Books like The third wife by Lisa Jewell

Adrian Wolfe, an architect who lost his third wife a year ago, is drawn into a mystery when a young woman’s fatal bus collision occurs abruptly one summer morning. As he scrutinises the incident, doubts about the nature of his wife’s death rise. He reflects on their short yet seemingly joyful union, only to discover unsettling truths hidden within their relationship. Wolfe’s quest for answers exposes buried family secrets and forces him to confront the complexities of love, loss, and the fragile lines between memory and reality. The novel interrogates the ethics of grief and the hidden faces people keep behind closed doors. Through tense investigation and introspection, the story examines how past choices echo into the present, challenging Adrian—and the reader—to consider what truly defined the life he once thought he knew.

First publish date: 2015