Karen Hamilton (Paperback)

About the Book

"Charlotte has an unsavory past, but she's on the straight and narrow these days. She was so young then--she married the wrong man, falling for Sam's sweet-talking charm and charisma, and got caught up in his con artist games. Now Sam is missing. But before he disappeared, he left urgent, cryptic messages about someone threatening him--someone who has been threatening Charlotte, too. So Charlotte takes a job as a personal assistant for an engagement party aboard a private luxury cruise ship, the Cleobella, to get far away from anyone who means her harm. But as the Cleobella sails through its glittering destinations, increasingly sinister events haunt the guests, and the turquoise waves and sun-drenched beaches give way to something darker. Someone knows what Charlotte did. Is it the blushing bride? The seemingly placid mother-in-law? Or the mysterious heiress? Someone knows, and someone wants revenge--before the ship reaches its final port."--Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

From international bestselling author Karen Hamilton comes another pulse-pounding domestic thriller set against a lush, tropical backdrop as a woman fleeing her past as a con artist finds herself trapped aboard a cruise ship with someone who not only knows about that past, but will stop at nothing to get revenge.

It's an offer she can't refuse...and might not survive.

Charlotte has an unsavory past, but she's on the straight and narrow these days. She was so young then--she married the wrong man, falling for Sam's sweet-talking charm and charisma, and got caught up in his con artist games.

If only she'd left him before things went too far.

Now Sam is missing. But before he disappeared, he left urgent, cryptic messages about someone threatening him--someone who has been threatening Charlotte, too.
So Charlotte takes a job as a personal assistant for an engagement party aboard a private luxury cruise ship, the Cleobella, to get far away from anyone who means her harm.

But as the Cleobella sails through its glittering destinations, increasingly sinister events haunt the guests, and the turquoise waves and sun-drenched beaches give way to something darker. Someone knows what Charlotte did. Is it the blushing bride? The seemingly placid mother-in-law? Or the mysterious heiress?

Someone knows, and someone wants revenge--before the ship reaches its final port.

Review Quotes

In The Ex-Husband, Karen Hamilton shows us the deliciously dark side of paradise. Amid the glitzy, wealthy, sun-kissed, at-sea lifestyle in this twisted thriller, we find con artists, threats and lies, and the cold certainty that no matter how far out you sail, you'll never escape your past. --Tara Laskowski, author of One Night Gone and The Mother Next Door

"In THE EX-HUSBAND, Karen Hamilton takes her readers on a wild ride, all the way from Cornwall's sandy beaches to a sun-kissed Caribbean cruise...but not everything is as beautiful and serene as it seems. Someone has more than a few axes to grind, and they're out for revenge no matter what. As tensions rise and secrets are uncovered, it's anybody's guess who will survive. Fast-moving and twisted...Sure to be another smash-hit." -- Hannah Mary McKinnon, internationally bestselling author of Sister Dear and You Will Remember Me.

"The Ex-Husband by Karen Hamilton is the perfect slow-burn thriller. Set in the luxurious world of cruise ships, this deftly plotted novel features a complicated, compelling protagonist desperate to escape her past and right her mistakes. Chapter by chapter, Hamilton expertly builds the danger until you're hanging on tenterhooks, racing to the end. Tense, twisty, and absolutely gripping, it's impossible to put down." Samantha M. Bailey, USA Today and #1 national bestselling author of Woman on the Edge

"Don't let the idyllic setting fool you--The Ex-Husband takes its readers on one dark and twisted ride. With secrets, lies, and rapidly escalating tension, this story will hold you captive until the searing final pages. Karen Hamilton is masterful at crafting a simmering, transportive, edge-of-your-seat thriller. Escape into this luxurious, deceptive world where you won't know who to trust until it's too late."--Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, bestselling author of The Girls Are All So Nice Here