The One Day You Were My Husband

In this barn burner of a novel from Walsh (The Love of My Life), a woman unearths disturbing truths about her short-lived first marriage. In 2022, former surgeon Carrie Cole leads a sedate life in Devon, England, with her second husband, Robin, and their young twins. With Robin struggling to find work, Carrie accepts an invitation to travel to Stockholm for a conference held by Roof, the Airbnb competitor through which she leases her vacation property. While she’s there, she plans to meet with a prominent Swedish surgeon who could reignite her medical career. Browsing Roof for rentals in Stockholm, Carrie comes across a property owned by Johan Kullberg, the man she married 12 years earlier in Thailand who was arrested for drug trafficking the day of their wedding. Johan insisted that Carrie leave Thailand and forget him, but the shock of stumbling upon him gets the best of Carrie’s curiosity. After arriving in Stockholm, she meets up with Johan and learns details about his arrest that dramatically recast the past decade of her life. With breakneck pacing, simmering romantic tension, and jaw-dropping twists, this raucously entertaining domestic thriller stands apart from the crowd. It’s pure popcorn. Agent: Allison Hunter, Trellis Literary. (May)