Our Husband

by Stephanie Bond

Book Overview

OUR HUSBAND is a laugh-out-loud romantic mystery "This is one of the best books I've read in months." -Academic Planet Hell hath no fury like three women scorned... Three women from different walks of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739412302
• ISBN13: 9780739412305
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

One Man-Three Wives

Raymond Carmichael gets into a car accident and while on the way to the hospital has a heart attack. At the hospital Beatrix, Natalie and Ruby meet each other-they are all married to Raymond. Raymond dies after having another heart attack and while the three try to keep out of each others way, but at the funeral they learn that Raymonds death was not an accident, he was murdered. At different times all three are suspected of killing him, but they know that none of them did. They then decide to work together to find out what really happened the night that Raymond died and catch the real killer. Along the way they relize that they all have more in common than they relized. All in all, a very entertaining read

Very Funny, Memorable Characters and Storyline!

I was impressed with this off-beat story about three wives and one dead husband. The humor was rich and the mystery great, it had you wondering althrough who the killer was. This is a first from Ms. Bond and I will be reading more from this talented author!~Take one blonde socialite, post-menopausal and fuming mad. Beatrix always suspected that her husband Raymond Carmichael married her for her money twenty years ago, but never imagined he would take on two more wives in the process!Take one smart brunett. A very well respected doctor in a small town. Thirty-five-year-old Natalie had only wanted one thing in her marriage to Ray, honesty. This was the very reason she was ready to kill the man when she found out he was married to two other women! Take a gorgeous redhead, twenty-one and an exotic dancer. Also married to Ray. The only problem here is she was pregnant from the lying jerk!Fate has thrown these three mismatched women together when the only husband they have ever known gets into a car crash and ends up in the hospital only to be further shocked when all 3 of his wives show up to see how he is! Suddenly he suffers a massive heart attack and leaves the three angry wives to sift through his muddled life.Fate is nowhere near done with the women and they find themselves in trouble with the law when they are all suspected of killing the man and conspiring with each other, only they all know each one would never do such a cold-blooded thing. Clues soon begin to surface and the truth is more shocking than what they had imagined. Now they are all in danger and must trust one another to survive this mess!Very funny and witty. I will always remember these characters! They were all so different, yet I connected with them all and smiled throughout the book. But I have to say, my favorite was Raymond's first wife Beatrix, she was spunky and no-nonsense. The way she handles the women are nothing less than hysterical. Very enjoyable, but I must say, there isn't much romance in the book, its more of a comedy/mystery. But I didn't mind. The wives more than make up for any romance lost in the pages! Well worth the money!!!Tracy Talley~@

Our Husband

I finished Our Husband and it was Stephanie's usual funny read. This book has it all and I loved the ending. The character's were protrayed so realisticly. It was all I hoped for in one of her books.

This book had me laughing out loud...

This is the first book by Stephanie Bond that I've read, but not the last. It is not a romance novel, but a mystery and comedy... a "Who Done It" that had me guessing (and laughing) almost to the last page. I truly enjoy a book that can make me laugh and "Our Husband" had me laughing out loud. Humor is an art, Stephanie Bond has managed to capture and perfect it. I won't go into the actual story, but there are three unforgettable female characters, each as different from the other as oil and vinegar. Their interaction with each other is both believable and amusing. I've purchased several other books by Stephanie Bond since reading "Our Husband" and have yet to be disappointed!

Excellent romance that verges on Mainstream

Beatrix, Natalie, and Ruby Lynn possess the identical last name because all three women unknowingly share the same husband Ray Carmichael. The traveling salesman wedded Beatrix over two decades ago. He married Natalie about six years ago. Last year he made Ruby Lynn his third spouse. Ray has never divorced anyone. Legally, he has committed bigamy.The trio of wives learns about Ray's marital status when he is hospitalized in Paducah, Kentucky due to a car accident. All three show up, shocking one another, but not as much as they stun Ray. Not long afterward, someone kills Ray. The police suspect that one of his wives murdered him in a fit of rage. The three wives form a "club" to not only proves their innocence, but to uncover the identity of Ray's killer.OUR HUSBAND is an entertaining contemporary tale centering on three females seeking their inner selves following spousal betrayal. The story line is amusing (especially Ruby's reactions) and often filled with suspense. Although well written, the three women never fully develop, as it seems as if there is one too many lead female charcaters. Ray remains an enigma, but that augments the amateur sleuthing by forcing the lead trio to reassess him by comparing notes. Stephanie Bond has provided readers with an enjoyable novel that successfully combines elements from romance, suspense, and mystery into a warm humorous cozy.Harriet Klausner