My review: 3.25-3.35⭐
Aidan Marlowe (goes by Marlowe) lost his wife, Holly, and learned he won the lottery at her funeral. Now a single father to 7 year old twins, he decided on a fresh start and moves from a big city ~ Baltimore, Maryland to a small town ~ Bury, New Hampshire. As they’re trying to settle in and learn to live without Holly, he starts getting threatening letters that are signed from who we watch . Now he’s on a downward spiral, drinking heavily and questioning his own sanity.
Looking back now I’m mad that I didn’t know who the who in the who we watch was, but I should have guessed. But then again, I do like not figuring it out ahead of time sometimes.
There was an added little mystery of how his brother, Christopher, died when they were teenagers that was interesting.
My heart was pounding a bit when Maggie went missing for a little while and I liked where she was found.
Gary Bennett did a good job of narrating, however, Aidan is Irish, so I wouldn’t have minded listening to an Irish accent.
This one started out really strong for me and I was really excited for it, but I hate to say that somewhere along the way my mind started to wander a bit. Was it because there were apparently references from another book of his that I should have read first ~ maybe? I guess I should have read the blurb first and not judged the book by the cover. And who is Max? I thought the twins names were Maggie and Max, but it seems his name is Bo ~ ugh. I did start hearing the name Bo towards the end. That shows how well I was paying attention.
With that said I will give this author a try again ~ maybe I’ll read it, instead of listening to the next one.
*Thanks to Netgalley, Dreamscape Media LLC and the author for the advanced audiobook. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
Book blurb: Release date ~ April 12, 2022
USA Today bestselling author Carter Wilson returns with a chilling psychological thriller about Bury, NH, a standalone story with crossover to his previous novel The Dead Husband. A must for readers of Megan Miranda and Alex Michaelides.
Aidan holds the winning Powerball numbers.
Is today the best day of his life… or the worst?
Aidan Marlowe is the superstitious type—he’s been playing the same lottery numbers for fifteen years, never hitting the jackpot. Until now. On the day of his wife’s funeral.
Aidan struggles to cope with these two sudden extremes: instant wealth beyond his imagination, and the loss of the only woman he’s ever loved, the mother of his twin children. But the money gives him and his kids options they didn’t have before. They can leave everything behind. They can start a new life in a new town. So they do.
But a huge new house and all the money in the world can’t replace what they’ve lost, and it’s not long before Aidan realizes he’s merely trading old demons for new ones. Because someone is watching him and his family very closely. Someone who knows exactly who they are, where they’ve come from, and what they’re trying to hide. Someone who will stop at nothing to get what they want…
