It's always the husband

Title:

Author:

Campbell, Michele, 1962- author.

ISBN:

9781250081803

Personal Author:

Campbell, Michele, 1962- author.

Edition:

First edition.

Publication Information:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017.

Physical Description:

327 pages ; 25 cm

Abstract:

"Kate, Aubrey, and Jenny. They first met as college roommates and soon became inseparable, even though they are as different as three women can be. Twenty years later, one of them is standing at the edge of a bridge, and someone else is urging them to jump. How did things come to this? As the novel cuts back and forth between their college years and their adult years, you see the exact reasons why these women love and hate each other--but can feelings that strong lead to murder? Or will everyone assume, as is often the case, that it's always the husband?"-- Provided by publisher.

Subject Term:

Friendship -- Fiction.

Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.

Genre:

Thrillers (Fiction)

Document ID:

SD_ILS:2267684

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Summary

"If you loved Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies, put this thriller on the top of your list...you won't be sure "whodunit" until the very (shocking) end. "
--Today

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*Named one of "20 Must-Read Books for Spring 2017" by Redbook
*Named one of "8 Thrillers You Will Devour This Summer" by BuzzFeed

Kate, Aubrey, and Jenny first met as college roommates and soon became inseparable, despite being as different as three women can be. Kate was beautiful, wild, wealthy, and damaged. Aubrey, on financial aid, came from a broken home, and wanted more than anything to distance herself from her past. And Jenny was a striver--brilliant, ambitious, and determined to succeed. As an unlikely friendship formed, the three of them swore they would always be there for each other.

But twenty years later, one of them is standing at the edge of a bridge, and someone is urging her to jump.

How did it come to this?
Kate married the gorgeous party boy, Aubrey married up, and Jenny married the boy next door. But how can these three women love and hate each other? Can feelings this strong lead to murder? When one of them dies under mysterious circumstances, will everyone assume, as is often the case, that it's always the husband?

A suspenseful, absorbing novel that examines the complexities of friendship, It's Always the Husband will keep readers guessing right up to its shocking conclusion.

Praise for It's Always the Husband:

"A page-turning whodunnit that will speak to anyone who's ever had a frenemy." -Ruth Ware, bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin Ten

"This book is perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies ." - Redbook Magazine

"Fans of Ruth Ware and Gillian Flynn meet your next obsession." --BuzzFeed

"In the tradition of Big Little Lies comes the excellently titled It's Always the Husband , a thriller about three friends-frenemies, really-who met as college roommates." - New York Post

Author Notes

A graduate of Harvard University and Stanford Law School, MICHELE CAMPBELL worked at a prestigious Manhattan law firm before spending eight years fighting crime as a federal prosecutor in New York City.

Reviews (3)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Thrust together as roommates freshman year at New Hampshire's tony Carlisle College (think Dartmouth) sometime in the 1990s, three wildly disparate young women forge a bond that will shape-and later shatter-their lives in this suspenseful if soapy debut from former federal prosecutor Campbell. You can't blame emotionally needy scholarship student Aubrey Miller, daughter of a struggling Las Vegas single mom, or even hypercompetent townie Jenny Vega, for being sucked into the orbit of dazzling, daring golden girl Kate Eastman, along with Carlisle's most eligible males, including fabulously rich Griff Rothenberg and hunky hockey player Lucas Arsenault (who also happens to have been Jenny's high school crush). But anyone too close to the dangerously troubled Kate risks getting burnt, as evidenced in a shocking tragedy freshman spring-and murder two decades later. Demonstrating diabolical plotting chops and an ability to convincingly conjure settings, Campbell crafts a twisty page-turner that might have been even more powerful if so many of the principals didn't prove rotten at the core. 100,000 announced first printing. Agent: Meg Ruley, Jane Rotrosen Agency. (May) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Kirkus Review

Three college roommates find their lives inextricably linked after the death of a friend.Aubrey, Jenny, and Kate are assigned to room together at Carlisle College. Aubrey is banking on Carlisle to help her escape her mother's poverty; Jenny grew up in the college town but hopes Carlisle will help her channel her ambitions; and Kate is the rich wild child whose father's connections helped her get admitted to the school. Their relationships quickly become complicated. One of the guys Kate begins to date, Lucas, dated Jenny in high school. Aubrey's grades suffer after her mother's death and because of her drug use with Kate. Jenny agrees to keep Kate's father apprised of his daughter's activities, especially given that Kate has been suicidal in the past, in return for future connections. All of these tensions lead up to Aubrey's decision to commit suicide with Kate, except that Lucas inadvertently dies instead. The girls keep quiet about the circumstances of Lucas' death, but 20 years later, they all end up living back in their old college town. Now all of them are married, and there are new tensions and secrets. Kate has married another boyfriend from college, Griff, though she is unfaithful to him; Aubrey married a doctor, though she has feelings for Griff; Jenny has become mayor and married Lucas' cousin, Tim, though their memories of the night Lucas died are quite different. When Kate dies at the same railroad bridge where Lucas fell to his death, questions resurface not only regarding who killed Kate, but what happened on the bridge 20 years ago, too. Kate's friends, lovers, and husband all become suspects in her murder, but nearly everyone would rather her death be labeled a suicide and the investigation closed. Campbell's debut novel is an intriguing whodunit that examines the explosive potential of secrets to destroy friendships, marriages, and lives. While the novel is a page-turner, the characters at times lack depth and humanity, as each person betrays either a friend, a romantic partner, or both. At times, the characters' self-involvement detracts from the suspense of the novel, as introspective moments are spent reflecting on lies that have been told rather than the more serious ethical and moral implications. However, perhaps this is part of Campbell's larger point: complicity through silence contributes as much to each of the crimes as the acts of violence. Moody and dark in its portrayal of friendship and marriage. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

Booklist Review

Campbell turns the tables on readers who easily identify the usual suspects in this debut taking place in the New England town of Belle River. Jenny, Aubrey, and Kate, roommates at Carlisle College, couldn't be less alike. Growing up in Belle River, Jenny is hardworking and studious. Aubrey leaves her difficult childhood for the halls of Carlisle yet doesn't feel that she fits in. Kate's party-girl reputation hides the troubled girl behind the facade. They form a strong bond in the first months of school until a tragedy changes everything. Twenty years later, they're back in Belle River, struggling with adult responsibilities and difficult relationships with each other and their husbands. When one is coaxed to her death in the opening scene, it seems obvious. It's always the husband. Isn't it? Twists, turns, and a puzzling mix of suspects, as well as alternating time frames between college and the present, will keep readers turning the pages. The close friendship never quite gels realistically, but the edge-of-your-seat pace and dark atmosphere will appeal to suspense lovers.--Babiasz, Tracy Copyright 2017 Booklist