THE HUSBAND'S SECRETS by Australian Chick Lit Author Liane Moriarty

Liane Moriarty (b. Australia 1966) is a best selling author of chick lit genre.  This book makes a plane ride fly by quickly. There is intrigue, an unsolved murder and infidelities.  The cunning plot has clever commentaries on marriage, family & relationships. The story begins when Cecilia, the married mother of 3 inadvertently finds an envelope written by her husband marked "to be opened only in the event of my death."  Cecilia questions her husband before opening the envelope which piques Cecelia's curiosity. She does what we want- reads the letter which opens a pandora box of pandemonium and evil.  Several interwoven plots are built together which come crumbling down; much like the Berlin wall.  One of Cecilia's daughter's is obsessed with learning about the Berlin wall.  The metaphor for putting up barriers are heavyhanded and the final deconstruction of events is less than gratifying.  But the (female) reader will be driven to read on to find out who done it and who will pay.  It's no mystery why this is a guilty pleasure but I have no interest in opening more Moriarty's novels.