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October Reads Worth Falling For

Danger, desire, second chances, and unexpected romanceβ€”discover this month’s Fresh Fiction Featured Books.

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A poisoned cousin, a five-year-old's life, and a family with too many secrets.


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She’s the lady everyone overlooks. He’s the prince who can’t look away.

THE WIDOW

The Widow, November 2007
by Carla Neggers

MIRA
Featuring: Owen Garrison; Abigail Browning
352 pages
ISBN: 0778325164
EAN: 9780778325161
Paperback
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"After seven years, can a wife still find enough clues to solve her husband's murder?"

Fresh Fiction Review

THE WIDOW
Carla Neggers

Reviewed by Suan Wilson
Posted November 19, 2007

Suspense | Romance Suspense

Homicide detective Abigail Browning cannot let go of the past, especially the unsolved death of her husband, Chris, on their honeymoon seven years ago. Returning to the cabin they shared on the resort island where Chris grew up off the rugged coast of Maine, Abigail searches for anything that will lead her to his killer. What she finds is nothing like she could have imagined.

Also returning to the island at the same time as Abigail is the search-and-rescue expert who found her husband's body on the shoreline that day, but too late to save his life. He and Chris had been friends growing up and Chris' death has haunted him, as well. As these two work together to uncover a sadistic killer, they become closer. But will they survive a killer who will do anything to keep his secret safe?

Readers can always count on Ms. Neggers to deliver unforgettable and interesting characters with a good solid suspense story that's guaranteed to please. THE WIDOW is no exception and excels with its compelling action and tension- filled plot that keep readers' guessing the killer's identity until the last breathtaking page.

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SUMMARY

Homicide detective, Abigail Browning has spent the last seven years haunted by her husband’s death. Four days after her wedding to Christopher, her husband met his death along the rocky Mount Desert Island coast. Was the shooting a random act of violence, or could someone have wanted Christopher dead? Still determined to find her husband’s killer, Abigail returns to her inherited home on the foggy Maine island after receiving an anonymous tip. Hoping it’s not another false lead, she sets out to finally prove that his death was tied to something that happened that night . . . and that Chris was indeed murdered. As Abigail teams up with the search-and-rescue worker, Owen Garrison, who first located Chris on that fateful night, they begin to unravel the mystery. Abigail’s very presence on the island causes a commotion among the islanders, and soon, Owen and Abigail learn that the layers of deceit and lies are even thicker than they could have imagined. They're convinced that Chris was killed because he got too close to the truth and that the danger he faced isn't in the pastβ€”it's here and now. And it's up to Abigail and Owen to keep pushing for the truth . . . to stop a killer from striking again . . .

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