"A thrilling dynamic novel, once it takes hold of your imagination, it doesn’t let go"
Stinging, compelling, dynamic… excellent. After Paula’s husband dies she discovers she may not have known him quite as well as she thought. Life takes a vicious slap at Paula and her only chance is to come out swinging. As I read I felt as though the words were shaping into life, as though this tale could be happening right now, at this very moment.
There is an immediacy, a powerful edge to the storyline that feels so very real and wonderfully different too. Glasgow sits centre stage, vibrantly punchy and full of life. Michael J. Malone has created a dramatic and thrilling family tale that just sings with intensity. I thoroughly enjoyed picking my way along the razor wire of uncertainty that my thoughts and feelings teetered on. After He Died is an explosive tale, one that takes hold, bites, and doesn’t let go.

When Paula Gadd's husband of almost thirty years dies, just days away from the seventh anniversary of their son, Christopher's, death, her world falls apart. Grieving and bereft, she is stunned when a young woman approaches her at the funeral service, and slips something into her pocket. A note suggesting that Paula's husband was not all that he seemed...
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When Paula Gadd's husband of almost thirty years dies, just days away from the seventh anniversary of their son, Christopher's, death, her world falls apart. Grieving and bereft, she is stunned when a young woman approaches her at the funeral service, and slips something into her pocket.
After He Died features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, Crime and Mystery, eBooks of the Month, Family Drama, Fiction, Recommendations
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After He Died was written by Michael J. Malone and published by Orenda Books
After He Died has 276 pages
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