Boy, is he lucky I didn't read A.S.A. Harrison's book as a How To guide. I'm not going to spoil the entire plot, so it's safe to continue reading, but let's just say that there are a few great twists and turns in this psychological thriller that kept me reading.
LitLover.com describes the plot line as follows:
A chilling psychological thriller about a marriage, a way of life, and how far one woman will go to keep what is rightfully hers.
Jodi and Todd are at a bad place in their marriage. Much is at stake, including the affluent life they lead in their beautiful waterfront condo in Chicago, as she, the killer, and he, the victim, rush haplessly toward the main event.
He is a committed cheater. She lives and breathes denial. He exists in dual worlds. She likes to settle scores. He decides to play for keeps. She has nothing left to lose. Told 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.
The characters are well drawn in this novel, and Harrison does an excellent job of portraying both wife and husband well. She weaves both perspectives together so that the reader really understands the situation from all angles.
I found the last couple of chapters most interesting, but she lost me a bit in the last 5-7 pages. Harrison gets bogged down with the psychological jargon of Jungian psychotherapy, and left me scratching my head and trying to figure out what she was talking about.
Despite the bump at the end, it was worth reading and I would recommend it as a fun and engaging read.
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