This book did go into my running “to be donated or sold to 2nd & Charles” box. I don’t think that I would have liked her as much. I’m glad that The Perfect Husband wasn’t my first Lisa Gardner book. I’ve read a few of those in the last few years, and they always just sit wrong with me. It’s very clear that this book is pre-MeToo, and before all of the moves for female equality, as well as before all of the movements for equality for all.

To put it in perspective, The Perfect Husband was published in 1999. Finally, everyone realizes that the only way to capture the elusive Jim is to set Tess up as a bait, leading to a breath-stealing climax. Meanwhile, the police are on a manhunt for Jim, who has started killing again. realizes that she’s his one chance to redeem himself. has had enough of life, having lost too many of his personal battles, and is content is drink himself into oblivion. Dillon to teach her how to protect herself. Leaving her daughter in the protective custody of the police, she travels to Arizona where she intends to hire the infamous mercenary J.T. But now two y ears later, he’s escaped from prison, and Tess knows he’s going after her.Tess isn’t about to sit still and be turned into a victim once more.

When Tess finally put the pieces together, she helped the police capture Jim. But he quickly showed a dark, controlling side and an explosive rage that, unbeknownst to Tess, resulted in his committing multiple murders. Having grown up in an abusive household, she thought she’d found her savior in Jim.

Tess was only eighteen when she married Jim Beckett, a decorated police officer. I will say that she has gotten more talented over time. This was before I really knew Lisa Gardner and fell in love with her books, so it was just happenstance that I picked it up. In fact, my mom made a note of how many “husband-themed” books I had purchased that day. I purchased The Perfect Husband on a 2nd & Charles haul a few years ago.

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