Wish You Were Gone, Kieran Scott
Wish You Were Gone, Kieran Scott
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Wish You Were Gone

Author: Kieran Scott

Narrator: Madeleine Maby, Erin deWard, Soneela Nankani, Rachanee Lumayno, Ali Andre Ali, Cary Hite

Unabridged: 10 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/22/2022


Synopsis

A “captivating thriller full of twists and surprises” (Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author) about what happens when the death of a husband and father isn’t the tragedy everyone believes—perfect for fans of the Netflix original series Dead to Me.

Emma Walsh has finally worked up the courage to confront her husband James about his drinking. But James never shows up to meet her as planned, and all her righteous words go unsaid. And unsaid they remain, because the next time Emma sees James, his body lies crumpled amidst the wreckage of his flashy car.

In the aftermath of the fatal crash, Emma and her teenage children begin to embrace life without James’s looming, volcanic presence. Buoyed by the support of her two closest friends, she struggles to deal with her grief, complicated by the knowledge that her husband’s legacy as an upstanding business owner and family man shines only because so many people, for so long, were so willing to keep his secrets—secrets that twist into new and unexpected shapes as the mysterious details of his last day of life begin to come to light.

A “stylish” (Publishers Weekly) and “delicious” (Booklist) domestic thriller, Wish You Were Gone will keep you guessing “until not just the last page, but the last paragraph” (Chandler Baker, New York Times bestselling author).

About Kieran Scott

Kieran Scott has written more than fifty novels for children and teens, eight of which (under the pseudonym Kate Brian) have been New York Times bestsellers. She lives with her husband, two sons and one dog in New Jersey. She is also the author of Regrets Only and Wish You Were Gone. Follow her on Instagram @KieranScottAuthor.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on February 22, 2022

Whoa! This book is well constructed puzzle: psychological thriller + mystery meets domestic thriller with multi POVed narration style, making you drawn into family drama and you got hooked from the beginning, absorbing slow burn but extremely interesting high tension progression of the story. When......more

Goodreads review by Michael on November 02, 2021

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY! Emma Walsh is over her husband and his antics. James is hardcore alcoholic who becomes emotionally abusive, gets into fits of rage that scare Emma and their two teenaged children, and is generally not a nice person. After a major incident, Emma is ready to serve him with divorc......more

Goodreads review by Jayme on February 22, 2022

I have met a lot of people who have a public persona which says “fun” and “charming” but behind closed doors, they are anything but. This story takes this idea and digs a little deeper. What if the death of a husband and father, isn’t devastating to the wife and children who had to live with him, beh......more

Goodreads review by Melissa (Semi-hiatus for Work) on January 03, 2023

3.5 stars, rounded up Emma and James appear to have the perfect marriage. They've been together forever, have money, two wonderful children, and a gorgeous home. Yet behind this perfection is the reality--James is an alcoholic with violent tendencies. In the middle of the night, Emma hears a loud noi......more

Goodreads review by Holly on October 10, 2021

3.5 STARS This one started off with a bang, a crash and a dead husband in the garage. He wasn't a good guy though, he terrorized his own family with his drunken behavior. Will they be sad that he is gone? There were quite a few character perspectives to keep up with, it took me awhile to sort out who......more