This book was ok. Todd is her sort-of husband because while they've been living together for 20 years, they never got married. Each is trying to overcome their earlier traumas to salvage a companionable future, but their individual triggers coupled with current circumstances (which include both parties reckoning with Tollivers ghost) only exacerbate the divide. Jodi recalls the first time she met her sort-of husband Todd. Maggie accepts how difficult it must be for Francesca to deal with losing her mother, but it doesnt make the problems go away. This secret is keeping Lara a prisoner in her marriage. The story is set in the United Kingdom in 2016. While the plot itself (and the requisite forensics) is wholly engaging, its the characters that provide the emotional underpinning. He blames unreachable landlords who refused to approve a new lease, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. WebThe Silent Wife Kerry Fisher 345 pages first pub 2017 ( editions) fiction contemporary mystery thriller dark mysterious tense slow-paced Description Would you risk everything for the man you loved? Absolutely LOVED this one! That was the only point I was exasperated with this bookI just wanted there to be another explanation besides Brock. But theres compelling evidence to indicate that Nesbitt may actually be innocent of the earlier rapes (which he was never charged with), meaning Trent, his partner, (the laugh-out-loud funny) Faith, and Sara have to entertain the possibility before their potential UNSUB realizes hes no longer operating under the radar. She lived with her husband, visual artist John Massey, in Toronto, Canada. Prior to reading, I didn't know whether it would be more of a thriller versus mystery or suspense. In fact, Sara had offered to sit with his mother so Brock could go home and get some sleep, and that was when he raped Tommi. Required fields are marked *. Web"The Silent Wife" is the tale of a long-term relationship gone bad without any possible way to fix it. The many years since her wedding hasnt made her more comfortable around her mother-in-law and her sons upbringing is a constant issue in the family. I got this novel as a present from my sister-in-law, she read it during a Boeing flight. In asserting that people don't change, what she means is that they don't change for the better. Jodi and Todd take turns telling the story of the final months of their crumbling marriage. What a great, very different, novel this is! Little to no thrill. She and her 10-year-old son, Sam, have left behind Maggies mother, Beryl, with whom they used to share a flat. Maggie is going to have to learn to deal with Francesca, who is not at all happy about them getting married. One of the prisoners says To solve this, I started jotting down synopses to jog my memory. It is about an Italian family in which the two brothers, Massimo and Nico, and their mother all live on the same street. This book contains one of the biggest dirtbags I've ever encountered in fiction. All original content on this site belongs to the author. Meh. It is about an Italian family in which the two brothers, Massimo and Nico, and their mother all live on the same street. I hated Todd, the husband was selfish and a complete and utter idiot. Shortly after its publication in 2013, she died of cancer at the age of sixty-five. everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Silent Wife. For once in my life, I wanted to surrender to romance, to believe love was sparkly and special and not something that made you look in the mirror and shake your head at your own stupidity. Some might take pure delight in this. Then he asked her out on a date. WebThe Silent Wife,A number one Sunday Times best-selling author comes a gripping new crime thriller featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton. **Received from Goodreads first reads giveaway. His name is Todd. See the difference for yourself. The StoryGraph is an affiliate of the featured links. As sharp and absorbing as ever.The Observer, A hard-hitting, fast-moving slicing wow of a book She has the most wonderful ability to pitch full-on sharp storytelling and blasts of drama alongside thoughtfully handled social issues and relationship dilemmas another winner of a read, it sent goosebumps skittering down my arms.LoveReading, The books in Slaughters series featuring detective Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton have deservedly become bestsellers, combining an authoritative grasp of forensics and procedure with thoroughly believable charactersGripping, gruesome and emotionally powerful, this is Slaughter doing what she does bestThe Daily Mail. See for yourself. All the characters were dicks. Had I picked it up in a bookstore and flipped to the first page, it's highly unlikely I would have bought it. A young woman is brutally attacked and left for dead. Guarding the family is the mama, Anna. Keera Duggan. From page 1 we know she ends up killing his cheating ass, but we don't know how or when. She visits Dan Brock, her high school friend who was the coroner in Grant County at the time, to get his notes on the case. WebTold in alternating voices, The Silent Wife is about a marriage in the throes of dissolution, a couple headed for catastrophe, concessions that can't be made, and promises that won't be kept. When it is revealed that Natasha is pregnant, Todd leaves the well-ordered home he has shared with Jodi to live in an apartment with Natasha who begins making plans for the baby and for a wedding. I really shouldn't read blurbs, because they raise expectations too high. To comply with FTC guidelines, I receive no compensation for the reviews or promotional content posted. Harrison. If you have missed this one -- its GOOD!!! Todd Gilbert and Jodie Brett are in a bad place in their relationship. Sadly this book did not reach the level of expectation I had for this novel. If youve read the series since the beginning, youre going to want to read this one asap. Todd is her sort-of husband because while they've been living together for 20 years, they never got married. Jodi, a little turned off by Todd's latest philandering, lies around at home in a tight bikini with her legs widely spread to accentuate the availability of her v_gina. Their dog, Freud, waits for scraps as she continues with the dinner preparation ritual. I figured someone important was going to die since its about that time in the series where it needs another jump start. THE SILENT WIFE by Kerry Fisher was previously titled The Secrets of Second Wives. It's a literary exploration of what happens when people get comfortable and let life just happen to them. I dont want to dive too much into characterization because the book is an experience about who you are, who you appear to be, who you want to be and how you can relate to those around you. They get permission to exhume the body of another potential victim. The ending wasn't a surprise as many I know have said, yes it was out of left field, but not completely. The story is set in the United Kingdom in 2016. Jodi, the wife was so affected by her surroundings and her daily routine that she didn't see what was happening before her with her marriage. Will, Sara, and Faith are called to the state prison to investigate a riot. After she hangs up, Sara tells Will that the latex was a condom. If you need a refresher of The Last Widow, check out my summary here. Personally, I started with The Kept Woman (#8) and then jumped back to the beginning. But Todd is also boning a college student named Natasha, who is the daughter of his friend Dean. Shortly after its publication in 2013, she died of cancer at the age of sixty-five. I loved this book. WebSummary 45-year-old Jodi Brett makes dinner in her high-rise Chicago condominium, contemplating the comfortable life that she has created with her long-term partner, Todd Gilbert. Todd is a wealthy business owner, who likes to stray like the tomcat he is, while Jodi quietly accepts, denies, and ignores his behavior. Welcome to the Farinelli family from Brighton - it has a great collection of characters who are brought to life in the pages of this story, some of whom youll love but others youll definitely not! Then he asked her out on a date. This makes absolutely no sense until we find out that Jodi is also a psychologist, and psychologists, as we all know, tend to have something wrong with them, mentally speaking. This book has to be the most disappointing book I've read so far this year. PART ONE: HER AND HIM, 1: Her, 2: Him, 3: Her, 4: Him. Check out our sample guides: A SuperSummary Plot Summary provides a quick, full synopsis of a text. You will soon begin to see the problems each family faces. Submitted by users as part of their reviews. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); East Texass dark pine trees swayed, carving lines in the dusty slivers of moonlight as Joe squeezed the varnished wood handle. Your email address will not be published. He had also killed his mother so that she wouldnt find out about his crimes. WebTHE SILENT WIFE is the story of two women, both second wives, married to two brothers from the same Italian family. This was an interesting read for me. Maggie is married to Massimos brother Nico and lives with him and her troubled stepdaughter. Web'The Silent Wife' is a psychological thriller by A.S.A. The Silent Wife ("Jodi's great gift is her silence, and he has always loved this about her but silence is also her weapon. Get help and learn more about the design. Emotional ? Jodi Brett and Todd Gilbert have been together for 20 years but Todd's infidelity lead to the demise of his relationship with Jodi, and, ultimately the end of his life. As Will digs into both crimes it becomes clear that he must solve the original case in order to reach the truth. I am nosey and I must say this story delivers on the promise to let you hide behind the curtains and see what happens behind closed doors. All families are crazy. Harrison about a cheating man and his vengeful partner. I continued to the end of this book, but I wouldn't describe it as 'gripping' like a lot of other reviewers, or indeed, it's own advertising did. Nico doesnt need fixing. He has a good job, doesnt drink excessively and loves her son. This resource offers secondary classroom discussion questions for this novel. Kerry Fisher shows it all. I thought KS did a good job lining up the dual storylines. As an avid reader, I often find myself reading a book description and not being able to remember whether Ive read it before. The Silent Wife is her debut novel and she was at work on a new psychological thriller when she died in 2013. "The Silent Wife" is the tale of a long-term relationship gone bad without any possible way to fix it. I really wanted to love this book, but I didn't. There is one really interesting thing, that Jodi and Todd aren't actually married, and I would have liked to see more done with that. I knew outsiders only saw a fraction of what a marriage was really like. Even if you knew he'd done something terrible? I dont have anyone I can talk to about it in real life (I tried to explain it to my boyfriend and have been sitting here on my couch huffing about it since I finished it, and his response was, Its a book. He doesnt get it.). This can make for some interesting stories and problems. A few days before his scheduled wedding to Natasha, Todd has made a lunch date with a waitress he met a week before. By the way, repeatedly in this story there are sessions between Jodi and her own psychologist (yes, Jodi, a psychologist, sees another psychologist--I told you that psychologists were crazy!) Another slam dunk.BOOKLIST Starred Review, The emotionally sophisticated characters work through the brutality of their jobs in this dynamic psychological thriller and police procedural that will please readers of Slaughters Grant County series.Library Journal, More slow-burning than most of Slaughters shockers, this one will still rattle you down to your bones.Kirkus, Chock-full of complex relationships between characters, The Silent Wife will absolutely leave you on the edge of your seat.PopSugar, Slaughter has twenty books to her credit now, and while I love her stand-alones, I find the Will and Sara relationship in this series irresistible.Globe and Mail, So read The Silent Wife for the circuitous plot, the inherent violence, the detailed investigation and the tender love story. Sara went to Brock to get a confession, and he admits it all on camera. Now, they say theyre spending their retirement paying for it, McDonalds is making changes to its Big Mac and other burgers, DeSantis says lawmakers will reassert control of Reedy Creek, jokes about building prison, A 94-year-old CT resident got an eviction notice. We have over 4,000 in-depth study guides that offer a comprehsive analysis to each book. Maggie is married to Massimos brother Nico and lives with him and her troubled stepdaughter. Lara will do anything for her husband and son to be happy, even if it means losing herself in the process. Book spoilers aheadif you havent yet read. The second attack followed within the same morning; this time the victim didnt survive. Their 20-year relationship is crumbling, however, and it will take only a few months for Jodi to turn into a killer. The story is set in the United Kingdom in 2016. Todd remembers the first time he met Jodi when their cars crashed. Mid-autopsy, she gets a call back from Tommi. Nicole Kidman is set to star in Adrian Lynes suspense thriller The Silent Wife, based on the bestselling book by A.S.A. This is a fast, enjoyable read if you don't mind getting irritated a lot. Lara learned it the hard way. Thank you! The police investigate but the trail goes cold. Highly recommend, Women's Psychological Fiction / Contemporary. Jesu li vas ikad uili da dobro pripazite kome zavidite, a da jo oprezniji budete sa eljama za sebe? I'm not making this up. Harrison. Well I am afraid this was nothing like I had hoped it would be ! This dynamic is enhanced by Slaughters use of dual timelines, which allows readers to revisit the past (including Tolliver through his initial investigation) to more clearly understand its impact on present day. I have no clue what that had to do with the story. This novel explores the psychological issues of second marriages, and the hardships and darker sides of a marriage. If the writer had wanted to do that, she should have made more of a direct connection with Todd; as it was written, it looks like a totally unrelated vignette having nothing to do with the main part of the story. It is about an Italian family in which the two brothers, Massimo and Nico, and their mother all live on the same street. Brock knew she was coming; he had gotten all of his affairs in order, written a detailed report of all of his attacks, and prepared a hotshot of heroin and formaldehyde to kill himself with. As Sara is performing the autopsy, she finds she has a broken jaw and a piece of latex caught in her teeth that were not written up in the initial report. He, Chase Ohara and Lia Vestiano would seem like complete opposites, but the two teenagers have been best friends for years. Nicole Kidman is set to star in Adrian Lynes suspense thriller The Silent Wife, based on the bestselling book by A.S.A. 3.5 stars. It crept on me as I dived deeper and deeper into the familys troubled waters, and the secret had my heart break, shake with fear, the undercurrent of dread coming in waves as every day troubles offered a respite from the darkest times. Through those womens eyes, you get to know their husbands, the very different but equally strong men Massimo and Nico. Todd is her sort-of husband because while they've been living together for 20 years, they never got married. Its an MO Daryl Nesbitt has intimate familiarity with, given that hes long been suspected of having committed a string of eerily similar attacks in Grant County. This was a good psychological thriller but it might not be for everyone. The Silent Wife by A. S. A. Harrison. I need to clear my schedule before starting one of her books because I know I wont want to put it down. In other words, she liked him for all the wrong superficial reasons. 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