Item : B000ZBTYVU Customer Reviews very poorly written by .. S. Schoenebeck (usa) where was the editor this should have been sent back to the author hackneyed shallow character development pointless events and plot development rambling and uninteresting numerous missed opportunities such as maine island culture not recommended A damn good book. by .. Robert R. Templeton () I wasn't sure about this book but it is one of the best books that I've ever read. The main character is widowed four days after her wedding, and after 7 years of not knowing her husband's killer, she recevies a mysterious phone call from a mysterious caller which prompts her to travel to Maine her husband's childhood home and the location of his murder. While in Maine she discovers secrets, love, betrayal and the worst crime that a person can commit. An engaging and gripping tale by .. Zack Prichard () Carla Neggers' "The Widow" is a engaging read that ultimately satisfies not only its plot issues but its emotional ones as well. Abigail Browning is a Boston homicide detective who has returned to the Maine site of her newlywed husband's unsolved murder because of an anonymous phone call. She's outside her legal jurisdiction, but is determined to find the closure she needs. She must cross the bounds of emotional ties that bind many in this downeast community together and that leads to complications and new problems. Not the least of those is Owen Garrison, a lifelong friend of her murdered husband, who has his own burdens and a definite interest in Abigail. Neggers is masterful in working out the identity of the killer and at same time creates real characters with a genuine depth of emotion. You find yourself liking these people, even the difficult ones, and that makes finding the killer even more compelling. A great read you won't want to put down. Maine mystery by .. Jean Kelso (Wisconsin) While on her honeymoon at her husband's family cottage on the rocky main coast, Abigail Browning is brutally attacked and robbed and her husband is murdered. Seven years later, on her wedding anniversary, Abigail receives a mysterious phone call in the restaurant in which she is dining telling her that "things are channging" in Maine. Now a NY detective, Abigail returns to the island determined to solve the murder of her husband. I was hooked from the first page in this entertaining mystery with it dash to romance. OK, not her best by .. B Richardson () I've read plenty of her books before, and this was not her best work. It was enjoyable, but hard to follow in parts- jumped around, lots of characters, and the conclusion was a bit of a letdown. I never fell for the characterizations either. Still unclear as to why Abigail was originally attacked. Worth the read if you like her other books and have time, but not the best book to judge Carla Neggars by.