"Rarely do you find a book that so envelops you from the first page."

"The Most Important Thing is a psychological thrill ride that will keep you turning pages until you get to its heart stopping conclusion."

Secrets. Murder. Betrayal.

Melanie's life is full of pretty little lies. The ones she tells herself to keep her failing marriage afloat and the false persona she projects to others. Melanie is obsessed with perfection, her husband Jeff is obsessed with himself.

When she goes missing, all attention turns to Jeff and his double life, the secrets he keeps. What he doesn't know yet is that his narcissism has put him in the sights of tortured soul who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.

Brian is searching for something as well, the perfect family. Only his attention can be deadly. He's been watching their family for a long time. He enters Melanie's life under the guise of saving her, but he has a few secrets of his own.

When the truth of their intimate connection is finally exposed, will Melanie want to be saved?

Serious Reading gave it five stars, "The Most Important Thing is a page turner without doubt. M.E. Matthews has remarkably shown her skills in thriller writing and the complex emotions which are often difficult to portray."