Amy 
mystery
Lucy learns that her mother-in-law, Diana, has died under
suspicious circumstances. After this
surprising news, the reader learns about the family members, their
relationships, and their histories via past vs. present time periods and the
differing viewpoints of Lucy and Diana.
The mystery around Diana’s death is an effective attention keeper as well as the secondary mystery of how Diana and Tom got together. The different viewpoints show that Lucy and
Diana had a complicated relationship and they never quite clicked. However, it seems that almost everyone has a
reason to want Diana dead in order to get the inheritance. There are many red herrings and the crafting
of the story was very well done. The Mother-in-Law is the third novel
written by Sally Hepworth that I’ve read.
All three were very different and enjoyable in their own way. But this
one was definitely my favorite.
Hepworth’s characters are always easy to know.
I listened to the audiobook narrated by Barrie Kreinik. I had liked her narration in a book I listened to in September but I didn't recognize her in this novel because she spoke in an Australian accent the entire time! Her accent was totally believable and I had no clue the narrator wasn't Australian. She also had to throw in an African accent for a few characters and did a nice job with those too. However, I did not feel she did a great job distinguishing character voices in this one. I sometimes had a hard time determining which character was speaking. Therefore, I'll give her an A-. I enjoyed her interview with Hepworth at the end (in her normal American accent) too.
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