The Innocent Wife
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Lisa Regan
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Reviews
Sabine Potter
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Better and BetterJust WOW！ Every time I think how many more books about Josie and every time I’m done I hope there will be another one。 I couldn’t put it down。 The ending was stunning。
Angela
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I love everything about the Josie Quinn series！！ Lisa Regan captures the mystery in such a way that I can’t read fast enough to find out what happens next。 I’ve come to look forward to keeping up with the adventures of my “friends” in Denton…。now the toughest part。 Waiting for the next installment。
Dawn
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I love this series。 When I started this book I was sure how I'd feel about Luke reappearing in a recurring role now I'm not as opposed to it as I may have been。Noah and Josie and the team in Denton， OH are quite the investigative team and I enjoy reading every one of these novels。 I look forward to the next。I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 I love this series。 When I started this book I was sure how I'd feel about Luke reappearing in a recurring role now I'm not as opposed to it as I may have been。Noah and Josie and the team in Denton， OH are quite the investigative team and I enjoy reading every one of these novels。 I look forward to the next。I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Zann
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I really like this series！ I suppose I could go back and give each book 5 stars， but I give 4 in case some books might be better than others。 So far though， they've all been very good。 I like the cast of main characters and the storylines keep me turning the pages！ I really like this series！ I suppose I could go back and give each book 5 stars， but I give 4 in case some books might be better than others。 So far though， they've all been very good。 I like the cast of main characters and the storylines keep me turning the pages！ 。。。more
Eileen Farley
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Lisa Regan has done it again！ A thrilling ride through Josie Quinn’s life！ Loved “The Innocent Wife” and can’t wait for the next book with Josie and Noah！
Kim Taylor
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Enjoyed the red herrings！Enjoyed the latest installment。 You will too。 I'm looking forward to the next one。 Just wish it was sooner！Kim Enjoyed the red herrings！Enjoyed the latest installment。 You will too。 I'm looking forward to the next one。 Just wish it was sooner！Kim 。。。more
Lisa
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If y’all have read along with my blog or my reviews here for a hot minute， you know I love love love Lisa Regan’s Josie Quinn books。 （You can see all the posts where I run my mouth about Josie here。） That trend continues with The Innocent Wife， the sixteenth in the series。Beau and Claudia Collins are well-known in Denton as the marriage advice gurus。 They’ve got a popular TV show， they run a counseling practice， they’ve written books， and the face they present to the public is that of an adoring If y’all have read along with my blog or my reviews here for a hot minute， you know I love love love Lisa Regan’s Josie Quinn books。 （You can see all the posts where I run my mouth about Josie here。） That trend continues with The Innocent Wife， the sixteenth in the series。Beau and Claudia Collins are well-known in Denton as the marriage advice gurus。 They’ve got a popular TV show， they run a counseling practice， they’ve written books， and the face they present to the public is that of an adoring couple。 Beau arrives home expecting that he and his wife will be celebrating their anniversary for the camera and for their adoring fans。 Instead， he finds Claudia dead， the murder scene artfully staged， a puzzle box like the one Beau uses with clients in her hand。Josie， Noah， and the team have their hands full with this one！ The killer always seems to be one jump ahead， anticipating their efforts to trap him （or her？）。 The body count is rising， and everything they think of to pin down the killer， he easily sidesteps。 That contributes significantly to the tension in the story。Every story gives us a little insight into Josie’s past。 In this one， we get to meet Luke， her ex。 He and his dog are able to help with the investigation， and even though Josie is a little uncomfortable with it， she knows his skills are needed。 I’m interested to find out if we see more of Luke in future books。As with all of Regan’s books， there are suspects aplenty。 Beau and Claudia’s marriage wasn’t as picture-perfect as the image they presented， and Beau wasn’t exactly a faithful husband。 （Kind of makes you wonder why he wasn’t the one who ended up dead， with Claudia the prime suspect！） Were the murders motivated by jealousy？ Greed？ Trying to keep a secret safe？ Regan does a fantastic job of keepingi the reader guessing and then unraveling the knot she’s created to reveal the killer’s identity and motive。My one gripe is with the police questioning Beau when he was obviously drunk as Cooter Brown。 In a former life， I was a prosecutor。 If I’d gone to court with the testimony of a witness who may or may not have had full command of his mental faculties， the defense would have had a field day with it。 Josie and Noah are experienced enough that they should know better。 So， half a star off for that。 Still four and a half， and that rounds up to five！All in all， The Innocent Wife is another gripping suspense tale from the pen of Lisa Regan， and she remains firmly on my list of must-read authors。 Go back to the start of the series and get to know Josie。 You’ll be glad you did！ 。。。more
Zoé-Lee O'Farrell
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Wowzers！ What did I just read？！ This book was unreal！ The story was just mental and I wasn’t expecting THAT！！ Book Contender for 2022…HELL YEAH！I love this series but this one will stick in my mind for a while。 One lie， one mistake， causes utter destruction and I had no idea how it all linked together。 When it happened， I still had questions， I had a loose end， and then it was tied up…… Jaw dropped… What a clanger！ I was twisted up in knots with this book。 It was very cleverly done。 I am in awe。 Wowzers！ What did I just read？！ This book was unreal！ The story was just mental and I wasn’t expecting THAT！！ Book Contender for 2022…HELL YEAH！I love this series but this one will stick in my mind for a while。 One lie， one mistake， causes utter destruction and I had no idea how it all linked together。 When it happened， I still had questions， I had a loose end， and then it was tied up…… Jaw dropped… What a clanger！ I was twisted up in knots with this book。 It was very cleverly done。 I am in awe。 I just simply loved this book！I don’t want to talk about the story because I don’t want to give anything away but the story of Claudia and Beau is a story that just keeps on giving。 So many secrets were uncovered throughout the book making you question how well you know your closest person。 The couple is famous， on TV， writes books and so much more， so this case is already high profile。 And with Josie on the case you know she will solve it， and bringing back a character from a previous book was an interesting plot twist。 Despite bringing them back， I didn’t see them enough but it is going to be a great dynamic for the team。 Looking forward to seeing how it works in the future。I have to applaud the author because she shows these characters as humanly as she possibly can and I appreciate the fact that Josie is still dealing with the loss of someone close to her。 I respect the realistic portrayal of grief， it’s tough， hard and heartbreaking， but as much as I hate seeing Josie go through， it was real and raw。 It gives the characters all depth。Just everything worked for me and it was just brilliant。Roll on to the next one！！！ 。。。more
Diane Griffin
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Josie QuinnI read and enjoy many authors but Lisa Regan is definitely a favorite！ I love her characters and her stories and always eagerly anticipate her next one。 Keep them coming！
Shirli
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 After reading the book， I can only say that no one is innocent。 There are so many liars， lies， deceits， betrayals， illegitimate children， murders， secrets， and bad guys in this book that I don’t know if I really know what happened。 I really like Luke and Blue in this book; they saved Josie’s life。 And Noah is always a good solid character， but that Beau—he’s just plain dirt。 And Archie Gamble I hated from the moment he appeared。 This is a great group of people working together—Josie， Noah， Gretc After reading the book， I can only say that no one is innocent。 There are so many liars， lies， deceits， betrayals， illegitimate children， murders， secrets， and bad guys in this book that I don’t know if I really know what happened。 I really like Luke and Blue in this book; they saved Josie’s life。 And Noah is always a good solid character， but that Beau—he’s just plain dirt。 And Archie Gamble I hated from the moment he appeared。 This is a great group of people working together—Josie， Noah， Gretchen， Met， and add Luke and Blue—I hope Lisa Regan does not mess with these characters as they are a perfect team just the way they are。 。。。more
maria ornelas
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Love Josie Quinn。 Good read always。Can't wait for next one。 Kept me interested til the end and not many books do that for me Love Josie Quinn。 Good read always。Can't wait for next one。 Kept me interested til the end and not many books do that for me 。。。more
Nancy Thompson
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This book is insanely intense！ It's very much what you expect from Regan and Josie Quinn and then some。 Like all the others， this is a police procedural， very by-the-book， lots of details to keep track of， red herrings to throw you off， old characters come back -- Oh， lordy， Luke is so dreamy -- but what I liked most about JQ16 is that it dips its toe into the domestic thriller category， which is my favorite， so while you get JQ and her team of kickass investigators， you also get a taste of dome This book is insanely intense！ It's very much what you expect from Regan and Josie Quinn and then some。 Like all the others， this is a police procedural， very by-the-book， lots of details to keep track of， red herrings to throw you off， old characters come back -- Oh， lordy， Luke is so dreamy -- but what I liked most about JQ16 is that it dips its toe into the domestic thriller category， which is my favorite， so while you get JQ and her team of kickass investigators， you also get a taste of domestic suspense。 Plus， Regan hits it out of the park with this one。 The writing and plotting will keep you so engaged， you'll find it nearly impossible to fit in all those little breaks you need to live your life！ Highly recommended！ 。。。more
Alexandria Fanjoy Silver
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Love this book series
Elaine
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What a twisted， action packed read this is - WOW！If you enjoy crime thrillers you need a copy now！With a couple of television presenters at the heartIs this a killer out for revenge？ If not， whyDid their victims have to die？A total page-turner， intriguing read throughoutThat keeps you guessing what the killer is about。With the killer having a game to playCan Josie ensure they don't get away？Filled with disparate clues finding what is the linkProves so much harder than you'd think。But getting clo What a twisted， action packed read this is - WOW！If you enjoy crime thrillers you need a copy now！With a couple of television presenters at the heartIs this a killer out for revenge？ If not， whyDid their victims have to die？A total page-turner， intriguing read throughoutThat keeps you guessing what the killer is about。With the killer having a game to playCan Josie ensure they don't get away？Filled with disparate clues finding what is the linkProves so much harder than you'd think。But getting closer also puts the team in dangerAnd working with her ex again - could anything be stranger？A fascinating story that I highly recommend to youEspecially if you like pacy crime thrillers， too。For my complementary copy of this book， I say thank you，What a chilling read - and this is my honest review。 。。。more
Heather Paulsen
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Wow， just wow。 I don't even know where to begin。 The way the layers of mystery & suspense are woven together are amazing。 The twists this story takes are wonderful and kept me flipping pages。 There is also some heartstring tugging along the way。 I cannot say enough good things about this book。 I cannot wait for the next one。 Wow， just wow。 I don't even know where to begin。 The way the layers of mystery & suspense are woven together are amazing。 The twists this story takes are wonderful and kept me flipping pages。 There is also some heartstring tugging along the way。 I cannot say enough good things about this book。 I cannot wait for the next one。 。。。more
Kristi Selph
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Do yourself a favor and read this series I have never been so addicted to a series than I am to this one。 Lisa Regan is and amazing storyteller。 I honestly feel like I am living the story she writes that good。 Can’t recommend this series enough！！！
Kelly Lexa
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This was an okay addition to the series。 It wasn’t my favorite， but it was a solid effort。 The thing that kept this book from hitting 5 stars for me begins and ends with Beau Collins。 His character is a total cliche。 I didn’t find him likable， and I wasn’t at all sympathetic to his situation because it was of his own making。 Josie， Noah， and team were really run ragged in this installment。 It was completely reasonable that some of the ancillary characters didn’t appear much， if at all， because t This was an okay addition to the series。 It wasn’t my favorite， but it was a solid effort。 The thing that kept this book from hitting 5 stars for me begins and ends with Beau Collins。 His character is a total cliche。 I didn’t find him likable， and I wasn’t at all sympathetic to his situation because it was of his own making。 Josie， Noah， and team were really run ragged in this installment。 It was completely reasonable that some of the ancillary characters didn’t appear much， if at all， because the main characters didn’t have time to socialize。 Still， I missed reading about them。 I hope the timeline is a little more forgiving in the next book。 The ending hints at further character development that I am on the fence about。 I look forward to seeing what the author does in the next book。 。。。more
Dorie - Cats&Books :）
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This is another great addition to Lisa’s Regan’s Detective Josie Quinn’s series。 This is #16 and I certainly applaud Ms。 Regan for keeping this series exciting， fresh and with a great mystery or two to uncover。The blurb is very extensive for this book but here’s a brief description of the plot:Beau and Claudia Collins are a high profile celebrity couple who have a show on healing relationships， keeping romance in your marriage， etc They of course appear to be the perfect， beautiful couple with t This is another great addition to Lisa’s Regan’s Detective Josie Quinn’s series。 This is #16 and I certainly applaud Ms。 Regan for keeping this series exciting， fresh and with a great mystery or two to uncover。The blurb is very extensive for this book but here’s a brief description of the plot:Beau and Claudia Collins are a high profile celebrity couple who have a show on healing relationships， keeping romance in your marriage， etc They of course appear to be the perfect， beautiful couple with the most wonderful marriage imaginable。 They became widely followed after adding a podcast and writing a book that did very well。Detective Quinn gets a call to the celebrity’s home in the early evening。 Beau has returned home to celebrate their 15 th wedding anniversary。 The dinner was also set to be filmed with film crews to arrive etc。Beau however found his wife dead， slumped over and posed on a dining room chair。 A puzzle box was left in her hand。 Beau has used these boxes on his show， so what is that connection？Josie and her husband Noah， along with their team work day and nice to solve this one！！ This will prove to be cleverly plotted with multiple suspects and of course， LOTS OF HIDDEN LIES AND EVEN LIVES！！Luke， a character from a previous book， returns now with a highly trained rescue dog named Blue。 An interesting addition to the cast。Diary entries are scattered throughout the book， but who are they from and what is their connection to this murder？There is a lot to untangle in this book which ends in a great twist which was unexpected and expertly done。 I LOVE A WOW ENDING！！ I think this is another solid winner for Ms。 ReganI received a ARC of this novel from the publisher through NetGalley。 It was my pleasure to read and review this title。Just published in time for holiday gifting！！ 。。。more
Carolyn
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WOW！ Once again， I never saw THAT coming！ Outstanding！
DebM
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Josie and Noah -- I never would've thought I'd continue reading a series with 16 books， but each book gets better！ There were so many twists and turns， and I had a hard time trying to figure out who the killer（s） were。 Even with the solving of a murder Lisa finds a way to keep The Josie / Noah relationship in the forefront， too！ The team of detectives， Josie， Noah， Mettner， Gretchen， etc。 all gel so well together and I'd certainly want them all on my team！This book is filled with action and twis Josie and Noah -- I never would've thought I'd continue reading a series with 16 books， but each book gets better！ There were so many twists and turns， and I had a hard time trying to figure out who the killer（s） were。 Even with the solving of a murder Lisa finds a way to keep The Josie / Noah relationship in the forefront， too！ The team of detectives， Josie， Noah， Mettner， Gretchen， etc。 all gel so well together and I'd certainly want them all on my team！This book is filled with action and twists and I did not want to put it down。 It also brings back Luke， from Josie's past which takes Josie and the reader back to her past。 If this is your first Josie Quinn read， this book will let you wanting more and lucky for you - there are 15 others you can go back and read！！ If you're like me and you are all caught up in the series it just has you wanting more！Thank you， Lisa， for another great read！ 。。。more
Lucy
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The murder of the wife of a famous TV marriage counselor couple with a seemingly perfect marriage marks the start of Josies newest case。 The perfect couple turns out to be not so perfect after all and almost everyone is hiding something。 The body count rises quickly and with new developments every few pages the suspense is high。 I especially liked the small twist at the very end， which did really surprise me。 Josies team works great together and I really am a big fan of Noah， Josies husband。I ca The murder of the wife of a famous TV marriage counselor couple with a seemingly perfect marriage marks the start of Josies newest case。 The perfect couple turns out to be not so perfect after all and almost everyone is hiding something。 The body count rises quickly and with new developments every few pages the suspense is high。 I especially liked the small twist at the very end， which did really surprise me。 Josies team works great together and I really am a big fan of Noah， Josies husband。I can’t wait for book 17 and will be waiting impatiently to spend time with Josie and her team again。I would like to thank NetGalley， Bookouture and the author Lisa Regan for supplying a copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Annarella
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This book caused a serious case of sleep deprivation as it was nearly 1。30 and I was at 90% （according to my Kindle）。I had to end it as I was holding my breath and was on the edge。I read the last 10% as fast as I could and read the rest very fast。 To be honest I read it in one evening。You can think I'm rambling but it's the best way I can find to talk about a twisty， fast paced， and compelling book。There's a lot of surprises in this book and you never know what to expect。 There's an evolution in This book caused a serious case of sleep deprivation as it was nearly 1。30 and I was at 90% （according to my Kindle）。I had to end it as I was holding my breath and was on the edge。I read the last 10% as fast as I could and read the rest very fast。 To be honest I read it in one evening。You can think I'm rambling but it's the best way I can find to talk about a twisty， fast paced， and compelling book。There's a lot of surprises in this book and you never know what to expect。 There's an evolution in Josie's character arc and we meet some people from the past。 I loved how Josie and Noah faced a group of people who are full of secrets and everyone's got a hidden agenda。I think it's the best I read in this series so far but I'm sure there will be more to come。Loved it。Highly recommended。Many thanks to Bookouture for this arc， all opinions are mine 。。。more
Tea
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Absolutely Fabulous Book！This book is good from start to finish。 Lisa Regan hit this one out of the park。 I have yet to read anything that she writes that isn't absolutely awesome。 Absolutely Fabulous Book！This book is good from start to finish。 Lisa Regan hit this one out of the park。 I have yet to read anything that she writes that isn't absolutely awesome。 。。。more
Bonnie
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A one day read！！ Amazing and captivating This book had me going until the very last chapter about how things really went down。 Strong characters with great supporting actors。
Marian
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Love this series I was on the edge of my seat， quickly turning the pages until I hit the last page。 I read The Innocent Wife in one sitting。Josie Quinn and her crew jump at you at full speed
Nancy Hooper
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Awesome book as always Awesome and couldn't put the ebook down。 Totally Awesome and Great and can't wait to read the next book in the series Awesome book as always Awesome and couldn't put the ebook down。 Totally Awesome and Great and can't wait to read the next book in the series 。。。more
Yvonne
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rivetingAnother great tale。 Josie Quinn and all the characters are interesting and good company。 This kept me guessing until the end。
Brenda Martin
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As Always！Love， love these books， as always Lisa Regan gives you a hard to put down book！ Josie has become a family member that you can go with to tract down the bad guys。 Noah and the rest of the group seem like people in your life。 Looking forward to their decision to have a child。 A daughter would be nice for Harris to watch over！
Bennie Shelby
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AwesomeThis entire series is hard to put down。 The newest book is the best yet。 The killer took me by surprise。 Can't wait for the next one！ AwesomeThis entire series is hard to put down。 The newest book is the best yet。 The killer took me by surprise。 Can't wait for the next one！ 。。。more
Natalie "Curling up with a Coffee and a Kindle" Rampling
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