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A review by book_dragon_bel
My Wife, the Serial Killer by H.J. Garbett
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Thank you to the author and publisher, Storm Publishing, for allowing me to access an e-read ARC of this book via NetGalley.
Fran is married to Gareth and has recently moved to a new house. When her new elderly neighbour turns out to be a horrible person from her past, Fran decides to kill him. There is only one major issue, Gareth is a Police Detective! Realising his neighbour is missing, Gareth pushes for an investigation!
But what happens when your wife's the murder suspect!
I did struggle a little at the start, with Fran referring to her first murder and being vague about her childhood. It all starts to come together in the second half of the book. However, rather than keep me in suspense, it had me checking if this was a follow-up book, and I'd missed something.
I found Gareth to be annoying, his desperation to be liked, his perfect character that refused to even say the most innocent of swear words, and yet come the end has completely changed in character.
Having said that, I still enjoyed the book. I loved nosy Beryl and her dog Tony and Mep the Cat was brilliant!
It was an easy and quick read, with dark humour throughout. It's a book to pick up when you need something a little lighter.
Fran is married to Gareth and has recently moved to a new house. When her new elderly neighbour turns out to be a horrible person from her past, Fran decides to kill him. There is only one major issue, Gareth is a Police Detective! Realising his neighbour is missing, Gareth pushes for an investigation!
But what happens when your wife's the murder suspect!
I did struggle a little at the start, with Fran referring to her first murder and being vague about her childhood. It all starts to come together in the second half of the book. However, rather than keep me in suspense, it had me checking if this was a follow-up book, and I'd missed something.
I found Gareth to be annoying, his desperation to be liked, his perfect character that refused to even say the most innocent of swear words, and yet come the end has completely changed in character.
Having said that, I still enjoyed the book. I loved nosy Beryl and her dog Tony and Mep the Cat was brilliant!
It was an easy and quick read, with dark humour throughout. It's a book to pick up when you need something a little lighter.