The English Wife was a shocker to me. I was expecting more character-driven pieces in this book. However, this book stayed true to the plot throughout the book. It is no secret that I am a sucker for books that go in and out of time. In addition to the timepiece, this book was written from multiple perspectives. That's a big WIN, big W for me. I was expecting the book to read from one of the people who was murdered sister's perspective but we got more perspectives in the book. Mulitple perspectives allow for more voices to be heard and vocal diversity in novels (if you ask me, which you didn't but I gave it anyway). I think the author was trying to portray a sense of urgency in understanding the husband and wife's life together. While reducing that urgency when the husband's sister was trying to figure out why he was murdered and why she (the wife) was missing. There is an element of romance in this book that caught me by surprise because usually in mystery novels budding romance is usually unheard of, at least in the mystery novels that I read. I wonder if the historical fiction aspect played a role in this new development. I enjoyed reading this book. The only thing I wish for is for the pace to be a little faster but overall, I liked this book.