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Jean Taylor had been married to Glen for several years when he became the prime suspect in the kidnapping of a little girl named Bella. Jean thought she knew her husband well but was shocked to learn of his secret obsessions once a police investigation began. Glen frequented tawdry chat rooms and was found to have hundreds of pornographic pictures on his computer. He easily convinced Jean that none of what the police found was his fault in any way: it was planted, it was downloaded by mistake, jealous coworkers told lies. For the most part she believed her husband but a small doubt lingered in her mind. The press hounded the Taylor's for several years and then Glen was killed in a freak accident as he tumbled in front of a moving bus. Now Jean feels free to tell the reporters everything, or at least her own version of the truth.

This is a good debut from Barton although the subject matter could certainly be upsetting for many readers. I did find it hard to believe that Jean could be so gullible in believing the stories Glen told her including that he even blamed her obsession over wanting a baby for the investigators zeroing in on him. The ending did not surprise me.