Widows In-Law Book Club Discussion Questions

1. What did you like best about this book? What did you like least?
   

2.  What makes the relationship between the three women in this novel so special?
   

3. Do you think female characters in thrillers written by women are different or more complex than they are in thrillers written by men?
   

4. Which characters did you relate to most in this book? Least? Why?
   Did the characters have any traits that you particularly liked or disliked?  Did they remind you of anyone?
   

5. How did the characters change over the course of the book?
   

6. Did you find yourself favoring one character over another when they were in conflict?
   

7. What surprised you most about the characters?
   

8. If you could sit and talk with the characters what would you ask them?
   

9. What surprised you most about the plot?
   

10. Were there any scenes that you found most entertaining, interesting, or suspenseful?
    

11. Did the book seem realistic?
    

12. Did you find the New York City setting interesting?
    Did you get to see parts of New York City that you didn’t know about?
    

13. Did you find that the suspense built throughout the book? 
    What elements of the story kept you turning the pages to find out what would happen?
    

14. Did you learn anything new from the book? What did you learn?
    

15. Did the end of the story surprise you? How did you think it would end?
    

16. Did you find the conclusion satisfying?
    

17. Do you have any ideas for an alternative ending?
    

18. If you got the chance to ask the author of this book one question, what would it be?