ARC Review: Such a Perfect Family by Nalini Singh

Such a Perfect Family
Author: Nalini Singh
Publication: Berkley (January 27, 2026)

Description: A man with a deadly past marries into the perfect, most 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 forty-three 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'd 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'd professed to love. Tragedy and death follow him no matter where he goes . . . but this time, he knows he’s truly innocent.

Desperately trying to clear his name as the authorities zero in, Tavish 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. . . .

My Thoughts: SUCH A PERFECT FAMILY was an engaging and twisty psychological thriller. Told by Tavish Advani, it is the story of love in all its variations. Tavish is the son of a noted Hollywood actress and a famed Hollywood lawyer. He is the second son and is unwanted. He was raised by a woman who not only didn't love him but didn't like him either. He was often protected by his father but only when his father felt it wouldn't go against his mother whom he loved.

Falling in love with a young woman named Diya. Their whirlwind romance led to a Vegas wedding and then a move to her family home in New Zealand. There he encounters a lifestyle that is different than his own and parents who want to maintain face as Indian parents. He and Diya pretend not to be married so that they can be married again in a blow-out Indian wedding. 

Before that event can happen, there is a fire at Diya's parent's home that kills them and probably kills her older brother Bobby. The only survivors are Diya and her sister-in-law Shumi. both were gravely injured are in intensive care at the hospital.  

Tavish wants to find out about a cryptic comment Diya speaks as he is rescuing her. His investigation leads to finding out an awful lot about what is behind the image of a perfect family and how it shaped his wife. He needs to find out fast, because the local police aren't convinced that he didn't set the fire and attempt to murder his wife. 

Tavish had a troubled past in Los Angeles. He was a suspect in the deaths of three other older women that he was involved with. There are notes from a police officer in LA who is certain that Tavish killed the women and is working to prove it to the point of obsession. 

I enjoyed this thriller and had trouble putting it down even to sleep.

I received this one in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. You can buy your copy here.