Dear Wife

by Kimberly Belle

[Jeff Sexton]

Girl Gone Good. The easiest way to tell you about this particular book, my first from Ms. Belle, is that it very much evokes the Gone Girl vibe. Thus, whether you're a fan of that work or not will give you a good indication of whether this book may be for you - though if your feelings toward that book are not particularly negative, I would still recommend giving this one a try. And if you're not familiar with that work... what rock have you been living under for the last few years? :D

On its own, this is a solid mystery told from three perspectives - a woman on the run, a man she is running from, and a cop investigating the disappearance. The key difference between this tale and Gone Girl is that this tale doesn't suddenly and mind-warpingly pivot halfway through, but instead begins to drop major clues in the back half of the book before explicitly revealing itself with about 15% left in the book, leading to the finale.

Overall an excellent work thanks to the back half in particular, and I'm very much looking forward to future work from Ms. Belle. Very recommended.