'AS IF TAYLOR JENKINS-REID WROTE A CRIME NOVEL' Emilia Hart, bestselling author of Weyward

'A HIGHLY INTELLIGENT, FEMINIST WHODUNNIT' Jennie Godfrey, bestselling author of The List of Suspicious Things
'MAD MEN meets ZODIAC: a sultry period thriller with a big, hopeful heart' Abigail Dean, bestselling author of Girl A

You’ve heard of the men who kill, but what about the women who loved them?

It’s 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 country’s 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?

Atmospheric and utterly addictive, The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives is an unputdownable new holiday thriller and the Good Morning America's pick for April!

"As if Taylor Jenkins Reid wrote a crime novel. Beautifully written, with twists that had me compulsively turning the pages" - Emilia Hart, bestselling author of SIRENS

"A sultry period thriller with a big, hopeful heart" - Abigail Dean, bestselling author of GIRL A

"An utterly addictive thriller with important things to say about women and the power of female friendships. This book is an absolute killer" - Elizabeth Macneal, bestselling author of THE DOLL FACTORY

"This is more than a crime novel; it is a story of womanhood and friendship under unthinkable circumstances" - Charmaine Wilkerson, NYT bestselling author of BLACK CAKE

"A wickedly feminist whodunnit for fans of Richard Osman and Nita Prose" - Sarah Penner, NYT bestselling of THE LOST APOTHECARY

"Scandalous, shocking and seriously addictive, but also an urgent and important read" - Emma Stonex, bestselling author of LAMPLIGHTERS

"Sun-soaked and sinister, gripping and glamorous, this 1960s-set mystery is Lessons in Chemistry with Californian serial killers. Wickedly clever - loved it!" - Ellery Lloyd, NYT bestselling author of THE CLUB