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See moreFrom bestselling indie thriller writer Natalie Barelli comes a new deliciously dark novel. Jodie married the man of her dreams—then discovered his darkest secret. Now, trapped in a house filled with lies and a legacy of death, she must escape before she becomes the next perfect wife...permanently.
From bestselling indie thriller writer Natalie Barelli comes a new deliciously dark novel about a woman who married the man of her dreams, only for him to become her worst nightmare.
Jodie always dreamed of being a housewife. And after a whirlwind romance, she marries renowned psychologist Dr. Roy Davies and moves into his perfect Beverly Hills home. But the fairy tale fades fast. Roy is distant, his friends view her as a gold-digger, and the house still reveres his late wife, Deborah, whose presence still looms over everyone and everything.
When Jodie learns Deborah became a recluse before death, she begins to suspect Roy was behind it. And the deeper she digs, the darker Roy's past appears—obsessive, controlling, unfaithful. Increasingly convinced he had something to do with Deborah's death, Jodie knows she should go to the police, but that would require revealing her own secret. A secret that could destroy her.
But Jodie won't be silenced. Because the truth about Roy is worse than she imagined—and now, trapped in a house built on lies, she must find a way out before she becomes the next perfect wife to vanish.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781464292309
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 June 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 1.0mm
Width: 1.0mm
Height: 1.0mm
Weight: 1g
Pages: 368
About the Author
NATALIE BARELLI is a bestselling author of psychological thrillers. She lives with her family in Australia, where she is forever thinking about new ways of killing people and getting away with it.
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