The Widow

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Call Number: Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / Barton, Fiona, Fiction / Barton, Fiona
On Shelf At: Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch, Westgate Branch

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"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 them that there were secrets. There always are in a marriage. The truth--that's all anyone wants. But the one lesson Jean has learned in the last few years is that she can make people believe anything. . . "-- Provided by publisher.

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Boring submitted by Dolores on October 4, 2016, 9:20pm Over 100 pages not necessary. Not suspenseful

I had high hopes... submitted by bookher on August 3, 2017, 2:39pm I read great reviews for this book so I really had high hopes but after forcing myself through the first few chapters, I couldn't continue. Just simply boring!!!

Good but not great submitted by selujules on July 26, 2018, 1:20pm I agree with the above reviews; this wasn't great. As a moderately suspenseful psychological thriller with some twists, it got the job done, but there are better written books in the same genre (see Ruth Ware).

Not a lot of suspense submitted by Brownize on September 14, 2020, 10:07pm It was hard to understand the character and the manipulation from her husband. Had high hopes for the ending but it just feel flat.