He’s My Man
We share a home and a bed, yet I feel him drifting into a distance I can't reach. I refuse to let go or let someone else step into my place. He belongs with me, and I’ll do whatever it takes to protect what’s mine.
- Mel - Protagonist
- Harry - The deceased
- Mel feels distant from Harry because he works long hours.
- Mel overhears Harry talking to someone on the phone about meeting in a hotel room.
- Mel confronts him but Harry says he was talking to a friend.
- Harry leaves Saturday morning and Mel follows him to a hotel room but doesn't go in.
- Mel returns home.
- Mel confronts Harry the next morning about the hotel and says she doesn’t want to give up on them.
- Harry says ‘There is no us’ and walks away.
- Mel grabs a knife and stabs Harry; he dies.
- Mel calls the police and tells them she just killed her husband.
- During police questioning the detective tells Mel he is confused because neither she nor Harry were married. They were just flatmates.
- Epilogue: Mel has accepted that Harry was just her flatmate and that they were not in a relationship.
- Mel and Harry slept together once; that was when Mel started thinking they had a future.
- When Harry refused to start a relationship, Mel started pretending they were in one.
- Mel gets a life sentence for killing Harry and sees a therapist in prison.
- Mel quickly becomes obsessed with her therapist and decides she will see her as her girlfriend. She hopes she doesn’t have to kill her like she killed Harry.
Another quick win from Daniel Hurst! At just 47 pages, his signature pacing kept me hooked, and I flew through this in one sitting.
While the big twist wasn't too shocking if you're a frequent thriller reader, those final few lines really elevated the whole story. It’s a perfect, bite-sized palette cleanser between longer novels.
- Murder
Publisher: Independently Published
ASIN: B0G7GYSVFG
Publication Date: December 20, 2025
Note: Details are for the original edition. Other formats, editions, and audiobook versions may be available.
