The Widow's Husband

By: Lesley Sanderson

Narrated by: Emma Stansfield

For seven years I believed my husband was dead–until the note arrived this morning....

The day her husband, Tom, disappeared, Rachel’s life fell apart. Childhood sweethearts with two young children, they’d done everything together. And then, suddenly, Tom was gone. Without a word, without a note, without a single sign of where he might be, leaving Rachel to survive alone.

Now, nearly seven years later, Rachel has come to terms with life as a single mother, caring for their children who still secretly long for their father’s miraculous return.

But in his absence, Tom’s hidden life started to emerge, and Rachel has discovered things a wife should never have to. A secret life that betrayed everything Rachel thought she knew. Not knowing where he’d gone was no longer the main worry keeping her awake at night–it seemed much more likely he’d been silenced. Forever.

Until today, when–with just one month until Tom is to be declared legally dead–Rachel receives a note in handwriting she recognizes with dread: My darling, I’ve missed you so much. Give me a chance to explain. I’m coming home.

The husband she’d lost is alive.

And so are all his secrets....

A totally addictive and suspenseful thriller, perfect for fans of Shari Lapena, T.M. Logan, and Lisa Jewell.

©2022 Lesley Sanderson (P)2022 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

Not Great

There are five things that happen in this book and the author just rehashes them over and over and over and over and over.

Good Domestic thriller

Good Domestic thriller by Lesley Sanderson similar to authors like K L Slater and Shalini Boland.

Dead or Alive?

Just one month before she can declare her missing husband legally dead, a wife receives a handwritten "I want to come home" note from her missing husband,

Is this woman's husband dead or alive?

The book's premise was compelling and the author's characterizations were strong.

Although the book was engaging and fast-paced, it was very, very predictable and lacked the element of suspense that I was seeking.

Also, the woman's willingness to befriend her husband's ex-lover had my eyes rolling.

Although narrator Emma Stansfield did a superb job with the narration, the book would have benefited from three narrators since it was told from three POVs.

3.5 stars.

An easy listen but …..

Interesting storylines that moved along at a decent speed. It held me pretty much from the beginning all the way to the end. Didn’t have the usual ‘mystery and suspense’ that I really look for in a book. I’ve read better but this does have a couple of good twists that you might not see coming. While I would recommend it, I won’t be listening to it again.