"A suspenseful game of a murderous cat and the mice being pursued that will fascinate you."
Reviewed by Lynn Cunningham
Posted May 25, 2016
Thriller Psychological
Joe Lindsey is driving in a terrible snow storm in Boston.
He has just ended an affair he was having with Dorrie, a
co-worker at his company and appears to be rather upset and
quite distracted. Dorrie is not overly surprised that he has
ended things between them but she is quite puzzled at the
reason he gives. He tells her that they are both in grave
danger and that they must stop seeing each other, for now at
least.
Just after he tells her this, they are involved in a very
serious accident that kills Joe and leaves her with a minor
head injury. Dorrie knows that she cannot be found with him
so she manages to escape the car before the emergency
vehicles arrive on the scene. She has no idea what Joe was
talking about and, while she is completely shattered over
Joe's death; she continues to take steps to protect herself.
Dorrie is also married and has a lovely daughter. She does
not want to risk losing any of that.
Karen Lindsey is the widow of Joe. She had begun to suspect
that Joe was having an affair but she had no real proof of
it. Besides, there is another man in her life who she is
drawn to and thinks that now might be the time for her to
see where things might go between them. There is a bit more
to Karen than meets the eye, however, and she will discover
who Joe was seeing if it is the last thing she ever does.
Maggie Brennan is an ex-soldier and ex-cop who is now a
claims adjuster for an insurance company. The Joe Lindsey
file lands on her desk and she sets about looking into the
claim before paying out a hefty life insurance policy.
Almost immediately, she discovers that what seemed to be an
accident might actually be a murder. Her police background
kicks in and she has no choice except to investigate.
These three women are all a part of something bigger and
more dangerous than they might have ever believed. Even more
frightening is that there is one person who knows all and
sees all. This person is stalking them with a deadly intent
in mind. Will they figure things out before it is too late?
THE OTHER WIDOW teases the reader with bits and pieces of
the full puzzle from the first page to the final one. I felt
as if I had been invited to climb right into those pages to
help solve the riddle of what was happening. Susan Crawford
includes plenty of chills along the way to an extremely
surprising and satisfying conclusion. There are plenty of
surprising jolts included as well.
You might think that you have things figured out as you go
along, but you will not be ready for the way it all turns
out in the end. The cast of characters present in THE OTHER
WIDOW are multi-dimensional. There is not only black and
white here, but there is plenty of gray which might just be
why the characters practically jump off the pages and sit
with you in your living room. Something else that THE OTHER
WIDOW brings is a variety of facets. Here you will find not
only mysteries, frightening events and many puzzles to
solve, but there is also well-placed humor and the chance to
feel some compassion for the characters.
The important thing to know about THE OTHER WIDOW is that it
has everything you need in a perfect book. Do yourself a
huge favor and get a copy of it today. You can bet you will
be finished reading it by tomorrow. It is that mesmerizing!
SUMMARY
The author of The Pocket Wife explores the dark
side of love, marriage, and infidelity in this sizzling
novel of psychological suspense. Everybody’s luck runs out. This time it could be theirs
. . . It isn’t safe. That’s what Joe tells her when he ends their
affair—moments before their car skids off an icy road in a
blinding snowstorm and hits a tree. Desperate to keep her
life intact—her job, her husband, and her precious daughter,
Lily—Dorrie will do everything she can to protect herself,
even if it means walking away from the wreckage. Dorrie has
always been a good actress, pretending to be someone else:
the dutiful daughter, the satisfied wife, the woman who can
handle anything. Now she’s going to put on the most
challenging performance of her life. But details about the
accident leave her feeling uneasy and afraid. Why didn’t
Joe’s airbag work? Why was his car door open before the EMTs
arrived? And now suddenly someone is calling her from her
dead lover’s burner phone. . . . Joe’s death has left his wife in free fall as well. Karen
knew Joe was cheating—she found some suspicious e-mails.
Trying to cope with grief is devastating enough without the
constant fear that has overtaken her—this feeling she can’t
shake that someone is watching her. And with Joe gone and
the kids grown, she’s vulnerable . . . and on her own. Insurance investigator Maggie Devlin is suspicious of the
latest claim that’s landed on her desk—a man dying on an icy
road shortly after buying a lucrative life insurance policy.
Maggie doesn’t believe in coincidences. The former cop knows
that things—and people—are never what they seem to be. As the fates of these three women become more tightly
entwined, layers of lies and deception begin to peel away,
pushing them dangerously to the edge . . . closer to each
other . . . to a terrifying truth . . . to a shocking end.
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