SORRY
The only word scribbled on a note from Beth's husband before he disappeared.
The police believe that Oscar took his own life and this last apology was his way of saying goodbye to his wife. But Beth knows there is more to the story. As disturbing secrets about his life emerge, and the lies of those closest to her begin to unravel, she realises she never really knew her husband at all.
She wants to know what he was sorry for, and she's going to find out... but someone doesn't want her to discover the truth.
And they'll do anything to stop her.
I'd like to thank Vintage Books for my copy of What His Wife Knew to review via NetGalley.
What His Wife Knew is split into five sections using the five stages of grief as headings - Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance - which was an interesting concept that fitted this storyline perfectly as we follow Beth's journey to find the answers she desperately needs to enable her to accept how her life has been turned upside down in an instant.
From the outset there are so many questions waiting to be answered. What was Oscar 'Sorry' about and just why is Beth convinced that he's not dead when the police and evidence suggests that he is? Is this just a grieving widow unable to accept this shocking news or is there more to his death than at first thought? These and so many more are explored as the story progresses and we soon discover that nothing is as it seems and you needed to read between the lines to work out what was fact and what was fiction with regards to Oscar and his actions.
As we soon discover Oscar wasn't the nicest of people and he certainly had his fair share of enemies. The more we learn about him and his character, the more we realise that he was a man who was used to getting what he wanted by whatever means possible and he wasn't afraid to sink to the lowest of lows to get himself out of sticky situations.
I'm not really sure how I felt about Beth. At times I wanted her to stop being a wallflower and stand up for herself when it was apparent that there were things that she was letting others hold over her. But she certainly turned my opinion of her on its head when she finally decided to take the bull by the horns and take control herself and look for the truth. And boy was I cheering her on as she finally stood up for herself!
The more the story progresses, the more you realise that so many characters had a reason or motive to want Oscar dead and with him perhaps their secrets can die with him... And even though I had figured out how it was going to play out it didn't spoil what for me was an enjoyable read.
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