A review by bethpeninger
Mrs. John Doe by Tom Savage

4.0

Thank you to NetGalley and Alibi for this free readers edition. In exchange I am providing an honest review.

I am fascinated by the CIA and its international counterparts. I can't imagine that the books and shows that capture my attention are anything close to reality but they fascinate me nonetheless.
Nora Barton gets a call from her husband's counterpart in London. Jeff, her husband, is dead and she's needed to come to identify him and bring him back home. Details are minimal. Nora catches the first flight she can and lands in London to identify her husband's remains. Things quickly go from bad to worse. After positively identifying her husband at the morgue she is mugged in a nearby park. The mugger isn't successful but she's shaken all the same. Her husband ha died suddenly and she's an attempted mugging victim? How much more can she handle? As it turns out, a lot more is going to be required of Nora before her trip concludes and she can resume life and figure out what that looks like without Jeff.
I really liked this stand alone title from Savage. I don't think I have read him before but I am curious to read more of his titles since I liked this one so much. It was packed full of action (perhaps unrealistic but I am easily entertained), had great characters, a great plot, some twists and turns. It was a lot of fun to read and try to figure out as the story went on.