The Husbands Secret is a staggeringly brilliant novel. It is literally unputdownable. Sophie Hannah. At the heart of the top ten bestselling The Husbands Secret by Liane Moriarty is a letter thats not meant to be read...Mother of three and wife of John-Paul, Cecilia discovers an old envelope in the attic. Written in her husbands hand, it says to be opened only in the event of my death. Curious, she opens it - and time stops. John-Pauls letter confesses to a terrible mistake which, if revealed, would wreck their family as well as the lives of others. Cecilia - betrayed, angry and distraught - wants to do the right thing, but right for who? If she protects her family by staying silent, the truth will worm through her heart. But if she reveals her husbands secret, she will hurt those she loves most.