Title: The Dead Ex
Author: Jane Corry
Publisher: Penguin
[Synopsis]
‘I wish he’d just DIE.’
Vicki’s husband David once promised to love her in sickness and in health. But after a brutal attack left her suffering with epilepsy, he ran away with his mistress.
So when Vicki gets a call one day to say that he’s missing, her first thought is ‘good riddance’. But then the police find evidence suggesting that David is dead. And they think Vicki had something to do with it.
What really happened on the night of David’s disappearance?
And how can Vicki prove her innocence, when she’s not even sure of it herself?
[My Review]
I really enjoyed Blood Sisters and My Husband’s Wife, both also by Jane Corry, so I was excited to read her newest releases, The Dead Ex. I wasn’t disappointed – this is another gripping read which kept me guessing and had plenty of twists and turns along the way.
The story switches from person to person a lot and sometimes I was unsure who was talking, but I do love stories that move away from just one perspective and show you the thoughts and feelings of additional characters; though I felt that at times it could have been bit clearer as to who is speaking, overally I still felt that this novel employed this technique really well, and it allowed me to really feel like I was getting into the heads of some of the characters,
Vicki is definitely an interesting character, shall we say – I personally loved her but there are definitely elements to her character which don’t seem quite ‘normal’ (or what most people would deem as normal, anyway). In fact, there are a wide range of characters which were great fun to read about.
There are some shocking parts to this novel, and some parts which are quite hard to read (and made me feel pretty angry) which added to the heightened sense of tension throughout. I loved that Jane Corry really plays with your mind, making you feel sure of one thing before suddenly changing it all up. This novel was also less of a thriller than I expected, with far more character development meaning it was a bit more of a slower read than I anticipated, but I personally really enjoyed this. I don’t want to give too much away but I definitely enjoyed The Dead Ex and feel it makes a welcome, if different, addition to Jane Corry’s selection of addictive novels.