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I was browsing through NetGalley and saw this one. It really sounds good to me.
Synopsis from Goodreads:
Three middle-aged best friends turn to murder in order to collect on their husbands’ life insurance policies…but are unaware that their husbands have a devious plan of their own, in this darkly funny debut—perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club and Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone.
Three wives wanting a new life, three husbands in their way…
After thirty years of friendship, Pam dreams of her perfect retirement with Nancy, Shalisa, Marlene, and their husbands—until their husbands pool their funds for an investment that goes terribly wrong, and their dreams of beachfront condos and a sunny, carefree retirement vanish. The golden years are looking as dreary as their marriages.
But when one husband dies in a freak accident, the other three women are shocked to see his widow rebound with a huge life insurance payout and a new life in Florida. In the aftermath, the women discover that their husbands have identical, seven-figure life insurance policies. A new dream forms, and this time, it involves a hitman.
Meanwhile, their husbands have a secret retirement plan of their own. So, when things begin to go awry, they fear their own scheme may have backfired…with deadly consequences. The husbands scramble to stay alive, but they may not be fast enough to outmaneuver their wives.
What follows is a high-stakes tale of cat and mouse, both laugh-out-loud funny and unbearably tense, while ultimately a bighearted look at marriage, friendship, and middle-age.
Release Date: May 6, 2025
What book are you waiting for?
I love books when women get together and get involved with a mystery, they usually have some good comedy scenes in them
ReplyDeleteThis sounds hilarious. I'll have to read it. Thank you for sharing, and I hope you love it!
ReplyDeleteI love older characters in books and you are right, this one sounds great!
ReplyDeleteOh my! I love the plot. I will be reading this book too.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like there's more going on about the investment with those husbands than they were willing to let on. I'll bet it's quite the story.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds fun! I love when the characters have some life experience so I will have to look for this one.
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