The Black Widow audiobook

One thing is for certain .. online dating sites should scare the devil out of anyone who reads this book.This is basically the story of a woman who has descended into a world of madness and can't tell the difference between what's real and what isn't.She's abducting men she meets online to replace the husband that isn't there anymore .. nor her son who is also not there. Or are they? Hey ... I thought the cat was real!I've read a lot of books by Wendy Corsi Staub and never been disappointed. This is right of up there with the best of them.

Good book and well written. Not one of my favorite Staub novels but enjoyed it nonetheless. Staub never disappoints.

Round up to 4.5 stars.

Round up to 4.5 stars. So, so creepy!

What do singles do when they are suffering the pangs of lost love? In the world of online connections, dating sites proliferate, and sometimes the singles find new love…for a while, anyway. How does Gaby Duran end up joining such a site, and what does she think when she realizes that her ex-husband Ben is also using the same InTune site? Her mind travels back to times when they were happy and in love, with their beautiful baby Josh…and then the tragedy of his loss. Could any marriage survive?Meanwhile, an alternate story follows a woman who calls herself Alex Jones, who has conversations in her head with her “husband” Carmen Rodriguez. Her story unfolds in bits and pieces, and we begin to see that she is anything but sane. Where would her craziness take her? Why is she picking up a certain type of male through her InTunes site—Hispanic single men—and spiking their drinks. What does she do with them in her cellar? And what happens to them when she has finished with them?After several men of this type turn up missing over a period of months, the police, with the help of Gaby and another woman whose friend is missing, begin to uncover the clues leading to a very strange scene in the forest.Because the alternating narrators added to the intensifying suspense, I could not stop reading. The Black Widow was a page-turner, and while it was not readily apparent how far this woman would go to achieve her goals, I was glued to the pages to see what would happen to the characters I was rooting for. 4.5 stars.

Reviewed by HeatherBook provided by EdelweissReview originally posted at Romancing the BookThe Black Widow is set up to play out like scenes from a thriller you would go see in a movie theater. I was completely amazed by this story. At first I couldn’t figure out why there are so many characters but as the story gets deeper, it all comes together very nicely. The whole time I was reading, I could see the story come to life in my mind. The details are amazing. At the switch of nearly every chapter, author Wendy Corsi Staub leaves readers guessing and needing to read more to get their fill.I’m not a big fan of books with a ton of characters because it is so hard to keep up with what is going on. At first, I thought it was very scattered and I was so aggravated with having to keep up with each character. However, I don’t think The Black Widow would have been such a great book had it not been written this way. It didn’t take long at all for me to fall in love with this book. In the end, all of the characters play a major role in the story. All of them have a purpose.The Black Widow is absolutely thrilling. I was trying to guess what was going to happen next throughout the entire book and I never expected it to end the way it did. One specific character, Alex, kept the story interesting in a crazy kind of way. She may be the antagonist but she is my favorite character. I know I may be the only one that absolutely loves her but she is a very strong character and keeps the reader intrigued.After reading The Black Widow, I will forever think differently about online dating!

** spoiler alert ** This kept me on the edge of my seat. Some of the characters’ actions didn’t make a lot of sense, but a psychotic person doesn’t often make sense. In this case, the disillusioned one is a female and apparently a lot older than she looks. The motives of the villainous woman are beyond any reason, and she almost kills off one of the best characters, who is trying to reconnect with the wife who couldn’t deal with the SIDS death of their baby.

I thoroughly enjoyed this story. While it did seem to drag at places - the pacing slowed too much - overall it was a great story and worth hanging on until the end. The ending was surprising as well, which is always good. I would have liked more police procedural elements to this, as well as the ending not being somewhat rushed, though.

Something about W.C. Staub novels are incredibly readable. I've always had great luck with her stuff. Granted, they can be melodramatic, but she really has a knack for dialogue, plot pacing, and realistic character development. All her domestic thrillers are super engrossing. And right now, I need engrossing books to get me through the pandemic nicely distracted.

WOW!!! Excellent suspense! So many twists and turns despite a very sad and serious plot theme. Not everything is what you are lead to believe as you read along. The topic of mental illness is real And serious. Though this plot exploits the very worst of scenarios.....how do you know ????

This was my first Staub novel. And i LOVEEDD IT. Looking forward to read more of her novels.

Great book! Love the combination of thrilling twists from some of the chapters and mystery from the others. The watchers of Criminal Minds will probably love this book!

I did not sleep for weeks after this book 👏 this book should be under thriller in the dictionary! 🖤

3.5

PsychoticThis book could be an episode on my favorite TV show Criminal Minds. Anyone who loves that show will love this book.