The widow

324 pages

English language

Published July 10, 2016

ISBN:
978-1-101-99026-1
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OCLC Number:
928750306

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3 stars (6 reviews)

"Following the twists and turns of an unimaginable crime, The Widow is an electrifying debut thriller that will take you into the dark spaces that exist between a husband and a wife. When the police started asking questions, Jean Taylor turned into a different woman. One who enabled her and her husband to carry on when more bad things began to happen. . . But that woman's husband died last week. And Jean doesn't have to be her anymore. There's a lot Jean hasn't said over the years about the crime her husband was suspected of committing. She was too busy being the perfect wife, standing by her man while living with the accusing glares and the anonymous harassment. Now there's no reason to stay quiet. There are people who want to hear her story. They want to know what it was like living with that man. She can tell …

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3 stars

I'd have liked this book a lot better if it weren't so predictable. I knew who was guilty from the very beginning. I also wasn't shocked by anything, and I didn't really like any of the characters. I didn't notice any twists, and really, this could have done much better as a novella, or a short story.


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Subjects

  • Family secrets
  • Widows
  • Secrets
  • FICTION
  • Marriage
  • Secrecy
  • Thrillers
  • Suspense
  • Fiction