A Publishers Weekly Best Summer Books 2017 Selection, Mystery/Thriller
“Fenton and Steinke deliver a complicated tale of love, loss, intrigue, and disaster....This drama keeps the pages turning with shocking twists until the bitter end. A great read; recommended for admirers of Jennifer Weiner and Rainbow Rowell.” —Library Journal
“Fans of Joy Fielding will appreciate the story’s fast pacing and sympathetic main character.…[a] solid psychological thriller…” —Publishers Weekly
“Fenton and Steinke’s talent for domestic drama comes through.…For readers who enjoy suspense writers like Nicci French.” —Booklist
“A fantastic thriller that will keep you on your toes…” —Popsugar
“Accomplished authors Liz Fenton and Lisa Steinke make their suspense debut with great skill and assurance in this enthralling novel of marital secrets and lies, grief and revelation. The Good Widow led me along a winding, treacherous road and made a sharp, startling turn that I didn’t see coming. Unputdownable!” —A. J. Banner, #1 Amazon bestselling author of The Good Neighbor and The Twilight Wife
“Liz Fenton's and Lisa Steinke’s The Good Widow begins by asking what you would do if your spouse died in a place he wasn't supposed to be in with a woman he wasn't supposed to be with. What follows is a gut-wrenching thriller, sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes darkly funny, but always a page-turner. And as you read it late into the night you'll look over at the person in bed next to you and wonder how well you really know him. A wild, skillfully-written ride!” —David Bell, author of Since She Went Away
“An irresistible and twisty page-turner, The Good Widow should come with a delicious warning: This is not the story you think it is." —Deb Caletti, author of He's Gone
“The Good Widow is both heartrending and suspenseful, deftly navigating Jacks' mourning and the loss of her less-than-perfect marriage. The writing is sharp and evocative, the Hawaiian setting is spectacular, and the ending was a wonderful, twisty surprise. A quintessential summer beach read!” —Kate Moretti, New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Year
“The Good Widow is a fresh take on your worst nightmare—your husband dies and he isn't where, or with who, he said he was. I ripped through these pages to see where Fenton and Steinke would take me, which ended up being somewhere unexpected in the best kind of way. You will not be sorry you read this!” —Catherine McKenzie, bestselling author of Fractured and Hidden
04/01/2017
Jacqueline "Jacks" Morales's marriage is far from perfect, but when two police officers knock on her door and give her the horrible news that her husband died in a car accident during a secret getaway with another woman, Jacks is shocked and devastated. Just as terrible, her husband's mistress has also died and left behind a grieving fiancé, Nick. As Jacks is mourning, Nick shows up at her door and suggests he and Jacks retrace their companions' last moments together. The two depart on the same trip their significant others should never have taken, only to find out that things are never as they seem, and that the answers to some questions are more shocking than they ever thought possible. Fenton and Steinke (The Year We Turned Forty) deliver a complicated tale of love, loss, intrigue, and disaster. The intricate plot can be confusing at times but will keep readers engaged. The characters are likable and relatable, though their stories are a little far-fetched. VERDICT Ultimately, this drama keeps the pages turning with shocking twists until the bitter end. A great read; recommended for admirers of Jennifer Weiner and Rainbow Rowell.—Kristen Calvert Nelson, Marion Cty. P.L. Syst., Ocala, FL
