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A review by jujubean
The Perfect Husband by Lisa Gardner
4.0
I got sucked into this author’s books with the first book that featured Flora Dane, then went through the ones that came before that and featured the same cop. Then there were 2 more Flora Dane/DD Warren books after. Then this week, I was reminded that the next Flora Dane book is ALSO going to include the characters from this OTHER series the author writes.... so, yes, I may as well read as many of those as I can too. It’ll be a massive crossover event - I need to know as much as possible about all universes.
This first one was good. A bit like Flora, it’s a formerly-victimized-woman-strikes-back kind of story. Except this woman’s husband is a serial killer. Plus this has more of a romance angle, with the chick seeking the help of a former marine/mercenary to train her to kick ass. This man is emotionally damaged and angry, so you know it was my cup of tea. There’s a lot going on — some of it is weirdly rushed, then you have the guy’s relationship with the chick, the guy’s relationship with his sister, the chick’s relationship with the serial killer, everyone’s involvement with the cops and FBI.... But it’s cool for a popcorn thriller. So yeah, it’s pretty cliched but I enjoyed the hell out of it.
This first one was good. A bit like Flora, it’s a formerly-victimized-woman-strikes-back kind of story. Except this woman’s husband is a serial killer. Plus this has more of a romance angle, with the chick seeking the help of a former marine/mercenary to train her to kick ass. This man is emotionally damaged and angry, so you know it was my cup of tea. There’s a lot going on — some of it is weirdly rushed, then you have the guy’s relationship with the chick, the guy’s relationship with his sister, the chick’s relationship with the serial killer, everyone’s involvement with the cops and FBI.... But it’s cool for a popcorn thriller. So yeah, it’s pretty cliched but I enjoyed the hell out of it.