The Dead Husband is a tension-filled thriller that is both disturbing and exciting.
The story-telling shifts between two different perspectives throughout the novel, but we are primarily following the point of view of Rose Yates. Rose is from an affluent family originally but has been living several states away throughout her adult life. She seemed to have it all, but as the story begins, Rose and her eleven-year-old son are headed back to her family home following the sudden death of Rose’s husband. We immediately know that Rose is seeing the return to her father’s home as a last resort—she is out of options or she would not be doing this. The reasons behind this trepidation are slowing revealed throughout the novel.