Many thanks to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for gifting me a digital ARC of this debut novel by Elizabeth Arnott - this month's Good Morning America Book Club pick. All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars!
In California in 1966, three women, Beverley, Elsie, and Margot, form an unlikely friendship after the discoveries that each of their husbands are convicted killers. With those husbands either dead or behind bars, the women attempt a new future for themselves. They each struggle with the fact that everyone questions how they couldn't have known about their husbands' crimes. When a string of killings hits the news, the three women figure that who is better to catch a killer than those who have lived with one?
Another fabulous book to review on International Women's Day because this book at its heart is a story of female friendship and empowerment. In the time period, women were definitely second class citizens, and it was so fun to see these women take on the investigation of these murders. They were not about to accept society's opinions of them and supported each other to the end. It was also interesting to see the fallout on the families after these husbands were convicted. Wonderful debut!
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