The Wife: A Novel Of Psychological Suspense
by Alafair Burke /
2018 / English / PDF
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From New York Times bestselling author Alafair Burke, a stunning
domestic thriller in the vein of Behind Closed Doors and The Woman
in Cabin 10in which a woman must make the impossible choice between
defending her husband and saving herselfWhen Angela met Jason
Powell while catering a dinner party in East Hampton, she assumed
their romance would be a short-lived fling, like so many
relationships between locals and summer visitors. To her surprise,
Jason, a brilliant economics professor at NYU, had other plans, and
they married the following summer. For Angela, the marriage turned
out to be a chance to reboot her life. She and her son were finally
able to move out of her mothers home to Manhattan, where no one
knew about her tragic past.Six years later, thanks to a bestselling
book and a growing media career, Jason has become a cultural
lightning rod, placing Angela near the spotlight she worked so
carefully to avoid. When a college intern makes an accusation
against Jason, and another woman, Kerry Lynch, comes forward with
an even more troubling allegation, their perfect life begins to
unravel. Jason insists he is innocent, and Angela believes him. But
when Kerry disappears, Angela is forced to take a closer look at
the man she married. And when she is asked to defend Jason in
court, she realizes that her loyalty to her husband could unearth
old secrets.This much-anticipated follow-up to Burkes
Edgar-nominated The Ex asks how far a wife will go to protect the
man she loves: Will she stand by his side, even if he drags her
down with him?
From New York Times bestselling author Alafair Burke, a stunning
domestic thriller in the vein of Behind Closed Doors and The Woman
in Cabin 10in which a woman must make the impossible choice between
defending her husband and saving herselfWhen Angela met Jason
Powell while catering a dinner party in East Hampton, she assumed
their romance would be a short-lived fling, like so many
relationships between locals and summer visitors. To her surprise,
Jason, a brilliant economics professor at NYU, had other plans, and
they married the following summer. For Angela, the marriage turned
out to be a chance to reboot her life. She and her son were finally
able to move out of her mothers home to Manhattan, where no one
knew about her tragic past.Six years later, thanks to a bestselling
book and a growing media career, Jason has become a cultural
lightning rod, placing Angela near the spotlight she worked so
carefully to avoid. When a college intern makes an accusation
against Jason, and another woman, Kerry Lynch, comes forward with
an even more troubling allegation, their perfect life begins to
unravel. Jason insists he is innocent, and Angela believes him. But
when Kerry disappears, Angela is forced to take a closer look at
the man she married. And when she is asked to defend Jason in
court, she realizes that her loyalty to her husband could unearth
old secrets.This much-anticipated follow-up to Burkes
Edgar-nominated The Ex asks how far a wife will go to protect the
man she loves: Will she stand by his side, even if he drags her
down with him?
