Susan Isaacs (1) (1943–)

In As Husbands Go, Susie Gersten is surrounded by severely dysfunctional people. Her in-laws, her best friend, her own parents. Susie has her own issues. She even admits that she's more superficial than Super Mom. The only perfect person in her world is her husband, Jonah; everyone says so. Until he's found murdered in a prostitute's apartment.

But Susie isn't satisfied with the results of the police investigation, so along with her very not-grandmotherly grandmother, she launches her own investigation. Susie's no Nancy Drew, but she manages to solve the mystery while battling her in-laws, Jonah's business partners, and the DA's office.

Considering the subject is a dead husband, there is quite a bit of humor in this book. There is also a lot of heartbreak: Susie telling her four-year-old triplets that Daddy's not coming back, and all those little moments when it hits her that Jonah won't be walking through the door again.

I'd recommend this book and I'll be adding other books from Susan Isaacs to my to-read list.

There is no blood, sex or graphic violence in this book, but there is some language and some discussion of whether Jonah had sex with the prostitute.

I won this book in a Goodreads First-reads Giveaway.… (más)

I almost didn't stick with this story because the first chapters paid so much attention to appearances, brand names, and blatant consumerism. I don't waste my time on books that laud wealthy people. However, Judith is more down-to-earth, accepting people as they are (who else would make friends with a mobster?), and despite her disorganized manner of research and continual rehashing of what she's learned so far, the story has some interesting turns. She made an interesting observation with her best friend about how the struggles of feminists to be accepted in more responsible jobs/fields seems to be disrespected by the current generation of women who don't have the same tenacity.… (más)