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The Widower

By: D.L. Fisher
Narrated by: Jessica Preddy
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A BRAND-NEW totally addictive psychological thriller with a twist you won’t see coming.

Just when I thought I’d got my life back together, a handsome stranger moves in across the street. He says he lost his wife six months ago. He says he’s here for a fresh start. But I think he might be a killer.

Three months ago, a serial killer tore through our perfect little community. But he’s dead now, and I’m doing my best to pretend everything’s normal — pot roasts, Pilates, and that my stepson TJ didn’t upend our lives the minute he arrived.

That was before the new neighbour moved in.

Damian Mankiewicz is a good-looking, friendly, charming widower. But there’s something off about him. The box in his hallway marked Do Not Open. The house he bought — the one where a girl was found murdered. And the way he always seems to be watching.

When a local teenager goes missing, the whispers start all over again. About TJ. About me. About what really happened here.

I’ve already been through hell once. I’m not doing it again. If the widower is hiding something, I’ll find out — before someone else disappears for good.

A jaw-dropping thriller about secrets, suspicion, and the dark side of suburbia. Welcome to The Estates.

Perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Daniel Hurst, Valerie Keogh and T.M. Logan.

©2026 D L Fisher (P)2026 Audible Ltd.
Domestic Thrillers Family Life Genre Fiction Psychological Thriller & Suspense
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the story just was no great it was lacking in story like and had a weak ending.

if it wasn't free to listen I'd be mad.

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Instead of being gripping and thrilling it was nothing much more than a continual stream of consciousness. The characters (especially the main two females) were irritating and dislikable. I got within two hours of the end and ploughed on through because the reviews said there was a twist at the end. There is but by the time I got there I didn’t give a toss what happened.

Definitely NOT psychological thriller

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I didn’t expect much, since this is meant to be a romp, not literature, but the writing is pretty bad (I miss the days of having real editors who know how to CUT) even for a pot boiler and the story simmered rather than boiled. Ridiculous behaviour from everyone, crassly drawn characters, story complete hokum. But the reader was great, well done her for giving this character.

Lovely performance but v silly writing

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The narrator read this well, but the story is far fetched and so repetitive it made me angry. How many times did she mention that they were eating Chinese food in chapter 45… also repeating the eyelashes shedding constantly, saying one of the characters had had Botox that day and she could tell by that evening (Botox takes 2 weeks to take full effect)…. And Marnie and Damien’s relationship! STOP!!

Repetitive and unbelievable

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To much irrelevant detail and didn't relate to the characters. Found it a little trite.

Very slow story

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