REVIEW: The Dictator's Wife (Freya Berry)

Book: The Dictator's Wife

Author: Freya Berry

Premise: I am not the person they say I am. I am not my husband. I am innocent. Do you believe me? The wife of a toppled dictator stands trial for her husband's crimes. The world will finally know the truth. But whose?

This book was a true mystery thriller. We follow one of the lawyers representing the dictator's wife as she gets drawn further into a web of lies. Or are they lies? There are a number of conflicting views throughout which kept me from coming down on one side.

It becomes a bit clearer at the end whether she was complicit or not. It also reveals the reason behind the narrator's fractured relationship with her parents. I wasn't expecting the twist and honestly I wasn't completely satisfied with it. I didn't feel like it was a big enough revelation to match the tensions. That's just my view.

But overall, an enjoyable, fast paced read!