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The Husband's Secret
by Liane Moriarty
Cecilia Fitzpatrick finds a letter written to her by her husband John-Paul. Her husband had intended for the letter to be read in the event of his death. Though Cecelia doesn't open the letter immediately, she reads it eventually. In the letter, her husband confesses to the murder of a teenager named Janie Crowley. Cecilia decides not to turn her husband in because doing so will hurt her family. She also struggles to reconcile that John-Paul is a murderer, not the upstanding man who was a good husband and father.
Meanwhile, Rachel Crowley, mother of the murder victim, deals with another blow as she learns her son and daughter-in-law will be moving to another country. They will be taking their son Jacob, who is Rachel's beloved grandson. After her daughter’s murder, Jacob has been Rachel’s reason for living.
Browsing through some videotapes one night, Rachel finds a tape of her daughter and Connor Whitby together. She believes the video is incriminating evidence that Connor was responsible for Janie’s death; however, the police don’t seem to agree. Rachel is outraged that the authorities don’t take the evidence seriously. Rachel decides to take matters into her own hands. When she sees Connor crossing the road, she hits the accelerator on her car. Instead of hitting Connor, however, she hits young Polly Fitzpatrick who has ridden her bike into the street trying to get Connor’s attention. Though Polly survives, she is seriously injured. Ironically, it was John-Paul, Polly’s father, who had admitted in the letter that he had killed Janie. Now, Janie's mother has unintentionally injured his daughter.
Cecilia tells Rachel it was John-Paul, not Connor, who was responsible for Janie’s death. John-Paul is left with the guilt of his daughter's injury. If he had confessed to the murder of Janie Crowley, Rachel would have never gone after Connor. Polly would not be facing life as an amputee.
Meanwhile, Rachel Crowley, mother of the murder victim, deals with another blow as she learns her son and daughter-in-law will be moving to another country. They will be taking their son Jacob, who is Rachel's beloved grandson. After her daughter’s murder, Jacob has been Rachel’s reason for living.
Browsing through some videotapes one night, Rachel finds a tape of her daughter and Connor Whitby together. She believes the video is incriminating evidence that Connor was responsible for Janie’s death; however, the police don’t seem to agree. Rachel is outraged that the authorities don’t take the evidence seriously. Rachel decides to take matters into her own hands. When she sees Connor crossing the road, she hits the accelerator on her car. Instead of hitting Connor, however, she hits young Polly Fitzpatrick who has ridden her bike into the street trying to get Connor’s attention. Though Polly survives, she is seriously injured. Ironically, it was John-Paul, Polly’s father, who had admitted in the letter that he had killed Janie. Now, Janie's mother has unintentionally injured his daughter.
Cecilia tells Rachel it was John-Paul, not Connor, who was responsible for Janie’s death. John-Paul is left with the guilt of his daughter's injury. If he had confessed to the murder of Janie Crowley, Rachel would have never gone after Connor. Polly would not be facing life as an amputee.