Published by Sourcebook's Landmark Genres: Adult Fiction, Contempory, Crime, Fiction, Mystery
Format: ARC, eBook
“I had the right husband, and the wrong wives.”
But what happens when the “right” husband is found dead and one of his three wives is suspected of killing him? Who could have killed Blake? Which wife?
So begins the mystery. Black Widows is told through the POV of sister wives: Rachel, Emily and Tina. Rachel was Blake’s first wife; she has a past that she would like to keep secret. Emily is young, anxious and estranged from her family. Tina, an ex-prostitute, came from the Vegas strip and has been in rehab. The wives have nothing in common except for being married to Blake; until each is suspected of killing him.
“It would almost seem,” she says, “as though your husband went out shopping for wives. A maid in the parlor, a cook in the kitchen, a whore in the bedroom.”
Plural marriages how do they work? Does everyone get along? Are all the wives happy? Does Blake play favorites? Is there jealousy? You will need to read to find out. The premise of this book sounded so interesting. A man married to three women is found dead, the investigating officers believe he was killed by one of his wives. Now they need to prove it. Each wife has her voice and tells her tale. Through the course of the book, we learn more about each wife, her relationships with the other wives and her relationship with Blake. The beginning and ending of Black Widows were strong. The book lagged a little in the middle for me.
I really enjoyed the sections about the sister wives’ relationships with each other. This is no Big Love (HBO series) where each wife has her own home and children. In this book, Rachel, Emily and Tina all live under the same roof on an isolated homestead. As the police investigate and question each wife, the women also wonder which of them killed Blake and why.
Overall, an enjoyable, well written book which had me guessing and trying to figure out who killed Blake. Will you be surprised? I did not see that coming! Along the way we learn a lot of truths and there are some things brought to light in each of the POV characters.
Thank you to Sourcebooks Landmark and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.