As Long As We Both Shall Live

'Unputdownable . . .

This novel is anything but predictable. The female characters are forces of nature, and the plot twists are deliciously demented, a la Gone Girl and Big Little Lies' People MagazineGrieving husband? Or cold-blooded killer? JoAnn Chaney examines the dark side of marriage in this startling thriller, As Long As We Both Shall Live'My wife! I think she's dead!' Matt frantically calls to park rangers, explaining that he and his wife, Marie, were out hiking when she stumbled on a cliff edge and fell into the raging river below. They start a search but aren't hopeful: no one could have survived that fall.

It's a tragic accident. But when police discover Matt's first wife also died in suspicious circumstances - a fire in their family home - they have a lot more questions for him. Is Matt a grieving husband, or has he just killed his second wife? Detectives Loren and Spengler dig into the couple's lives to see what they can unearth.

And they find that love's got teeth, it's got claws, and once it hitches you to a person, it's tough to rip yourself free. So what happens when you're done making it work?