The Ex-Wives Club
Ian Curley runs his restaurant with the same arrogance he brings to his personal life. His volatile relationships with his children and employees, plus a string of failed marriages, make him plenty of enemies. When he ends up dead in the restaurant's freezer, suspicion falls close to home.
- Ian - Murder victim, Owner of Curley's
- Anita -Ian's ex-wife #1
- MJ - Ian's ex-wife #2
- Rosie - Ian's soon to be ex-wife #3
- Emma - Ian's current girlfriend
- Danny - Curley's employee
- Rosie is divorcing Ian after they were in a car accident that killed a young woman. Ian was driving but told police Rosie was behind the wheel.
- Rosie is consumed with guilt, while Ian shows no remorse for the dead girl.
- Trying to make amends, Rosie secretly donates a million dollars to a GoFundMe for the victim's family.
- Through this donation, Rosie comes into contact with Roger, the girl's father, and eventually tells him the truth: Ian was the one driving.
- Ian had been abusive in all of his marriages, and the ex-wives recently realized that Emma was also beginning to suffer under him.
- United by the accident and Emma's situation, the ex-wives agree Ian must face consequences.
- Rosie tampers with the restaurant's security cameras and leaves the back door unlocked.
- This allows Roger to sneak inside and attack Ian with a baseball bat while he is in the walk-in freezer.
- Sometime after closing, Danny returns to the restaurant to get his phone. He hears the freezer door creak, sees it cracked open, and pushes it shut to preserve the food.
- The narration notes that "the door seems to moan in thanks," implying Ian was still alive after the attack and that Danny unknowingly sealed him inside to die.
- Ian - Dead - Accidently locked in the freezer by Danny
- Anita - Alive - No further details
- MJ - Alive - No further details
- Rosie - Alive - No further details
- Emma - Alive - No further details
- Danny - Alive - No further details
- Roger - Alive - No further details
- Murder
- Infidelity
- Domestic abuse
- Car accident
- Child death
- Toxic relationship
Twist
Publisher: Amazon Original Stories
ISBN: 9781662531378
Publish Date: June 2, 2025
Note: Details are for the original edition. Other formats, editions, and audiobook versions may be available.