A Talent for Murder by Peter Swanson
This is the third book in the Henry Kimball series, but they can be read as standalones. Here, one of the main characters is Martha Ratliff. Martha works as a librarian in Maine and recently met and married a salesman who she connected with, Alan. Alan travels a lot for work, which means that Martha still gets time alone, which she also enjoys. When she sees a blood streak on the back of one of his shirts just after a conference, she begins to question how well she knows her husband. She does some research into the last few cities he visited and sees a disturbing pattern of unsolved cases of murdered women.
Not wanting to directly accuse him in case she is wrong and this accusation creates a rift in their marriage if it isn't true, she reaches out to a college friend who once helped her get out of a controlling relationship. Her friend is Lily Kintner, who is also a key figure in this series.
Lily can see why Martha is concerned and offers to meet Alan and get some insight into him, and what he might be up to. But when Lily goes to the town his current conference is in, she finds something much more concerning and with ties to the past. When more deaths begin to happen, Lily reaches out to Henry for assistance.
This is a twisty and disturbing tale of a psychopath and criminal urges that tie in with revenge. It was hard to put down and has many plotpoints that I didn't foresee. A great read.
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