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The Widow

By: Valerie Keogh
Narrated by: Rose Robinson
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Publisher's summary

The brilliant psychological thriller from bestseller Valerie Keogh.

Grieving or guilty?

When Allison’s wealthy and charming husband Peter is found dead, she appears distraught, devastated...delighted?

Because despite an apparently picture-perfect marriage, Allison knows it was all built on a bed of lies.

And as the truth regarding Peter’s life and death are revealed, Allison must try to keep her own dark past buried.

Because if Peter was keeping secrets, then his widow is too....

Perfect for fans of Sue Watson, Shalini Boland and K. L. Slater.

©2022 Valerie Keogh (P)2022 Boldwood Books

Critic reviews

"Keogh is the queen of compelling narratives and twisty plots." (Jenny O'Brien)

"A wonderful book, I can’t rate this one highly enough. If only there were ten stars, it’s that good. Valerie Keogh is a master story-teller, and this is a masterful performance." (Anita Waller, bestselling author)

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There was a lot that happened in this book and the ending was not what I was expecting!

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First time listening to this author

Great story it kept me mesmerized and attached to my head phones loved this story

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Excellent story and narration

Great story and narration ~ kept me enthralled! Love this author and will look for more of her books

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Original story

I really enjoyed this book. And The narrator was fantastic! Very original story. Also, added bonus ,, free with my subscription

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Great read suspenseful great characters kept you guessing till the end want to read other story by author

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Not awful but not unlistenable. 3 out of 5. Drags a lot. At times the narrator is just too dramatic and breathy. Honey it’s not that dramatic. Take it down a notch.

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Really good book

I really enjoyed this book. Even though I figured out who a character was very early on the rest of the book was a surprise.

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well-written and well narrated

The 3 titles I've listened to by this author all had the same narrator and I was glad. The narration was great, and this narrator is perfect for these books. I hope to listen to her again.

The Widow, like the Librarian and The Lodger, was so, so well written, Riveting throughout, the action keeping my interest. The characters were unique, unusual and finely drawn.

What I didn't like was that I like the protagonists to be the good guys not the criminals, and each of these characters was guilty of something. Can't say more about that without spoilers. I will listen to more by this author.

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I made it over 85%, then DNF. The storyline was implausible and crawled along after the first third of the book. I stuck with it based on the Goodreads reviews, but then: wham! A truly messed up “twist” that made it impossible for me to finish.

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