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BOOK INFO
Title: The Housewife
Author: Natalie Barelli
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Publish Date: June 30, 2026
Genre: Domestic Suspense
Series: NA
My Rating: 3/5
BOOK BLURB
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.
MY REVIEW
Jodie is an excellent housewife. Unfortunately, Jodie suspects her husband may have killed his first wife.
The Housewife is told from Jodie’s point of view. Jodie loves cooking and cleaning. She’s also socially anxious, and has secrets of her own. She suspects her husband was involved in his first wife’s death, and she tries to learn everything she can about the wife and their marriage.
I enjoyed the first half of the book more than the second half. Overall, an entertaining domestic thriller. Dark humor and a twisted story.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.