Set in rural Wisconsin in 1909, Ralph Truitt has advertised for "a reliable wife". The simple, honest woman that responds is anything but honest, much less reliable. Catherine Land has a plan, marry this rich, successful man and slowly kill him, but Truitt has a plan as well. Both characters have a dark disturbing history and then we throw in Truitt's son who is even darker and more disturbed. So many dysfunctional family relationships that we soon lose count, but the author creates such a shocking and suspenseful tale, it's hard to put down.
Sunday, September 23, 2012
A Reliable Wife/Robert Goolrick/291 pages
Set in rural Wisconsin in 1909, Ralph Truitt has advertised for "a reliable wife". The simple, honest woman that responds is anything but honest, much less reliable. Catherine Land has a plan, marry this rich, successful man and slowly kill him, but Truitt has a plan as well. Both characters have a dark disturbing history and then we throw in Truitt's son who is even darker and more disturbed. So many dysfunctional family relationships that we soon lose count, but the author creates such a shocking and suspenseful tale, it's hard to put down.
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