Death Will Do Us Part
Sheri’s Manhattan life shatters when a glance at her husband’s phone reveals a disturbing secret. Fueled by suspicion, she shadows him through the city only to uncover a reality far more shocking than betrayal.
As her fury peaks and her world spirals out of control, the vow “till death do us part” shifts from a promise to a dark, tempting resolution.
- Sheri - Teddy’s stalker
- Teddy - Alison’s boyfriend
- Alison - Teddy’s girlfriend
- Sheri sees a text on Teddy’s phone from Alison that says she’s ‘so excited for lunch tomorrow,’ and is crushed, believing he is cheating on her.
- Sheri follows Teddy to his lunch date with Alison and sees them kiss.
- Sheri approaches Teddy when he’s leaving his office and tells him she doesn’t want him to see Alison anymore and then walks away.
- Sheri follows Alison to her apartment and sneaks in and hides under her bed.
- Sheri steals a knife from Alison’s apartment and returns to Teddy’s place, where he is asleep, intending to kill him and frame Alison.
- She stands over Teddy and decides she cannot kill him because she loves him too much.
- Teddy wakes up and screams, ‘Who are you?’
- Five years earlier, Teddy smiled at Sheri in a coffee shop, and she has been obsessed with and stalking him ever since.
- Sheri does not live there; she made a copy of Teddy’s key and has been sneaking in.
- As Teddy tries to run away from Sheri, he slips, cracks his head on the windowsill, and dies.
- Sheri cries over Teddy’s body until morning, when Alison arrives for a breakfast date she and Teddy had planned.
- Epilogue: It is implied that Sheri kills Alison to prevent her from telling anyone that she killed Teddy.
- Sheri walks down the street thinking she will never get over losing Teddy, but then a man passing her on the sidewalk smiles at her…
Jack Dane manages to pack a high-tension narrative into just 60 pages with Death Will Do Us Part. The story is entirely plot-driven, stripping away character development to focus on a relentless, fast-moving pace.
A highlight for fans of Dane’s work is the subtle reference to a character from The Apartment Across the Hall, which creates a satisfying sense of a shared universe. The atmosphere remains consistently tense, building toward a shocker of a twist that lands with maximum impact. It is an impressive example of how a short thriller can still deliver a complete and jarring experience in a single sitting.
- Stalking
- Death
Publisher: Back Alley Press
ASIN: B0GPB6DL6W
Publication Date: February 20, 2026
Note: Details are for the original edition. Other formats, editions, and audiobook versions may be available.
