The Secret Lives of Murderers’ Wives 9780241733622 Hardback

Escape to 1960s California with the gripping and glamorous new crime mystery that sees an unlikely trio team up to solve a string of murders – the perfect page-turning holiday read for fans ofBig Little LiesandThe List of Suspicious Things.A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICKAMARIE CLAIREMOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026’As if Taylor Jenkins-Reid wrote a crime novel’Emilia Hart, bestselling author ofSirens’Lessons in Chemistrywith Californian serial killers. Wickedly clever – I loved it!’Ellery Lloyd, bestselling author of Reece Witherspoon Book Club pick,The ClubYouve heard of the men who kill, but what about the women who loved them?Its a baking hot summer in 1960s California and three women have formed an unlikely friendship. They may look like they lead idyllic lives but behind the false smiles and glittering pools lies the truth: their husbands are some of the countrys most notorious serial killers.Amidst neighbourhood gossip and pointed fingers, Beverley, Elsie and Margot are fighting to forge new paths for themselves. But when a string of local killings hits the news, the women underestimated and overlooked are hurled into an investigation of their own.After all, who better to catch a killer than those who have shared their lives with one?Readers LOVEThe Secret Lives of Murderers Wives:’A highly intelligent, feminist whodunnit’ Jennie Godfrey, bestselling author ofThe List of Suspicious Things’Mad MenmeetsZodiac:a sultry period thriller with a big, hopeful heart’ Abigail Dean, bestselling author ofGirl A’Gripping, unsettling, andtotally binge-worthy. If you lovetrue crime with a psychological twist,this one is a must-read’ ‘Keeps you hooked from the very first pageto the last, with twists and tension that never let up’ ‘Astylish and engrossing thriller, this terrific murder mystery hits all the right notes’ ‘Felt like the love child of Taylor Jenkins Reid and Richard Osman.Brilliantly plotted, full of surprisesand driven by complex female characters, this was such an enjoyable read’ ‘Moving, enraging, and deeply empowering’ ‘SoaddictiveI couldn’t put it down’