The Widowmaker
The Widowmaker is a slow burn police procedural/mystery that kept me guessing.
This story is told by the two main characters, Morgan and Hudson, along with going back and forth in time. Both characters are determined to solve their own mysteries while hiding their own dark secrets. This led me to do my best super sleuthing in order to try and solve both their mysteries and what the big revelations would be.
I also listened to part of the book on audio, and I really enjoyed both narrators, Adam Verner and Xe Sands, for the male and female roles. They were able to really bring more emotion and atmosphere to the story.
Even though both main characters have secrets, and the twists slowly reveal themselves as the story progresses, I was never able to connect with either character. I think this had to do with the over complicated mysteries and choppiness of the story. At times I had to go back and look parts and characters up because the story just wasn’t sticking with me.
Overall, this is a dark and deep book full of secrets and lies. If you enjoy police procedurals, you may want to pick this one up!
Please note, there are a few scenes which may disturb some so check the trigger warnings.
Thank you, Macmillan Audio, St. Martin’s Press, and NetGalley for a gifted copy in exchange for my honest review.
Synopsis: Ever since business mogul Clive Reynolds disappeared twenty years ago, the name "Reynolds" has become synonymous with "murder" and "mystery." And now, lured by a cryptic note, down-on-her-luck photographer Morgan Mori returns home to Black Harbor and into the web of their family secrets and double lives. The same night she photographs the Reynolds holiday get-together, Morgan becomes witness to a homicide of a cop that triggers the discovery of a long-buried clue.
This could finally be the thing to crack open the chilling cold case, and Investigator Ryan Hudson has a chance to prove himself as lead detective. If only he could stop letting his need to solve his partner's recent murder distract him. But as Morgan exposes her own dark demons, could her sordid history be the key to unlocking more than one mystery?
