The Widower's Wife: A Novel - Softcover

Holahan, Cate

Softcover

ISBN 10: 168331266X ISBN 13: 9781683312666

Publisher: Crooked Lane Books, 2017

Synopsis

USA Today Bestseller
ONE OF KIRKUS’ BEST BOOKS OF 2016

"One of those rare thrillers that really will keep you reading all night."
—Kirkus starred review

"In this chilling cat-and-mouse tale... Holahan keeps the action going."
—Publishers Weekly

Ana Bacon, a beautiful young wife and mother, tumbled off a cruise ship into dark and deadly waters. Ana is gone—leaving behind her wealthy husband and adorable daughter—but not everything about her disappearance adds up. What secrets did she leave behind?

Investigator Ryan Monahan is a numbers man. So when his company sends him the Bacon case, which could net a ten-million-dollar payout, Monahan doubts that her death is just a tragic accident. But the husband has a substantial alibi and a number of witnesses claim to have seen Ana fall, and the official ruling seems to hold up.

Still, the more Monahan uncovers about Ana's life, the more he realizes how many people would kill to keep her secrets hidden. And the closer he gets to the truth, the greater the odds grow that he, too, will take a fatal fall.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Praise for Cate Holahan's Dark Turns:
"Journalist Holahan’s debut will appeal to fans of precocious teen conspiracies like Sara Shepard’s Pretty Little Liars series, as well as to fans of grown-up, plucky-heroine-must-fight-for-herself thrillers."
--Booklist

Holahan nails the preppy ambience, the cliques, the conspicuous consumption, and the coltish beauties such as golden girl Aubrey Byrne... [in] thisBlack Swan pas de deux with Tartt’s The Secret History.”
--Publisher’s Weekly

"A simply riveting read from beginning to end, Dark Turns aptly demonstrates the impressive storytelling talents of author Cate Holahan."
--Midwest Book Review

"In this twisting danse macabre of jealousy, obsession, vanity, and revenge, Cate Holahan gives more than a superb debut performance.Dark Turns provides a master class in murder."
--Jan Coffey, USA Today bestselling author of Trust Me Once

"Cate Holahan's debut novel, Dark Turns, reads like a mash-up of Black Swan and a particularly juicy episode ofGossip Girl."
--Charles Dubow, IndieBound bestselling author of Indiscretion

From the Inside Flap

Ana Bacon, a young housewife, tumbles off a cruise ship into the dark and deadly waters, but did she take her secrets with her?

Investigator Ryan Monahan is a numbers man. So when his company sends him the Bacon case, which could net a ten million dollar payout, Monahan doubts that her death is just a tragic accident. But the husband has a substantial alibi and a number of witnesses claim to have seen Ana fall. So the official ruling seems to be substantiated.

Still, the more Monahan uncovers about Ana’s life, the more he realizes how many people would kill to keep her secrets hidden. And the closer he gets to the truth, the greater the odds grow that he, too, will take a fatal fall.

Cate Holahan looks at the dark underbelly of a marriage from the perspectives of the detective and the victim in her tense and enthralling page-turner,The Widower's Wife.

Edition details

• Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 168331266X
• ISBN 13: 9781683312666
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 304