Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a chance to read this advanced copy. This is a story of a narcissist who acts like a wonderful person until he and Abby get married. Then the evilness comes out. She has no money of her own and feels stuck. On the day she finds her husband dead on the floor, she can't be sure if she killed him during one of her blackouts or not. I give this book four stars, it's a good suspense novel.

Really enjoyed this book. Was a fast read. I also liked the dual timline and the multiple points of view.

I really liked this book. You’re hooked right from the beginning with a surprising ending. I would, definitely, recommend it.

Firstly, thank you to Netgallery, Bookature and Kathrine Bolger Hyde for the ARC of this book in return for an honest review.

Kathrine Bolger Hyde has done it again she is the queen of thrillers! I’ve read all her books so I was ecstatic about getting my hands on her latest one! Wow what can I say this book was amazing, it was a fast paced and kept me guessing throughout a perfect book for psychological thrillers fans alike! The ending wow I did not see it coming!

Overall I throughly enjoyed this book and all the plot twists that it presented! Kathrine Bolger Hyde definitely should be on everyones shelf!

4.0 ⭐️

Abby finds her husband dead in their living room and their is only one problem- she’s not sure if she’s the one who killed him. Abby’s been suffering from blackouts and happened to have a blackout just moments before his death and when she came to, she found him dead.

The book follows Abby and her abusive husband, Charles. We’re there as she is swept off her feet and we’re also there when we realize she may have had her blinders on. Abby had plenty of reasons to kill him, but could it have been someone else?

I really liked this one. I thought the pacing was great! There were definitely moments where I was SO frustrated with Abby. Overall, a good read.

I really enjoyed this at first. I didn't particularly like the female protagonist but the story for the most part was enjoyable and held my interest. Then at one point I feel like it just plateaued and the conclusion was bland. This had so much potential that just felt left untouched. Overall, this is okay for a quick , easy read between books. Three Stars.

Thank you Netgalley and Severn House for this ARC.

A suspenseful and riveting read with the perfect amount of romance mixed in. I loved this book, I loved the characters and I would recommend it to everyone!

After He's Gone by Katherine Bolger Hyde was a really great story.
I read this novel at one sitting, absolutely riveted by the story line.
The suspense was beautifully rendered and unrelenting!

"I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."

Severn House,
Thank You for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this eARC!

This was a real page Turner and I just couldn't put it down!! The characters were so well written and I became so involved in their story x

This entire book had me frantically turning pages….until the very end. I was so disappointed in the way Charles died. & then to end it with a “happy ever after” with the cop? I don’t get it. I also don’t understand the entire point of David’s role in the book. Not my favorite book.

I really enjoyed this book a bit of a thriller bit of romance. It has plenty of suspense which will keep you guessing until the very end would definitely recommend this book if you like a thriller with a bit of a love story through in as-well.

A bit of a romance, a lot of a domestic/psychological thriller, and a really entertaining few hours!! The main female character is one who will annoy the heck out of pretty much everyone. She had quite a few opportunities to get out of her situation and more than a few warning signs, but she was much more adept at playing the perpetual victim. I was stuck to the pages and raced through this one very quickly.

This was a good read!!!

Charles swept Abby off her feet from the first day the met! He pretty much wined and dined her with all fancy restaurants expand her taste buds! But that don’t last …. After a while he becomes very controlling. She thought it would change after having her baby girl Emma … NOPE sadly it gets worse!

Abby comes to find Charles lying in a puddle of blood on a white carpet! Nothing else has blood on it neither is there splats of blood to be found. After forensic evidence shows they did not clean up the house to try and cover their own tracks …

Abby is confused because she’s not sure weather or not she killed Charles or no! She’s been having blackouts. But as the strong unfold the truth will be revealed 😉 Spoiler Freee 😉

I gave it 4 starts because I’m just not a fan of the past and present chapters switch off!


Thank You to NetGalley Katherine Bolger Hyde & Severn House for my ARC publication Date 04/4/23

I really liked this book - it had all the ingredients, a thriller/psychological novel needs to have - plus tiny little romantic vibes as well.

We have a man that seems to be murdered, many suspects - especially his wife, that experiences medical blackouts - and a cop, that has actual hunches and feelings.

This was a very good book, which did not let me stop reading it...plenty of suspense !

Thank you NetGalley and Severn House for an early copy of After He's Gone. I must admit when I read the synopsis, I was like should I or should I not request this book, BOY am I glad I did!!!!!! What an unbelievable story, JUST WOW!!!!!! So, so, so good, sad its over with. Felt like I was there with the characters. Sad parts to it but an EXCELLENT read! Thank you again so much.

Detective Peter Rocher finds himself with a whopper. In a wealthy neighborhood in the living room of a well-to-do family lawyer Charles Crenshaw is dead in a pool of his own blood. His wife found him but she doesn't remember whay happened due to a blackout.

This story bounces between past and present. Mysteries and revelations are revealed as the story unfolds. I was hooked, unable to put this down. The writing was superb and the plot was delicious.

Abby and Charles meet in law school. Charles is from a well known, very wealthy family and Abby can't believe her good luck when he asks her out. Their relationship blossoms quickly and they are soon married. Charles begins working for his father's law firm and Abby finds herself pregnant, but still has a year left of law school to attend. After the arrival of their daughter, Emma, she starts to have migraines and blackouts. One day after coming home, she finds Charles lying on the floor with blood all over his head. Abby has another blackout is not certain if she killed him, or if it was someone else. Detective Peter Rocher takes over the case to find out what really happened that day.

AFTER HE'S GONE was such a good book, I had a hard time putting it down. I have never read a book by this author before and I was so happy to stumble upon it on NetGalley. If you liked BEHIND CLOSED DOORS by B.A. Paris, I think you will enjoy this book too. A brilliant read!! 4.5 stars, rounding up to 5.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Severn House for my ARC!

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Seemingly Perfect…
Seemingly perfect lives are not so perfect after all in this twisting psychological suspense. Abby and Charles have the perfect marriage. Right? Not so, as Charles is soon to be found bloodied and very dead at their home. Did Abby finally snap - or not? Effectively told in dual timeline and with dual perspectives, the reader soon learns the backstory and the present life of this controlling and volatile relationship. Well drawn characters populate an edgy plot with twists and turns aplenty.

I was hooked from the start! I love when books start right in the middle of the action and this one definitely managed that. The characters were well written and a but annoying but at least they were consistently annoying and it was just who they were. It'd be weirder if a completely logical and rational character suddenly made all these irritatingly decision but our protagonist just had some questionable judgement lol. The lave kept up, the two timeliness never got confusing or lost, there are the required twists for a good domestic noir and I don't really have anything bad to say here really! Maybe some bits were a but out there but it's a fiction book not a documentary so who cares. I really enjoyed it

Heart pounding thriller that left me on the edge of my seat. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. Definitely one of the best books this year.