As Husbands Go

Content yet feeling she married "up" to dreamboat plastic surgeon Jonah Gersten, Susie is living a happy Long Island life with her reliable hubby and their triplets--until Jonah goes missing, and the bottom drops out of her life. Hillary Huber delivers an emotional narration. She never once allows the listener to break free from the tension as Susie seeks to solve the mystery surrounding the tragic and uncharacteristic news about her husband. After the police close the case, Susie and her formerly estranged grandmother go on a mission to find answers and discover if Jonah was really the husband she thought him to be. B.J.P. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

Starred review from March 8, 2010
Bestseller Isaacs draws on tony Long Island, gritty New York City, and a tabloid-friendly murder for this smart-alecky whodunit/surprisingly sweet love story. Susan is left alone with her three boys, big suburban house, and nagging questions when plastic surgeon hubby Jonah Gersten turns up dead in a hooker's Upper East Side apartment. Though the police and prosecutors wind up their case against call girl Dorinda Dillon, it's far from settled for Susan. “It simply didn't add up, in either my head or my heart,” she confesses. And what better sidekick to track down the truth than Susan's rogue granny, Ethel. What follows is an intricate and fascinating dissection of Susan's marriage, family, husband's medical practice and partners, and the unwitting call girl at the center of it all. Isaacs (Past Perfect
) brings it all together in this fast and furious ride through wanton greed, fragile relationships, and love worth fighting for.