**** - It's Always the Husband
- Kindig
- Jun 3
- 2 min read
IT'S ALWAYS THE HUSBAND
C.L. TAYLOR
****
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Welcome to Lowbridge. Where secrets hide behind every door…
When newly divorced Jude arrives in the small town of Lowbridge, she is soon drawn to widower Will, the father of her young daughter's best friend.
But Will's past is shrouded in tragedy, with questions that no one knows the answer to – and after two tragedies tore his life apart in just a few short years, gossip and rumours abound about what really happened to the women he loved.
As whispers of murder surround Will, Jude becomes determined to uncover the truth – and with her own father's tragic fate haunting her, she refuses to let another innocent man suffer.
Yet in Lowbridge the darkness runs deep, and nothing is as it seems. Can Jude protect Will from a community out for blood? Or will she become the next victim in this web of deceit?
Because whilst one dead wife is tragic, two starts to look like murder…
MY REVIEW
****
I have read a lot of C.L. Taylor’s previous novels: The Fear, Sleep, Every Move You Make, Her Last Holiday and Strangers. They have all also been 4 and 5-star reviews from me too, so no pressure for her latest novel: It’s Always the Husband.
Jude is trying to make friends with Will, the eligible bachelor on the school run, however she learns that his wife died in mysterious circumstances and his latest girlfriend recently went missing. Is it always the husband that’s responsible? Or is something bigger going on in the town of Lowbridge?
You can always expect a twisty read from C.L. Taylor and this one certainly delivers. The story is told is short chapters from multiple perspectives which keeps it fresh and interesting. This is my third read this year where a diary features, and it suffered from the same plot holes as some of those other reads have done. The main character would just keep putting it down, and even ended up losing it instead of just staying awake and reading it cover to cover like I think any sane person would do!
I did feel that the pace slipped a little in the middle and I kept putting it down and not wanting to fully pick it back up again which was a shame. There’s a lot of characters to initially get to know, but these do all have their distinct voices which helped you to know who was who. I had initially thought this would be a 3-star read, but the twisty ending was so great that it bumped it back up to 4 stars for me.
Overall, It’s Always the Husband is another strong read from C.L. Taylor – just slightly let down by a dragging pace in the middle. Thank you to Netgalley and Avon Books for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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