Such a Perfect Family by Nalini Singh

Posted January 26, 2026 in review Tags:

Such a Perfect Family by Nalini Singh

Genres: Thriller
Setting: New Zealand
Source: ARC, NetGalley
Also by this author: Angels' Blood, Archangel's Kiss, Silver Silence, Archangel's Viper, Slave to Sensation, Visions of Heat, Caressed By Ice, Mine to Possess, Hostage to Pleasure, Blaze of Memory, Bonds of Justice, Kiss of Snow, Tangle of Need, Shield of Winter, Shards of Hope, Allegiance of Honor, Ocean Light, Archangel's Prophecy , Wolf Rain, Archangel's War, Alpha Night, Archangel's Sun, Love Hard , Last Guard , Archangel's Light , Storm Echo, Archangel's Resurrection, Resonance Surge , Primal Mirror, Archangel's Ascension, Atonement Sky, Archangel's Eternity

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A man with a deadly past marries into the perfect, respectable family in this riveting thriller from New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh . . .

A woman buried.
A woman broken.
A woman crashed.
A woman burned.
And the man who knew them all.

Love at first sight, a whirlwind Vegas wedding, a fairy-tale romance.
For seventy-nine days, Tavish Advani has been the happiest man in the world—until his new life turns to ash, his wealthy in-laws’ house going up in a fiery explosion. His badly injured wife lies in a coma, her family all but annihilated.

Tavish thought he left the sins of his Los Angeles life behind, but it’s not so easy to leave behind an investigation into the deaths of several high-profile women—all of whom he professed to love. Tragedy and death follow him no matter where he goes . . . but this time, he knows he’s innocent.

Desperately trying to clear his name as the authorities zero in, he begins his own investigation into the fire—and learns that his wife’s picture-perfect family may have been nothing but a meticulously constructed mirage. The truth is much darker than anything Tavish could’ve imagined . . .

I love books with totally unreliable characters and Such a Perfect Family fits that. Who’s good? Who’s bad? Everyone? No one? Singh has a knack for thrillers, and while its not my beloved Psy-Changeling series, she doesn’t disappoint with these either!

Seriously-go into this book blind. Just let it happen to you. Tavish, a newly married man with a past, attempts to figure out who blew up his wife’s family’s home. Of course, everyone has secrets! His wife and her sister are in comas, so they can’t answer any questions. The more I learned, the more I thought I saw where the story was headed. More often than not, I was wrong. It was fast paced and exciting with all the secrets, lies, and danger.

POV: multiple
Trope: secret past, dysfunctional family
Triggers: View Spoiler »
Series/Standalone: standalone