The Wives

· DS Mumtaz Ali Book 3 · Sold by Penguin
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They took their wedding vows.
Now they're taking lives.


Rose Cromwell, is a mother of two, grandmother to four and has just celebrated her thirty-fifth wedding anniversary to husband Mike.

An ordinary, enviable marriage... until the night that Rose wakes up to see Mike stabbed to death in their marital bed, and the murder weapon in her hand.

Close by, Divya Sharma is happily planning a lavish meal for her devoted husband, Karthik. But their special night ends in horror when she butchers him to death with the meat cleaver she used to lovingly prepare his meal.

Two perfect marriages, cut short by unimaginable bloodshed, pull Detective Mumtaz 'Moomy' Ali of the Met Special Crime Unit and DCI Sarah Heaton into a perplexing investigation with no clues to follow.

As Mumtaz circles closer to the heart of the case, she finds a connection that might be responsible for turning these gentle, loving wives into brutal murderers. But exposing the truth brings Moomy into the sights of some powerful people who will stop at nothing to stay in the shadows. Can she solve the case, without becoming the next victim on the list?

A fast-paced, heart-racing, dark and sinister mystery novel, set in London. Fans of M.W. Craven, Ajay Chowdhury and M.J Arlidge will be hooked.


Praise for The Wives:


'Irreverent. Funny. Sharp as knives. Not just a thriller that whips along with intrigue and mystery (and violence) but a discourse on the British Asian experience through a new lens.' Imran Mahmood

'From the gripping first line to the very last page this story had me hooked! Pacey, packed with intrigue and utterly moreish.' Steph Broadribb


Readers can’t put The Wives down:


‘Packed with secrets, lies and twists... A quick, addictive read that kept me turning the pages!’ Reader review


‘Dark, twisty, and exactly the kind of mystery thriller that makes you keep saying, “Just one more chapter”.’ Reader review


‘Such a twisty, well written thriller...I was on the edge of my seat turning the pages as I couldn't get enough of it!' Reader review


‘A tense and entertaining crime thriller with a clever premise and a much bigger mystery hidden underneath the murders.’ Reader review


‘A heart-pounding, deliciously wicked thriller that kept me up way past my bedtime!’ Reader review


‘Rarely have I seen a kickarse Asian female lead like Mumtaz.’ Reader review


‘A gripping and suspenseful mystery that kept me hooked from the beginning.’ Reader review


‘I finished this in one sitting because I just had to know how it was going to end!’ Reader review


‘The story kept me guessing...twisty, tense, and full of secrets.’ Reader review

They took their wedding vows. Now they're taking lives. Rose Cromwell, is a mother of two, grandmother to four and has just celebrated her thirty-fifth wedding anniversary to husband Mike. An ordinary, enviable marriage... until the night that Rose wakes up to see Mike stabbed to death in their...

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About the author

Alex Khan has spent over a decade working in Information Systems Security for a number of government organisations, and is currently specialising in Terrorism Studies. A lifetime passion for writing was sparked by the encouraging words of an English Teacher in school, and eventually led to Alex successfully completing an MA in Creative Writing.
Alex Khan has spent over a decade working in Information Systems Security for a number of government organisations, and is currently specialising in Terrorism Studies. A lifetime passion for writing was sparked by the encouraging words of an English Teacher in school, and eventually led to Alex s...

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