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    Maternal Instinct
    Maternal Instinct
    Maternal Instinct
    Audiobook10 hours

    Maternal Instinct

    Written by Becky Masterman

    Narrated by Gail Shalan

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    Think moving in with your mother-in-law is your worst nightmare? You have no idea... Find out in this jaw-dropping novel of domestic suspense!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media
    Release dateMar 12, 2024
    ISBN9781666657531
    Author

    Becky Masterman

    Becky Masterman has worked as an actor, playwright, and an editor for a forensic science and law enforcement press. Her debut thriller was a finalist for the Edgar and the Anthony Awards for Best First Novel and for the CWA Gold Dagger, and her books have been translated into twenty languages. As well as four books featuring retired FBI agent Brigid Quinn, she is the author of standalone thriller Maternal Instinct. She lives in Tucson, Arizona, with her husband.

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    • 4/5
      I love Becky Masterman's Brigid Quinn series, and have been hoping for another one, but sadly, I fear Brigid Quinn has truly retired. So when I saw that Masterman had a new book coming out, I jumped on it. It's a different type of book, more of a domestic thriller and an excellent character study. It's also a good modern look at the friction that can come from having three generations suddenly living in the same house. Those frictions are only exacerbated by the fact that the "matriarch", Althea, is now living in the newly renovated house she and her husband once owned, but living with her stepson and his wife and teen daughter in an arrangement engineered by her dying husband. It's an arrangement that no doubt seemed perfect on the surface. But no one left to deal with the consequences of the arrangement is truly happy or comfortable with it. Althea feels displaced in the home she once owned and isn't happy that she's no longer the "Queen Bee"; her stepson Hal misses the the job he loved and had to leave; his wife Grace misses her friends and her old job. Their teen daughter, Shyla, also misses her friends and school. Most of all, though, Grace is increasingly distrustful of Althea - and with good reason. As events escalate Grace becomes increasingly concerned about Althea's stability and for Shyla's safety. The narration of the audiobook by Gail Shalan was very well done - she did an excellent of giving the main characters their own voice. I'll continue to hope for more of Brigid Quinn, but now I know I can safely look for more of Becky Masterman's books, even if there's no more about Brigid.
      Thanks to Netgalley and Dreamscape Media for providing a copy for an unbiased review.