A BRAND-NEW, totally addictive psychological thriller with a shocking final twist.

In Hudson Valley’s Westbrook, wives are currency. Marni is secretly pregnant. Every midnight, phones chime in unison for a mandatory check-in. By the time the Homemakers’ Fair arrives, two women will be dead.

A culty whodunnit where everyone’s a suspect.

MARNI 

I didn’t come to Westbrook to be brave.

I came to disappear.

After New York, after the firm, after everything that broke me, Westbrook felt safe. Predictable. A place where the rules were clear, and someone else made the decisions.

I became a tradwife. My husband is a doctor. He's a lot older than me. But he's kind, and caring. Maybe too caring.

I learned how this town works—the rankings, the favors, the silence. I learned when to smile, when to look away, and which questions never get asked.

Now I’m pregnant. But I can’t tell my husband.

Now I know what happened to the women who stepped out of line.

And now I understand the truth:

Westbrook isn’t about tradition. It’s about control.

AN INTOXICATING BLEND OF TENSION AND SUSPENSE WITH AN ENDING YOU WON'T SEE COMING.

For readers who devoured Big Little Lies and The Guest List.

Reviews

Bella Ellwood-Clayton is destined to be the next big thing in psychological thrillers. She uses one of today’s hottest influencer trends to weave sharp social commentary within a twisty, relentlessly paced thriller, as compelling as any from Shari Lapena or JP Delaney. My plans for sleep were no match for every addictive chapter.

—Korina Moss, Agatha Award-winning author

A gripping blend of social commentary and psychological suspense that will keep you reading until the wee hours. Ellwood-Clayton knows how to craft a mystery, hitting all the right beats with red herrings, twists, complex characters, and an ending that will leave you breathless.

—Andrea Barton, author of the Jade Riley Mysteries

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Hooked by chapter two. Like cancel-your-plans, ignore-your-phone hooked.” Julie Thomas, Goodreads

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Smart and compulsively readable... nearly impossible to put down.” Julie Hastrup, Goodreads

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A gripping and unsettling novel… The final twist is shocking and unforgettable.” —Anna L.

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