The Widowmaker

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for this arc. This story was well written but there were certain elements in the book that if it had been listed in the blurb I would not have read it.

The widowmaker by Hannah Morrissey

Clive Reynolds disappeared 20 years ago. His wife, dubbed the black widow, cashed in on his disappearance a long time ago.

Morgan Mori is invited to take family Christmas photos of the family. After she leaves she witnesses the murder of a cop in the gas station. Ryan Hudson, investigator and best friend of the murdered cop, starts to piece together a 20 year old missing person case, with the murder of his friend.

The closer Hunter gets to the truth, the more of Morgan's dark past comes to light. How did two very different crimes, decades apart, turn into a race to discover the sordid past of a sleepy town called Black Harbor.

WARNING!!!!!! This book is dark AF! Touches on child abuse and quite graphic in places.

This book was a wild ride! Twisty turning ride of epic proportions! I still haven't recovered from the whiplash it gave me.

Morgan, sighhhhh, Morgan. Dark, fragile yet indestructible. I love how the author wrote her. Hudson, straight arrow, exemplary policeman..... Even he has some dark secrets in his closet. I like how they are both drawn together in their imperfections and are so raw with each other. Morgan has never confided in anyone, not even her parents but Hudson drew it out of her without even trying. Her past is so tragic and she doesn't even know the reason for it.

It was a dark read than I am used to but the writing was flawless and I couldn't put the damn book down. Definitely check the triggers for the book before you read it!

5 stars!! Thank you St martin's Press, Minotaur books and netgalley for my copy!!