The Other Widow - by Susan Crawford (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The author of The Pocket Wife explores the dark side of love, marriage, and infidelity in this sizzling novel of psychological suspense.

Everybody's luck runs out. This time it could be theirs . . .

It isn't safe. That's what Joe tells her when he ends their affair--moments before their car skids off an icy road in a blinding snowstorm and hits a tree. Desperate to keep her life intact--her job, her husband, and her precious daughter, Lily--Dorrie will do everything she can to protect herself, even if it means walking away from the wreckage. Dorrie has always been a good actress, pretending to be someone else: the dutiful daughter, the satisfied wife, the woman who can handle anything. Now she's going to put on the most challenging performance of her life. But details about the accident leave her feeling uneasy and afraid. Why didn't Joe's airbag work? Why was his car door open before the EMTs arrived? And now suddenly someone is calling her from her dead lover's burner phone. . . .

Joe's death has left his wife in free fall as well. Karen knew Joe was cheating--she found some suspicious e-mails. Trying to cope with grief is devastating enough without the constant fear that has overtaken her--this feeling she can't shake that someone is watching her. And with Joe gone and the kids grown, she's vulnerable . . . and on her own.

Insurance investigator Maggie Brennan is suspicious of the latest claim that's landed on her desk--a man dying on an icy road shortly after buying a lucrative life insurance policy. Maggie doesn't believe in coincidences. The former cop knows that things--and people--are never what they seem to be.

As the fates of these three women become more tightly entwined, layers of lies and deception begin to peel away, pushing them dangerously to the edge . . . closer to each other . . . to a terrifying truth . . . to a shocking end.

From the Back Cover

"It isn't safe. For us."

That's what Joe tells her when he ends their affair--seconds before a passing car on an icy road sends them skidding into a tree. Nearly run down as she struggles from the wreckage, Dorrie is desperate--not only to keep her secrets, but also to figure out if someone's trying to kill her. And if so, who? Details of the accident leave her feeling unsettled and afraid. Why did Joe's airbag fail? Why was his car door open before the EMTs arrived?

Then someone calls her from her dead lover's burner phone . . .

Karen knew her husband, Joe, was cheating, but his death has left her in free fall. Trying to rebuild her life is devastating enough without the constant fear that's overtaken her--this feeling she can't shake that someone is watching her, knows her secrets.

Insurance investigator Maggie Brennan is suspicious of the latest claim that's landed on her desk--a man dying on an icy road shortly after buying a sizable life insurance policy. The former cop knows that people are never what they seem to be.

As the fates of these three women become tightly entwined, layers of lies and deception begin to peel away, pushing them dangerously to the edge . . . closer to each other . . . to a terrifying truth. . . .