Essex Wives
- Author Kimberley Chambers
- Narrator Annie Aldington
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 12 March 2026
- Run Time 13 hours and 13 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Generational sagas, Thriller / suspense fiction.
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What to expect
An absolutely gripping new thriller from the No.1 bestselling Queen of Gangland Crime!
Don’t get mad, get even…
1999, Essex.
Sharon, Jolene, and Evie have one thing in common – they’ve all been burned by one of the Bond boys.
Sharon’s seeking retribution after her husband’s affair.
Jolene yearns to get her own back on the man that destroyed her life.
And Evie is fighting to protect her family from the bad boy her daughter married.
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned … As the turn of the millennium rounds the corner, this is one year that will go out with a bang.
The Essex wives are back, and they’re out for revenge.
Critics Review
'The gripping new page-turner from the Queen of Gangland Crime' Bella
n'A brutal seedy page-turner' The Sun
n‘Another cracker from Kimberley Chambers, had me glued to the pages from start to finish. Great start to a new series. The low-life characters are brutally authentic and the story has plenty of shocking twists and turns. Couldn't put it down’ Jaime Raven, author of The Alibi
n‘Her best yet. A proper page turner you won’t be able to put down. I loved it!’ Alex Brown, author of A Postcard from Italy
n‘If you enjoy tough, gritty crime novels, you will love this book’ Rachel Abbott, author of Close Your Eyes
n‘[A] fast-paced tale with gritty authenticity’ Guardian
n‘A great read from one of our favourite crime writers’ Closer
n‘A gritty tale with a shocking twist … will have you on the edge of your seat from cover to cover’ OK
n‘This beautifully crafted, sharp, well-paced novel will keep you hooked until the very end. An outstanding tale of betrayal, violence and love. Buy it. Read it. You'll love it. I did’ Amanda Prowse, author of Waiting to Begin
n‘[Kimberley Chambers is] the queen of the gritty, low-life tale …a fast-paced, thrill-a-minute ride that takes you on all sorts of twists and turns’ Bella
n‘Easily as good as Martina Cole’ News of the World
n‘Brilliantly delivers a story of violence, treachery and family ties… Easy to read and hard to put down’ News of the World
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