Generally speaking, it takes me about a chapter and a half to get so frustrated with paranoid female characters who question everything and everybody. Truth is, the same thing happened here, but there was something so intriguing about the story that my sensible self told my annoyed self to put a lid on it and keep going. And you know what? That was the sensible thing to do.Sadie, her husband Will and their two sons have left Chicago for Maine, where Will inherited a old but spacious home from his late aunt. Will insisted that they move largely because the aunt's daughter, Imogen, was left an orphan at 16; worse, her mother committed suicide and Imogen was the one who found her.
The scene then shifts to Camille, who lives in Chicago and not only had a fling with Will, but became obsessed with him. At one time, she was Sadie's roommate and coveted Will, but Sadie won him over. Problem is, Camille won't let him alone, finding him for trysts wherever and whenever she can.
From the start, Sadie doesn't much care for Maine; also from the start, Imogen absolutely hates both Sadie and Will - and that makes life difficult at best. But then, it gets worse; a neighbor is found murdered, and fingers begin to point to Sadie - who of course swears she's innocent. And as the evidence against her piles up, the more suspicious and paranoid Sadie becomes. The local police chief - and even her own sons - call her a liar.
Just as I'm about to think the same about her, the plot twists begin; quickly, the scenario changes, and keeps bringing surprises right up to the end. Some of them, including the ending, stretched believability a bit (on occasion more than a bit), but overall, this one is a keeper that held my attention throughout. Thanks to the publisher, via NetGalley, for the opportunity to read and review an advance copy.
The Other Mrs. by Mary Kubica (Park Row, February 2020); 368 pp.
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