The Secret Talker

by Geling Yan

Rating: 3 (1 vote)

Tags: Set in China Female author

The Secret Talker

Description:
"Hongmei is the perfect Asian wife: beautiful, diligent, and passive. She lives a quiet life in Northern California with her husband, Glen, an intelligent and caring college professor. But when a mysterious person begins to email her, Hongmei can't resist and soon finds herself enthralled in a psychological cat-and-mouse game. Who is stalking her? And why does s/he know her deepest, darkest secrets? As Hongmei is forced to confront her own dark past in China, her perfect life begins to fall apart. Desperate and self-destructive, she embarks on an investigation into her emailer's secret history. One that may tear her life and marriage apart forever"--

Reviews:

Read Around The World Challenge user profile avatar for Grace
(7 months ago)
23 Mar, 2024
I was excited to read this book, but honestly, was let down. It is marketed as a "psychological thriller" but it didn't read as a thriller to me, I wasn't kept hanging on the edge of my seat waiting to figure out what would happen next.

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Country: China flag China
Language: EN
Genre: Thriller

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