The Silent Wife

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A chilling psychological thriller about a marriage, a way of life, and how far one woman will go to keep what is rightfully hers.Jodi and Todd are at a bad place in their marriage. Both are at the mercy of their unrelenting wants and needs, and both are unaware that the path they are on is careening toward murder. Much is at stake, including the affluent life they lead in their beautiful waterfront condo in Chicago, as she, the killer, and he, the victim, rush haplessly toward the main event, caught in the thrall of disaster unfolding, oblivious of the destiny they are jointly creating. Chapter by chapter, the narrative evolves through their alternating perspectives. He is a committed cheater. She lives and breathes denial. He exists in dual worlds. She likes to settle scores. He decides to play for keeps. She has nothing left to lose. The alternating voices pitch the reader back and forth between protagonists in conflict, fighting for self-preservation, each making deeply consequential mistakes, behaving in ever more foolhardy ways, losing at the games they're playing.Finely wrought, emotionally charged and expertly plotted, The Silent Wife ensnares the reader from page one and doesn't let go. Show more