The Wife Upstairs

Instant New York Times and USA Today Bestseller ΓÇ£Compulsively readable…a gothic thriller laced with arsenic.ΓÇ¥ ΓÇôΓÇôEW One of the Most Anticipated Books of 2021: CNN ΓÇó Newsweek ΓÇó Vulture ΓÇó PopSugar ΓÇó Parade ΓÇó BuzzFeed ΓÇó E!Online ΓÇó TimeOut ΓÇó Woman’s Day ΓÇó Goodreads ΓÇó She Reads ΓÇó Good Housekeeping ΓÇó CrimeReads ΓÇó Frolic ΓÇó Hello! ΓÇó Mystery and Suspense January 2021 Indie Next Pick and #1 LibraryReads Pick A delicious twist on a Gothic classic,The Wife Upstairs pairs Southern charm with atmospheric domestic suspenseperfect for fans of B.A. Paris and Megan Miranda. Meet Jane. Newly arrived to BirminghamAlabamaJane is a broke dog-walker in Thornfield EstatesΓÇôΓÇôa gated community full of McMansionsshiny SUVsand bored housewives. The kind of place where no one will notice if Jane lifts the discarded tchotchkes and jewelry off the side tables of her well-heeled clients. Where no one will think to ask if Jane is her real name. But her luck changes when she meets Eddie Rochester. Recently widowedEddie is Thornfield EstatesΓÇÖ most mysterious resident. His wifeBeadrowned in a boating accident with her best friendtheir bodies lost to the deep. Jane canΓÇÖt help but see an opportunity in EddieΓÇôΓÇônot only is he richbroodingand handsomehe could also offer her the kind of protection sheΓÇÖs always yearned for. Yet as Jane and Eddie fall for each otherJane is increasingly haunted by the legend of Beaan ambitious beauty with a rags-to-riches origin storywho launched a wildly successful southern lifestyle brand. How can sheplain Janeever measure up? And can she win EddieΓÇÖs heart before her pastΓÇôΓÇôor hisΓÇôΓÇôcatches up to her? With delicious suspenseincisive witand a freshfeminist sensibilityThe Wife Upstairs flips the script on a timeless tale of forbidden romanceill-advised attractionand a wife who just wonΓÇÖt stay buried. In this vivid reimagining of one of literatureΓÇÖs most twisted love triangleswhich Mrs. Rochester will get her happy ending?