
The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie
A Satirical Short Story
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Marin Ireland
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Written by:
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Freida McFadden
About this listen
A short satirical thriller from bestselling author Freida McFadden.
My husband is dead.
I attended his funeral. I watched his casket be lowered six feet into the ground. (Actually, it may have been only five feet, but that still seems like more than enough.) And then we ate an array of finger sandwiches and deviled eggs and miniature beef wellingtons that cost more than my first car.
My point is, Grant is gone. And so are all his many, many deep, dark secrets which I never really ever bothered to ask him about. He is never coming back.
So why do I still see his face everywhere I go?
The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie is an utterly addictive, binge-worthy, nail-biting, absolutely gripping psychological thriller novella with a shocking, breathtaking, heartstopping, spine-chilling twist that you won't see coming, will leave you stunned, and will literally have you picking your jaw up off the floor and bringing it to the nearest hospital for major facial reconstructive surgery.
©2024 Freida McFadden (P)2024 Dreamscape MediaYou may also enjoy...
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- Susan Czarnocki
- 2025-01-04
Boring
It was dumb kept me thinking when will something happen and didn’t like ending much at all
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- Amazon Customer
- 2025-01-17
Just wasn’t satisfied
Just wasn’t satisfied.. maybe I just needed more
Maybe I just need to stick to novels
This must have been too short for my liking
This is a great author and I enjoy the surprises regardless
Just I wasn’t satisfied
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- Darci LaRocque
- 2024-12-04
Lost three hours of my life.
Way too far fetched. And obvious. Without giving it away. The test was silly. No way.
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- Kelly D
- 2024-12-20
Good short story
Freida McFadden is my favourite author, always keeps me wondering till the end. This was one of my least favourite listens and that is only due to the main character. Like she is sooooo flighty. Honestly came off as unbelievable. Wasn’t as exciting as I hoped. Nice short listen while making cinnamon buns and washing dishes.
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- Paula-lynn Blair
- 2024-12-12
Satirical? Not my thing.
It was hard for me to even finish this book. I was interested because of the Author and I enjoy a good satire but this was AWFUL! I almost lost all respect for the Author. It took everything in me to finish it. In my opinion it was not satirical writing but just plain lazy.
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- Sue Sitki
- 2024-10-24
OMG! Hilariously funny!
Satire and ridiculous plot lines that has me in stitches, from one of my favourite suspense and thriller authors. I loved this! I really hope the author does more of this!
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- Rozalyn Vickery
- 2024-12-22
Extremely cheesy- embarrassed I listened to this
I prayed…praaayyyeeedd this cheesy garbage would somehow twist into a novel being written by a 14 year old being held captive in an attic somewhere and then the real story would start. Pronouncing the name Ro-berTHa instead of Roberta - I was certain this could not be the actual book.
Sadly.
I was mistaken.
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- Karin
- 2024-10-27
Loved it!
Loved it! Very funny!
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