Trents lover and hopeful wife, medical examiner Dr. Sara Linton, is also Tollivers widow; the two are already at odds after a marriage proposal gone wrong, and Trent believes investigating her former husbands possible misdeeds may be the thing that drives them apart for good. She felt real and warm and really trying, even if painfully aware her ways are the opposite of what is done on the Italian side. Meh. The GBI is hesitant to investigate the inmates claims, but when Sara performs an autopsy on the recent murder victim she notices similarities between this murder and the ones that occurred in Grant County eight years ago. We flash back to the past again, where Sara and Jeffery confirm that Brocks mother was in the hospital at the time that Tommi was raped. Then I started to focus on Jodis behavior, and how she basically allowed this to happen. Todd has been unfaithful throughout their relationship but Jodi has managed to look the other way in order to maintain the upscale lifestyle to which she has become accustomed. The Silent Wife ("Jodi's great gift is her silence, and he has always loved this about her but silence is also her weapon. All families are crazy. I have no clue what that had to do with the story. PART ONE: HER AND HIM, 1: Her, 2: Him, 3: Her, 4: Him. The story is set in the United Kingdom in 2016. The StoryGraph is an affiliate of the featured links.We earn commission on any purchases made. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); East Texass dark pine trees swayed, carving lines in the dusty slivers of moonlight as Joe squeezed the varnished wood handle. I don't think I would recommend it and I don't think it was anything like Gone Girl, so I have no idea where that presumption even began. I started out sorry I'd bought this book. Now, they say theyre spending their retirement paying for it, McDonalds is making changes to its Big Mac and other burgers, DeSantis says lawmakers will reassert control of Reedy Creek, jokes about building prison, A 94-year-old CT resident got an eviction notice. Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 7%, Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 14%, No: 46% | Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%. Nominee for Best Mystery & Thriller (2013). It's a literary exploration of what happens when people get comfortable and let life just happen to them. Some might take pure delight in this. The StoryGraph is an affiliate of the featured links. The ending left tears in my eyes. Shortly after its publication in 2013, she died of cancer at the age of sixty-five. WebThe Silent Wife,A number one Sunday Times best-selling author comes a gripping new crime thriller featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton. Sorry, but this is not a chilling psychological thriller. Heres to the next twenty years and books! That turned her off because she didn't want to see evidence of his philandering. This story is full of love, hope, secrets, lies, the complexities of families, keeping up appearances, and it shows how messy the relationships can become. It was intriguing enough to keep me reading and invested in the characters, but I felt like I spent the entire book waiting for something big, shocking, game changing to happen. Lara gave up her career as an accountant to be a stay-at-home mom. This is a book in which the author has addressed some difficult issues very well. WebA chilling psychological thriller portraying the disintegration of a relationship down to the deadliest point when murdering your husband suddenly makes perfect sense. Right here, I said, Oh no out loud. I have read The Silent Wife by A.S. A Harrison a paperback copy. Required fields are marked *. Just awful, a soap opera. If youve read the series since the beginning, youre going to want to read this one asap. Anyway there is a drawn out drama where Jodi talks about her estranged brother Ryan. The Farinelli family appear to be one big happy family as they travel together and show concern for each other. Web"The Silent Wife" is the tale of a long-term relationship gone bad without any possible way to fix it. Please do not copy or reproduce without explicit permission. Kerry Fishers writing always draws me in from the first page and grips me until the last. Plenty of psychology. Great book. Jodi Brett and Todd Gilbert have been together for 20 years but Todd's infidelity lead to the demise of his relationship with Jodi, and, ultimately the end of his life. This first victim is still alive but completely incapacitated. Anna Farinelli doesnt believe either of the women are good enough for her sons so you can imagine some of the difficulties they face. Even if you knew he'd done something terrible? Her breasts were small but her nipples were pointing out, which attracted him. Neither of them wants to save that marriage, as they live their separate lives. Nico doesnt need fixing. He has a good job, doesnt drink excessively and loves her son. WebA chilling psychological thriller portraying the disintegration of a relationship down to the deadliest point when murdering your husband suddenly makes perfect sense. Alison has disappeared with the money that Jodi gave her to pay her ex-husband for the job. I guess you could say they have an "open marriage", if they were married, that is. Unexpected twists ? WebTHE SILENT WIFE is the story of two women, both second wives, married to two brothers from the same Italian family. In fact, Sara had offered to sit with his mother so Brock could go home and get some sleep, and that was when he raped Tommi. Present day. To comply with FTC guidelines, I receive no compensation for the reviews or promotional content posted. The author has done a good job of addressing issues within families that sometimes go unseen. Jodi recalls the first time she met her sort-of husband Todd. Will and Faith track down a woman posing as a private investigator and investigating the connections between the murders, which leads them to more surviving victims of the killer. Another slam dunk.BOOKLIST Starred Review, The emotionally sophisticated characters work through the brutality of their jobs in this dynamic psychological thriller and police procedural that will please readers of Slaughters Grant County series.Library Journal, More slow-burning than most of Slaughters shockers, this one will still rattle you down to your bones.Kirkus, Chock-full of complex relationships between characters, The Silent Wife will absolutely leave you on the edge of your seat.PopSugar, Slaughter has twenty books to her credit now, and while I love her stand-alones, I find the Will and Sara relationship in this series irresistible.Globe and Mail, So read The Silent Wife for the circuitous plot, the inherent violence, the detailed investigation and the tender love story. Needless to say, the relationship was screwed up, but it somehow worked out for them. Web'The Silent Wife' is a psychological thriller by A.S.A. Emotional ? The police investigate but the trail goes cold. Todd is her sort-of husband because while they've been living together for 20 years, they never got married. As an affiliate for Amazon, I may receive a small monetary commission for purchases made through certain links on this website. The story is set in the United Kingdom in 2016. If you have missed this one -- its GOOD!!! She lived with her husband, visual artist John Massey, in Toronto, Canada. The ending wasn't a surprise as many I know have said, yes it was out of left field, but not completely. If youve read the whole Grant County/Will Trent series, youre probably wondering when the heck she started foreshadowing this twist. It is about an Italian family in which the two brothers, Massimo and Nico, and their mother all live on the same street. The earth resisted, then gave, and the steel penetrated. The beginning of the book had my emotions roaring. Connecticuts Lauren DeStefanoa graduate of Albertus Magnus College with a concentration in creative writingwas already a New York Times bestselling author of YA and childrens fiction (the Chemical Garden trilogy, the Internment Chronicles, etc.) He kills himself in front of Sara. Nicole Kidman is set to star in Adrian Lynes suspense thriller The Silent Wife, based on the bestselling book by A.S.A. The police investigate but the trail goes cold. It appears that Lara is one of the luckiest women. I need to clear my schedule before starting one of her books because I know I wont want to put it down. everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Silent Wife. The characters are cliched and there really wasn't a 'twist that will take your breath away'. This was an interesting read for me. Resilient, old-fashioned Anna whose tongue is always ready to let slip a scathing comment or a nasty remark to her daughters-in-law while her warmth is enveloping and cherishing those two perfect sons life has blessed her with. A predator is stalking the women of Grant County. He says the killer is still at large, and points the GBI towards a case that is similar to the one he was charged for. All commissions go toward supporting this blog. This was something Massimo encouraged. Let me know in the comments! Jodi accepts his cheating philosophically, that Todd is simply seeking out things he needs in life, and her v_gina isn't always one of them. The plot summaries are just an introduction to a theme. The first murder eight years ago was the brutal attack of a college student. She lies topless to show off her little breasts. At the same time Maggie is trying to deal with a step-daughter who resents her. Highly recommend, Women's Psychological Fiction / Contemporary. The Silent Wife reached number 2 on the New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into more than twenty languages. The timeline jumps forwards and back as Jeffery investigates these murders in the past and Will, Sara, and Faith investigate in the present. She knows all of Nicos darkest secrets or so she thinks. Jodi then makes a trip to Florida to attend a psychology conference so that she will have an alibi when Todd is murdered. When Maggie Parker marries Nico Farinelli, her life in Brighton, England, is forever changed. Jodi recalls the first time she met her sort-of husband Todd. Welcome! help you understand the book. I hated Todd, the husband was selfish and a complete and utter idiot. A SuperSummary Study Guide - a modern alternative to Sparknotes & CliffsNotes provides so much more -- including chapter-by-chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and important quotes. The novel is set in 2016, in the Brighton area of the UK. At least that is what they think. Kudos to the author for continuing to evolve as a risk-taker whose creative vision only deepens with the passage of time. Lara cannot let her husband and his perfect life down by revealing what is eating her soul every day and Maggie wont destroy the newly found happiness and solace of her new husband and his reluctant daughter. After she hangs up, Sara tells Will that the latex was a condom. You will soon begin to see the problems each family faces. WithThe Silent Wife, we are off to the real thing. I loved this book until the end, but the end did not settle right with me. In The Silent Wife, Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents Will Trent and Faith Mitchell and forensic examiner Sara Linton are called into investigate the murder of an inmate during a prison riot. This story is full of love, hope, secrets, lies, the complexities of families, keeping up appearances, and it shows how messy the relationships can become. I loved the alternating voices between him (Todd) and her (Jodi). He blames unreachable landlords who refused to approve a new lease, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. WebSummary 45-year-old Jodi Brett makes dinner in her high-rise Chicago condominium, contemplating the comfortable life that she has created with her long-term partner, Todd Gilbert. To solve this, I started jotting down synopses to jog my memory. Then he asked her out on a date. The Silent Wife ("Jodi's great gift is her silence, and he has always loved this about her but silence is also her weapon. With a clever array of secondary characters to spice already-packed lives, the steady pace of the story never lets up. I love how Kerry Fisher seized the way we tiptoe around people, the way we try to cope with our own feelings and interpret others, the way something simple can bring people together when they least expect it, the way you can find allies in people you had no intention of letting in, because life happens and when you are faced with its hardships or happy moments. Getting to know everyone else through Maggie and Laras eyes was an excellent way of witnessing the difference faces we put on depending on who is around! Required fields are marked *. One of the detectives visits her to tell her that it was Dean Kovacs who had Todd killed by hitmen and Jodi simply cannot believe the twist of fate. Was a bit boring at the begging, but heading till the end is getting spicier. WebSummary 45-year-old Jodi Brett makes dinner in her high-rise Chicago condominium, contemplating the comfortable life that she has created with her long-term partner, Todd Gilbert. Trents lover and hopeful wife, medical examiner Dr. Sara Linton, is also Tollivers widow; the two are already at odds after a marriage proposal gone wrong, and Trent believes investigating her former husbands possible misdeeds may be the thing that drives them apart for good. Read more Product details Publisher : Penguin Books; 5/26/13 edition (June 25, 2013) Language : English Paperback : 326 pages This entry further enmeshes her two series, offering the type of suspense story that is equal parts pulse-pounding and thought-provokingbut with moments of biting humor and underlying hope that ease the tension just enough to make it tolerable. Lara and Maggie will begin to form a friendship despite their many differences. The killer is still out there. Your email address will not be published. I think the tag lines need rewriting! Anyway, their cars crashed into each other and Todd called Jodi a bitch. Even if you knew he'd done something terrible?Laras life looks perfect on Meh. This secret is keeping Lara a prisoner in her marriage. Slaughters newest, The Silent Wife, marks a milestone: her twentieth year in publishing and her twentieth book. Comment * document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a72aac424c76c562b7482c49ad9cb439" );document.getElementById("b5ad4eba3d").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Welcome to the Farinelli family from Brighton - it has a great collection of characters who are brought to life in the pages of this story, some of whom youll love but others youll definitely not! When it is revealed that Natasha is pregnant, Todd leaves the well-ordered home he has shared with Jodi to live in an apartment with Natasha who begins making plans for the baby and for a wedding. Web"The Silent Wife" is the tale of a long-term relationship gone bad without any possible way to fix it. A few days later, he took her to dinner and they have been together ever since. I warmed to both women for very different reasons. **Received from Goodreads first reads giveaway. Svemir, karma ili netko trei jako se esto pobrine da nam se taj predmet gorke udnje i elje nekako obije o glavu, obino s rezultatom omamljenosti i dugotrajne nemogunosti za sve to dolazi iza. He is happy on his way to the lunch but is suddenly startled to find that he has been shot while he sits in his car at a stoplight. To say their views on life are different is a euphemism, but brotherhood is a strong bond and those two are navigating life together, through thin and thick. You could have guessed all of this from a family picture hanged on the wall. The police investigate but the trail goes cold. Well done, Karin. All original content on this site belongs to the author. Since Karin Slaughter develops all her characters throughout both series, I definitely recommend reading them in order of publication date. Until a chance assignment takes GBI investigator Will Trent to the state penitentiary, and to a prisoner who says he recognizes the MO. The police investigate but the trail goes cold. (read more from the PART ONE: HER AND HIM, 1: Her, 2: Him, 3: Her, 4: Him Summary). It is about an Italian family in which the two brothers, Massimo and Nico, and their mother all live on the same street. Todd Gilbert and Jodie Brett are in a bad place in their relationship. This is what my great-grandmother used to say. Even less the dialogues. Gripping ? Anyway, their cars crashed into each other and Todd called Jodi a bitch. Single mum from council estate against Italian middle class family in Brighton. Excruciatingly mind-numbing and boring. It crept on me as I dived deeper and deeper into the familys troubled waters, and the secret had my heart break, shake with fear, the undercurrent of dread coming in waves as every day troubles offered a respite from the darkest times. Jesu li vas ikad uili da dobro pripazite kome zavidite, a da jo oprezniji budete sa eljama za sebe? The tool cut through sandy loam and into the red subsoil. Expertly plotted and reminiscent of Gone Girl and These Things Hidden, The Silent Wife ensnares the reader from page one and does not let go. Jodi becomes reclusive and hallucinatory and ends up in the hospital for dehydration. Add to the mix the next generation, Sam, Sandro and Francesca to spice up the adults life and bring joy to the party. Finally, I was understanding what it meant to be a grown-up. I really think I was generous with the 3 stars here because I don't think it was amazing and I built myself up to believe it was more than what it ended up being. Harrison. I would not have finished this if it weren't a book club read. Your email address will not be published. The one day she discovers a letter in the attic which reveals a shocking secret about Nicos first wife Caitlin. I dont recommend it. This book contains one of the biggest dirtbags I've ever encountered in fiction. I knew outsiders only saw a fraction of what a marriage was really like. The Silent Wife,He watches. This unbiased review is my thanks to them. Check out our sample guides: A SuperSummary Plot Summary provides a quick, full synopsis of a text. But Kerry Fisher always managed to pull something delectably different out of the bag and here she managed to throw a few curveballs, keeping us in our toes right to the very end! So we get that one shred of comfort that at least he put another disgusting man behind bars? Request a complete Study Guide for this title! Im also thrilled that in the readers note at the end of the book, Karin promised to continue their story. Sometimes this friendship seems even more difficult with an interfering mother-in-law. Ms. Fisher has done a wonderful job in developing the characters. Chase has always been driven to succeed, in large part due to her fathers own long standing unhappiness at never having been able to afford to go to Stanford University as a teenager. Then he asked her out on a date. Would you risk everything for the man you loved? This book has to be the most disappointing book I've read so far this year. We earn commission on any purchases made. THE SILENT WIFE by Kerry Fisher was previously titled The Secrets of Second Wives. Harrison. The Silent Wife reached number 2 on the New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into more than twenty languages. Their struggles, their daily lives, their voices sounded spot-on, I imagined them as my aunts, my cousins, and I felt for and with them. Todd is a wealthy business owner, who likes to stray like the tomcat he is, while Jodi quietly accepts, denies, and ignores his behavior. The story will be told through Maggie and Lara. I dreaded the secret wouldnt let any room for character development but I must have forgotten how every single day shape us, no matter what hovers over our heads, and this is depicted so clearly in The Silent Wife that you might start looking around you with more open eyes. Present day. A young woman is brutally attacked and left for dead. Lara tries to protect Sandro from his father and helps him pursue his own interests. The Farinelli family is close-knit and doesnt let strangers in so easily. It's not a long book, so it was a 2 day read for me. Nicole Kidman is set to star in Adrian Lynes suspense thriller The Silent Wife, based on the bestselling book by A.S.A. The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter (Will Trent #10); 2020, GBI Special Agent Will Trent and Dr. Sara Linton; GBI Special Agent Faith Mitchell, Deputy Director Amanda Wagner; Grant County Police Chief Jeffrey Tolliver. The one day she discovers a letter in the attic which reveals a shocking secret about Nicos first wife Caitlin. I had to re-read it by the time I got back to it on the list. A. S. A (Susan) Harrisons previous books include Orgasms (Coach House Press, 1974), Revelations, with Margaret Dragu (Nightwood Editions, 1987), and Zodicat Speaks (Viking Penguin, 1996). Maggie is going to have to learn to deal with Francesca, who is not at all happy about them getting married. In other words, she liked him for all the wrong superficial reasons. Lara learned it the hard way. See for yourself. There is more here than meets the eye. I'm so sad with the outcome of this book. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Maggie is married to Massimos brother Nico and lives with him and her troubled stepdaughter. Little to no thrill. Update: This is a $1.99 Kindle special today --a great psychological mystery thriller --right to the very end of the book. If something had made me angry during Laras narration, Maggies light on the same character, event or day would have my feelings completely changed. WebThe Plot: The Silent Wife picks up a few weeks after The Last Widow left off. Harrison about a cheating man and his vengeful partner. Each of the men have been married before. But this portray is simplistic. I would like to thank Kerry Fisher and Bookouture's team for allowing me to take part in this blog tour. This novel explores the psychological issues of second marriages, and the hardships and darker sides of a marriage. She has a wonderful son and a husband who is very affectionate and caring. A predator is stalking the women of Grant County. WebThe Silent Wife,A number one Sunday Times best-selling author comes a gripping new crime thriller featuring Will Trent and Sara Linton. There is simply not as much at stake here as the book implies. Jodi and Todd meet when she is driving a van filled with her household items during a move 20 years ago and they have been together ever since. In asserting that people don't change, what she means is that they don't change for the better. As Maggie, Francesca, and Nico try to work things out Maggie discovers a secret about Francescas mother. In addition to her popular Grant County and Will Trent series, she has written standalones including the Edgar-nominated Cop Town, The Good Daughter, and Pieces of Her, all of which are in development for film and television. Then he asked her out on a date. She knows all of Nicos darkest secrets or so she thinks. I got this novel as a present from my sister-in-law, she read it during a Boeing flight. As the story opens, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Officer (GBI) Will Trent is dispatched to the state penitentiary to investigate the murder of an inmate. Families are tricky, you are handled carefully weaved small threads, connections to all those people that share your name and blood or not, and those little bonds get tangled, they loosen, they get older, they keep messing with your head. The story is set in the United Kingdom in 2016. I really wanted to love this book, but I didn't. It's a reveal of what goes on behind closed doors for Lara and Maggie, married to two Italian brothers. Check out this sample Study Guide. It was Harrisons first and only novel. Even if you knew he'd done something terrible?Laras life looks perfect on Parts of it were actually quite good. As Will digs into both crimes it becomes clear that he must solve the original case in order to reach the truth. Calling this akin to. Had I picked it up in a bookstore and flipped to the first page, it's highly unlikely I would have bought it. In the past, she doesnt have much useful information pertaining to the case due to extreme trauma. This resource offers secondary classroom discussion questions for this novel. Expertly plotted and reminiscent of Gone Girl and These Things Hidden, The Silent Wife ensnares the reader from page one and does not let go. The Silent Wife is her debut novel and she was at work on a new psychological thriller when she died in 2013. Benjamin Stevenson | Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone, Cara Tanamachi | The Second Youre Single. Jodi recalls the first time she met her sort-of husband Todd. She convinces herself she has no reason to be afraid, but shes wrong. Get help and learn more about the design. The authors writing breathes life. Even if you knew he'd done something terrible?Laras life looks perfect on As the story begins Nico is just about to marry Maggie. It's not bad, but it's definitely been mis-marketed. Your email address will not be published. And now he needs medical examiner Sara Linton to help him hunt down a ruthless murderer. This is a story of families, friendships, lies and secrets. Read more Product details Publisher : Penguin Books; 5/26/13 edition (June 25, 2013) Language : English Paperback : 326 pages Book spoilers aheadif you havent yet read. Chapter after chapter, layers are removed, the wounds start hurting, the cracks on the wall appear, the feelings just flow and you are left with the meaning of the sense of belonging, with what it truly means to be a family. That is also what family is for. Submitted by users as part of their reviews. WebThe Silent Wife is a psychological thriller by A. S. A. Harrison. This dynamic is enhanced by Slaughters use of dual timelines, which allows readers to revisit the past (including Tolliver through his initial investigation) to more clearly understand its impact on present day. Personally, I started with The Kept Woman (#8) and then jumped back to the beginning. I thought KS did a good job lining up the dual storylines. Maggie believes she has found the perfect mate. smh. One of the prisoners says Kerry Fisher shows it all. He put both feet on the top lip of the spade and jumped. The books have only the slightest similarity. KS drops this bombshell on us and then goes on to let Sara and Jeffrey DISCUSS THEIR RELATIONSHIP FOR THREE PAGES. I only read this because my reception at work brought it in for me so i felt i had to. I was completely engrossed in this book and couldn't stop turning pages. Seldom are fictional beings so clearly, complexly defined and, consequently, the mysteries of the human heart prove as compelling as the ultimate question of whodunit (and its shattering answer). Jodi is barely affected by the new circumstances as she is allowed to retain her home and way of life, with all her problems solved. It was Harrisons first and only novel. I thought it was a thriller or that something would actually happen. Sara went to Brock to get a confession, and he admits it all on camera. He is a committed cheater and she decides to kill as the only option. This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers. A young woman is brutally attacked and left for dead. This overriding sense of realism has always set the author apart, and is no way diminished here. Then he asked her out on a date. I really enjoyed reading this!! Would you risk everything for the man you loved? Their 20-year relationship is crumbling, however, and it will take only a few months for Jodi to turn into a killer. But sticking the phrase "a few short months are all it will take to make a killer out of her" on the first page doesn't make a book a thriller, not when there's nothing else sustaining the suspense through the majority of the book. That was the only point I was exasperated with this bookI just wanted there to be another explanation besides Brock. A woman runs alone in the woods. I was looking for something that would be a break from the heavy stuff I'm otherwise reading and that would also be a cut above the usual escape fare (why is that so hard??). The Book: Dirty Laundry by Disha BosePublished April 4, 2023 by Ballantine BooksDate read: April 13, 2023 The Characters: Ciara and JerryLauren [], The Book: Zero Days by Ruth WarePublished June 20, 2023 by Gallery/Scout PressDate read: April 10, 2023 The Characters: Jack Cross Buy [], The Book: Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson(Ernest Cunningham #1)Published January 17, 2023 by Mariner BooksDate read: March [], The Book: The Second Youre Single by Cara TanamachiPublished January 31, 2023 by St. Martins GriffinDate read: April 4, 2023 The Characters: [], Your email address will not be published. Through those womens eyes, you get to know their husbands, the very different but equally strong men Massimo and Nico. 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