When her beloved husband Peter is found death, Allison is becoming overnight a widow. But shortly after she is about to start mourning, there are hidden secrets about her husband revealed. And, as a snowball, there are other secrets coming up as well as other characters that may add on unpleasant truths to the story. And Allison herself is far from being safe and beyond reproach.
Enfolding in short chapters, almost each adding a new twist to the story, The Widow by Valerie Keogh is hard to put down. I have a certain fascination with vilain characters, because how else can I discover otherwise the dark depths of the human character. This book offered me a satisfactory repertoire of human bads and darkness. Not all enjoyable, nevertheless important knowledge about human psyche and secrets.
Alisson is by far the central element of the story, reflecting and influencing the other episodes of the narrative. Although the characters may be despicable, they are not exposed as such, but their motives and darkness is explained in a larger circumstantial context. Their attitude may be the result of their life events after all, not because they are genuinely bad.
The Widow is well written but first and foremost, displays a very elaborated story. It takes a lot of talent to coordinate and project a net of dark secrets and dislikable character features. The result is a very eventful psychological thriller with a fast pace and surprising twists. A recommended read to any psychological thriller lover.
Rating: 4 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own
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