Subliminal, yet it re-calibrates perception of the black man.ĭo you want to know why I gave this one star? That Corban had his head blown to bits (while holding Iris hostage) was yet another message. The message was cleverly constructed but it was one I easily deciphered. The only black male character, not penned by an African-American writer, that I've ever seen in a mainstream book ( Alex Cross aside). A Black man as the psychotic, delusional, narcissistic criminal? The lone black male in an array of non-POC characters. Corban is a tall, cover-of-a-magazine-handsome Black man.

Then there was Corban, Will's gym buddy/friend who, surprisingly, had never met Iris. The aforementioned brother, her parents, Evan the lawyer (who lost his wife and daughter in the crash). Iris- with help from her twin brother- sets out to get answers only to discover a sinister plan, one that could potentially make her an accessory to embezzlement, perhaps even lead to her demise.ĭuring this period, Iris has a great support system. Everything he'd ever told Iris about his past (or present) were lies. I mean, the oh-shit-oh-no-he-didn't kind. In the aftermath of this tragedy, the grieving widow is confronted with a situation that indicates the marriage was based on mistruths. Will, you see, never should have been on that flight. It starts off with a plane crash, one in which Will Griffith had been a passenger. So why one star? We'll come back to that. Good plot, good characters, great pacing with a highly engaging prose. Until the 80% mark, this book was a solid 4/4.5 stars.

The marriage lie book