🤥 The Widow’s Husband’s Secret Lie by Freida McFadden – Book Review
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 out of 5 stars
Freida’s wildest short story yet—and that’s saying something.
⚠️ Spoiler Alert!
This satirical short story is best read blind. If you're just here for the vibes, hit that 🛒Buy Now button and thank me later. Otherwise, get comfy for a plot so ridiculous, it has to be Freida.
🕵️♀️ What’s the Premise?
Meet Alice and Grant, the couple everyone envies. Rich, put-together, #marriagegoals—until you step inside their house. Because behind those granite countertops and golden retriever vibes… Grant is a controlling jerk.
Alice decides she’s had enough. Enough of Grant. Enough of being micromanaged. Enough of having to fold towels a certain way. Time to kill her husband and cash in on the inheritance. 💸
🚗 The Crash That Started It All
After a few failed attempts (including poisoning him with gluten-free brownies), Alice gets clever. She cuts the brake lines on his Mercedes. Grant ends up in a fiery crash. When the body is found, it's crispy enough that Alice identifies it as Grant. So she buries him, throws on some black, and prepares to be a rich widow with a clear conscience.
Until she starts seeing his face… everywhere. 👀
🚪 A Pregnant Stranger at the Door? Sure, Why Not.
As if seeing Grant’s doppelgänger around town isn’t enough, a very pregnant woman shows up claiming to be Grant’s common-law wife, and oh yeah—they have eight kids and one more on the way. She demands her cut of the estate.
Alice thinks she’s being scammed… until she follows the woman home and finds photo albums full of Grant and the Brady Bunch. (Did I mention this is a satire?)
Alice agrees to split the fortune because, what else can she do? But things are about to get way more unhinged.
👯♂️ Enter: Brant. Or Is It?
Alice finally confronts the man she keeps seeing around. He claims to be Brant, Grant’s long-lost identical twin. Apparently, he just showed up right before the crash and borrowed Grant’s car. Okay, fine. It tracks.
Brant is charming. Hot. And unlike Grant, not obsessed with throw pillow placement. Naturally, Alice starts dating him.
Except… plot twist: It’s not Brant. It’s Grant pretending to be Brant, because it was Brant who died in the crash, not him. That’s right—Grant faked his death, stole his brother’s identity, seduced his widow, and waited for the perfect moment to say:
“Surprise! You tried to kill me!”
🔪 Things Escalate. Quickly.
Alice is understandably like, “EXCUSE ME??” A fight breaks out. Her nosy neighbor Poppy shows up, grabs a blunt object (as you do), and knocks Grant out.
But Grant’s not dead yet. So Alice finishes the job.
They bury the body. Alice keeps his wallet, thinking it's over. She’s finally free. Life can go on.
🚿 Final Twist That Will Make You Cackle
A few days later, Alice hears the shower running in her house. She opens the bathroom door… and Grant is there again. Alive. Soapy. Smiling.
She opens the wallet. Sees a photo inside.
Three identical children.
Because apparently, Grant has more twins. Or triplets. Or maybe this is just a simulation and we’re all losing our minds.
Cue the laugh-out-loud scream.
📚 Final Thoughts
This book is completely bananas, and I mean that in the best way. Think: murder meets satire meets soap opera fever dream. I predicted a few twists, but the final one still made me gasp-laugh.
Freida McFadden fans: If you love her for the wild plots, this one’s a must-read. It's short, ridiculous, and worth every page.
🔥 Love Twisty Satire? Check These Out:
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The Inmate by Freida McFadden – messy in the most bingeable way
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Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano – murder, mom jeans, and mayhem
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Verity by Colleen Hoover – because “WTF” energy unites us all
🛒 Buy Now:
📘 The Widow’s Husband’s Secret Lie on Amazon
🎧 Audiobook on Audible
🧬 Takeaway?
Trust no one. Especially anyone with a twin. Or triplet. Or a suspiciously good memory for towel-folding techniques.
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