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The Good Widow

By: Liz Fenton, Lisa Steinke
Narrated by: Dara Rosenberg
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Publisher's summary

Bestselling authors Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke make their suspense debut in this twisty, emotional thriller.

Elementary school teacher Jacqueline "Jacks" Morales's marriage was far from perfect, but even in its ups and downs it was predictable, familiar. Or at least she thought it was...until two police officers showed up at her door with devastating news. Her husband of eight years, the one who should have been on a business trip to Kansas, had suffered a fatal car accident in Hawaii. And he wasn't alone.

For Jacks, laying her husband to rest was hard. But it was even harder to think that his final moments belonged to another woman - one who had left behind her own grieving and bewildered fiancé. Nick, just as blindsided by the affair, wants answers. So he suggests that he and Jacks search for the truth together, retracing the doomed lovers' last days in paradise.

Now, following the twisting path of that fateful road, Jacks is learning that nothing is ever as it seems. Not her marriage. Not her husband. And most certainly not his death...

©2017 Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke (P)2017 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

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Dirge For A Marriage

This book was a big disappointment. The story was tedious and uninspired.

It's SLOW. It's tedious. It's over 9 hours of mostly drawn out moaning examination of a failed marriage and affair. The mystery part is maybe 10% of the book and I guessed the "mystery" reveal coming about 10% into the book. There is nothing redeeming about this book. Save yourself a credit.

The narration was fine, which is part of the reason I gave it overall 3 stars.

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If you watch Lifetime, this is for you

I don't. This is well written and performed, but I just don't care enough about the story to actually finish it.

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Great start & nice finish; so-so narration!

The great start and nice twist near the end earn The Good Widow 4 stars. This novel does contain both mystery and some suspense, but the genre is really chick lit. It certainly is not the type of suspense mystery I prefer. On the other hand it is a good story well written. Nevertheless, I cannot recommend it to those who like real action and suspense thrillers because there is too much naval gazing and too little action.

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Great Read

Interesting story line. Characters were well developed and the story was fast paced. A new author for me to follow.

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boring. nothing really happened

I thought this would be a mystery. The only mystery was how the narrator didn't fall asleep. She was very good.

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great twist 🖒

Was a good story. wow 😨 the tangle webs we weave! I felt so badly for Jacks. we do hurt the ones we love most. And I didn't see that coming. Great twist.... Definitely worth a listen. Really , my only issue with the book was the NARRATOR 😨 was horrible!!!!!....I was ready to stop listening. And was gonna delete it ...but once I got passed her horrible narration....and kept my focus on the story it was better. It's too bad when that happens.....great book horrible narrator, can really go against the outcome of the book.

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The Good Widow

This book was very well written. However it did have some spots that very predictable.

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Clichéd but worth the read

Once upon a time in the beginning things were wonderful. Then what was interesting before now gets on your nerves. Then you live in misery and SURPRISE start cheating. BLAH BLAH BLAH.

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Not the greatest.

What did you like about this audiobook?

I don't think so. I found it to be very wordy, the writers just went on and no and seemed got no where. And the female lead character was very winey and insecure. I kept waiting for her to pull up her big girl panties and just deal with it. I was thinking I didn't blame the husband for having an affair.
After only 1/4th of the way through the book I started skipping chapters 2 and 3 at a time. After a while of that I decided to return it and get my credit back. I didn't even care enough to skip to the ending.

How has the book increased your interest in the subject matter?

No I like the genra, just not these writers.

Does the author present information in a way that is interesting and insightful, and if so, how does he achieve this?

No. It was just too slow. This "after and before" stuff before each chapter was very annoying. Just tell the story and get on with it.

What did you find wrong about the narrator's performance?

Nope!!!!!!!

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Wow!!!

What an amazing twisty story that kept you guessing until the end. Such a treat!

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