My Husband Next Door

My Husband Next Door by K L Slater
10/28/25; 376 pages
Bookouture

My Husband Next Door by K L Slater is a highly recommended domestic psychological thriller. 

Sylvie and Matt are married but still maintain their own households. They live two houses apart on the same street so they can see each other daily, but have their own spaces. When Jess, Sylvie's daughter, gives birth she has medical complications and stays with Sylvie to help while her boyfriend Ed is on a job. When new neighbor and retired nurse Brenda stops by one morning, she immediately sees something is wrong and steps in to help with the baby, Scarlet Mae, while Sylvie gets Jess to the hospital. 

At first Brenda is helpful, especially when Sylvie has a sudden medical emergency while Jess is recovering, but from this point on, Brenda inserts herself into their lives, taking over. Matt and Brenda don't like each other and he wants Brenda out of their lives. When Sylvie finally sets boundaries with Brenda, Brenda begins to insinuate that Matt's up to something. 

Before this a young woman, Ellie, has gone missing and everyone is on edge, especially when another young woman is missing.  DI Price and DS Brewster are on the case, investigating and searching for clues.

There is a lot going on in this fast-paced, twisty domestic thriller and the pages will fly by quickly. There is a sense of foreboding as the plot unfolds, secrets are held, and suspicions rise over several characters and actions. You will have to set disbelief aside several times, but that is relatively easily done due to the quick pace. Chapters are mainly through the point-of-view of Sylvie and Brenda, with some chapters following the police investigation and some following Ellie and her abductor.

All the characters are portrayed as believable, unique individuals with strengths and flaws. The bond between Sylvie and Jess is well done, along with the addition of baby Scarlet Mae. Brenda's love-bombing and desperate need to be needed is, quite frankly, extremely annoying. Helping during the first emergency was believable, but after that most people would be calling a friend or neighbor they know for help rather than having a stranger insert herself into their daily lives. This is the first and largest unbelievable event you have to accept. 

Admittedly, I predicted the ending early on, but it was still an entertaining novel. My Husband Next Door would be a good choice for anyone who enjoys domestic psychological thrillers. Thanks to Bookouture for providing me with an advance reader's copy via NetGalley. My review is voluntary and expresses my honest opinion.