5 stars, such a fantastic read!! Couldn't put his one down a definite must read if you like psychological thrillers with a twist.


Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an early release of this book.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Beyond amazing I enjoyed this book so very much. The characters and storyline were fantastic. The ending I did not see coming Could not put down nor did I want to.

I received a copy of this from Minotaur in exchange for an honest review and I loved this book. The title alone is very intriguing and the back cover makes you feel almost as if the wife and the widow are with the same person. It was a crazy story. I love thrillers and figured this would be predictable, BUT IT WAS NOT! This had a crazy, unconventional spin to it and it was amazing. The author did such an awesome job with this one! I love how the story is written from two different views: the wife and the widow. You honestly won’t be able to see the ending necessarily coming. The author builds up and adds important details as needed. I think it took me 2 days to read this. I was so captivated.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the eARC.
Wow, this was a great book! It has a mind bending twist that had me put down the book to collect myself and think the story through so I could put things together in my head.
The widow, Kate, is shocked to learn she really didn't know her husband. He was supposed to be in London, but was killed on the island where they had their summer house...why was he there?
Abby, who lives on the island with her husband and two children also discovers her husband is hiding things from her and it turns her life upside down.
I liked both women, although I was a bit creeped out by Abby's hobby of taxidermy!
I don't want to give anything away, so I'll just say this is one heck of a story, very clever, and one of the best I've read in a while. Terrific, highly recommended.

This is the best thriller I have read in a year! I love how the gripping plot follows 2 women’s lives as they uncover lies, secrets and deception. I could not put this book down and finished it in 48 hours! I will be talking about this book for a long time.

Thank you to NetGalley for a Kindle ARC of The Wife and the Widow.

I've never read the author's first book but I was intrigued by the premise, especially when it features two female protagonists.

Told from two female perspectives, a widow named Kate has recently learned her husband is dead and had been residing at their holiday home without her knowledge, and Abby, an island local, who discovers a terrible secret her husband has been hiding from her.

As the narrative unfolds, the timelines and the womens' present and past, will collide in a shocking conclusion and the secrets their husbands hold will finally be revealed.

The Wife and the Widow was an engrossing read, and though I wasn't a fan of Kate in the beginning, her character developed as she followed in her husband's footsteps to discover what led to his death.

Kate was shocked, but empowered by the facts she learned about her husband; her strength as a woman and mother increased as she kept pursuing her leads, holding onto the love she had for her daughter and the need to understand her husband.

Abby was a different woman, just similar to Kate; she loves her family, especially her children, fiercely, and will do anything and everything to protect them. In many ways, the women are more alike than they think.

I love the description of John's guilt; how it manifested into night terrors and hallucinations he could never escape from. It added a thrilling, almost supernatural element to the story, almost Edgar Allan Poe-like, reminding readers that sometimes getting away with murder isn't always a good thing.

The twist was a good one, though I had guessed correctly before it was revealed, and the ending was satisfying.

This was a good read and I highly recommend it.

Oh my gosh, I simply loved this book. What a twist at the end of the story, did not see it coming. I am recommending this to people who are getting bored reading the same old story. I could not wait to get home to read this every night. This is a great written book. I cannot wait to see what else this author will write. Great read!!!! 10 out of 10!

The setting of a book can make or break a story, and White’s choice of a sparsely populate island in winter is so effective in creating tension, it’s almost a third character. Kate has had a hard enough time dealing with the death of her husband, when she discovers he’s been leading an entirely separate life. She and islander Abby, have much in common; it would seem Abby’s husband is also a liar. Together they hope to find comfort, but instead they uncover a truth so shocking that they (along with readers) are left gasping. As twisty as it is twisted, this is a book you won’t be able to put down