cynthiaherring's review against another edition
3.0
I feel there was a lot of potential, but unfortunately fell a bit short. Some of the conclusions the Detective came to seemed a bit unrealistic to me (though, perhaps he was just very intuitive!) and the story wrapped up a little too quickly in my opinion.
smilesgiggle's review against another edition
3.0
This book held my interest and sucked me in. Kind of predictable but great, fun read.
Rose returns home - she left after high school and swore to never return. After the sudden death of her husband, Rose packs up her and her son, Max and leaves Wisconsin.
And the memories flood back. One night, when Rose was 15 changed her life. Tied her father, sister and Rose together.
Colin, a Milwaukee cop, can't dismiss Riley's death as accidental overdose. Especially after reading one of Rose's books.
Good read.
Rose returns home - she left after high school and swore to never return. After the sudden death of her husband, Rose packs up her and her son, Max and leaves Wisconsin.
And the memories flood back. One night, when Rose was 15 changed her life. Tied her father, sister and Rose together.
Colin, a Milwaukee cop, can't dismiss Riley's death as accidental overdose. Especially after reading one of Rose's books.
Good read.
nixbix_reads's review against another edition
2.0
There are unlikable characters in books that you eagerly devour because you want to see if karma deals to them. There are also unlikeable character in stories that you don't connect with & you don't care what happens to them. For me, this was a case of the latter. I didn't care about anyone in this story, including supporting characters. I felt that the story was disjointed, and could have been cut down a lot.
Thanks to Poisoned Pen Press & NetGalley for the DRC in exchange for an honest review.
Thanks to Poisoned Pen Press & NetGalley for the DRC in exchange for an honest review.
jamieperkins's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.25
I haven’t read a mystery/thriller in so long and I already feel myself slipping down the rabbit hole. Time to read 20 in a row until I can no longer sleep and have to switch back to lighter books!
booksoffox's review against another edition
4.0
I felt like the ending was dragged other than that I really enjoyed this book.
mandylovestoread's review against another edition
3.0
The Dead Husband is a twisted story of family and murder. Carter Wilson can certainly write a violent story and I really enjoyed it for the most part. Animal cruelty/death is something that really puts me off and that part of the storyline was hard to digest.
Rose and her young son return to Rose's childhood home of Bury after the apparent suicide of her husband. She never wanted to go back after her hellish upbringing, that she would rather not remember. But being back brings it all to the front again. She is now a published crime writer and Colin, a detective in on the case, believing that Rose had something to do with her husbands death, especially after how one of her characters dies.
Thanks to Poisoned Pen Press for granting my wish on Netgalley for this book.
Rose and her young son return to Rose's childhood home of Bury after the apparent suicide of her husband. She never wanted to go back after her hellish upbringing, that she would rather not remember. But being back brings it all to the front again. She is now a published crime writer and Colin, a detective in on the case, believing that Rose had something to do with her husbands death, especially after how one of her characters dies.
Thanks to Poisoned Pen Press for granting my wish on Netgalley for this book.
i_dont_read_blurbs's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 ⭐️
The Dead Husband is my first book by Carter Wilson. I listened to the audiobook version.
Rose’s husband dies from an accidental overdose and Rose returns to her family home. Rose writes thrillers and it seems to be hitting a little close to home. This family has a lot of secrets and it’s a journey for sure. It is a little slow but really good. I did figure out a twist early on but there was still a lot of story to keep me interested.
The narrator did a great job and I enjoyed listening to her very much. I did speed it up quite a bit but I was just like listening to a friend.
Thank you to Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for an advanced listeners copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
The Dead Husband is my first book by Carter Wilson. I listened to the audiobook version.
Rose’s husband dies from an accidental overdose and Rose returns to her family home. Rose writes thrillers and it seems to be hitting a little close to home. This family has a lot of secrets and it’s a journey for sure. It is a little slow but really good. I did figure out a twist early on but there was still a lot of story to keep me interested.
The narrator did a great job and I enjoyed listening to her very much. I did speed it up quite a bit but I was just like listening to a friend.
Thank you to Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for an advanced listeners copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
krys72599's review against another edition
5.0
OMG!
I LOVED The Dead Girl in 2A! It was a great story with twists and turns I didn’t expect.
The Dead Husband was so much darker, so much more disturbing. I was uncomfortable through the entire read.
Rose Yates and her son Max come home to Bury, NH, after her husband dies. It was suicide.
Or was it? A Milwaukee police Officer comes to NH to follow up on the case. And throughout the book we learn more and more about why Rose left Bury in the first place.
And it did NOT end the way I expected! It was not wrapped up in a happy ending with a neat bow on top.
And I couldn’t be happier with this most uncomfortable, disturbing, dark, unexpected, crappy ending!
A++, author Carter Wilson, A++!!!!
I LOVED The Dead Girl in 2A! It was a great story with twists and turns I didn’t expect.
The Dead Husband was so much darker, so much more disturbing. I was uncomfortable through the entire read.
Rose Yates and her son Max come home to Bury, NH, after her husband dies. It was suicide.
Or was it? A Milwaukee police Officer comes to NH to follow up on the case. And throughout the book we learn more and more about why Rose left Bury in the first place.
And it did NOT end the way I expected! It was not wrapped up in a happy ending with a neat bow on top.
And I couldn’t be happier with this most uncomfortable, disturbing, dark, unexpected, crappy ending!
A++, author Carter Wilson, A++!!!!
cassies_books_reviews's review against another edition
4.0
I love Carter Wilson’s books, the twists and turns always shock me!
Rose has recently lost her husband Riley to suicide, she’s now a widow and a single parent to their son Max, so she packs up what’s left of her life in Whitefish Wisconsin and heads back to her hometown Bury New Hampshire. Rose is broke and struggling to write her latest mystery book, the only option is moving in with her wealthy father Logan Yates. She’s not looking forward to walking through the doors , she had left behind her father and sister after a tragedy twenty years ago and hadn’t returned since., she still suffers nightmares every night and the guilt has a hold on her. Seeing her sister and father brings back the rush of memories of the awful thing they did. Unbeknownst to Rose a detective from Milwaukee starts to see a shocking resemblance to what happened in her book to how her husband died, he doesn’t believe it’s a suicide and he’s determined to uncover the truth, when he begins to dig he soon uncovers even darker secrets. Will Rose be able to keep her life from crumbling around her? Four stars! Wow this book scared me especially the flashbacks into the past.
Rose has recently lost her husband Riley to suicide, she’s now a widow and a single parent to their son Max, so she packs up what’s left of her life in Whitefish Wisconsin and heads back to her hometown Bury New Hampshire. Rose is broke and struggling to write her latest mystery book, the only option is moving in with her wealthy father Logan Yates. She’s not looking forward to walking through the doors , she had left behind her father and sister after a tragedy twenty years ago and hadn’t returned since., she still suffers nightmares every night and the guilt has a hold on her. Seeing her sister and father brings back the rush of memories of the awful thing they did. Unbeknownst to Rose a detective from Milwaukee starts to see a shocking resemblance to what happened in her book to how her husband died, he doesn’t believe it’s a suicide and he’s determined to uncover the truth, when he begins to dig he soon uncovers even darker secrets. Will Rose be able to keep her life from crumbling around her? Four stars! Wow this book scared me especially the flashbacks into the past.