The Housewife by Barelli, Natalie

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"Natalie Barelli delivers every time." -- Freida McFadden, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"THIS is how you write an original main character!" -- Iliana Xander, author of Love, Mom

From bestselling indie thriller writer Natalie Barelli comes a new deliciously dark novel about a woman who married the man of her dreams with the express purpose of becoming his worst nightmare.

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.

Author: Natalie Barelli
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Published: 06/30/2026
Pages: 368
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 8.21h x 5.41w x 1.11d
ISBN: 9781464247552

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 04/01/2026 pg. 45