Wish You Were Gone

By: Kieran Scott

Narrated by: Madeleine Maby, Erin deWard, Soneela Nankani, Rachanee Lumayno, Ali Andre Ali, Cary Hite

A “captivating thriller full of twists and surprises” (Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author) about what happens when the death of a husband and father isn’t the tragedy everyone believes—perfect for fans of the Netflix original series Dead to Me.

Emma Walsh has finally worked up the courage to confront her husband James about his drinking. But James never shows up to meet her as planned, and all her righteous words go unsaid. And unsaid they remain, because the next time Emma sees James, his body lies crumpled amidst the wreckage of his flashy car.

In the aftermath of the fatal crash, Emma and her teenage children begin to embrace life without James’s looming, volcanic presence. Buoyed by the support of her two closest friends, she struggles to deal with her grief, complicated by the knowledge that her husband’s legacy as an upstanding business owner and family man shines only because so many people, for so long, were so willing to keep his secrets—secrets that twist into new and unexpected shapes as the mysterious details of his last day of life begin to come to light.

A “stylish” (Publishers Weekly) and “delicious” (Booklist) domestic thriller, Wish You Were Gone will keep you guessing “until not just the last page, but the last paragraph” (Chandler Baker, New York Times bestselling author).

Interesting book

There was a bit of repetitiveness of the thought processes from most characters.

The plot takes a significant turn at the last minute. That was fun.

Couldn’t turn it off

Excellent book! First time reading something from this author and will be sharing this with my book club. Story lines are woven together brilliantly and wow! The ending!!!!! Never saw that coming!

Very good

I enjoyed this book. I had a couple of issues at the end with how the mystery was solved but it was still worth the read. Good characters, good mystery overall. I never figured out the ending until the end.

Tried unsuccessfully to like this book

After reading the mixed reviews, I decided to give this book a try. I finished it, but not because I liked it. The writing was choppy and there was so much foreshadowing of all the many twists that I got impatient for the end. Character development was a bit shallow for all of the characters and I really only liked one character in the entire book. Would not recommend this book.

Bad, but compelling

Not a likeable character in the bunch; a story told by virtue of cliff-hanging chapters; a ridiculous denouement – and, adding to the mix, one or two ghastly narrators... BUT: I wanted to know what happened, and that’s the ballgame.