Thirteen titles highlighting the wives in domestic suspense

Kaira Rouda is an award–winning USA Today bestselling author whose novels of domestic suspense include The Favorite Daughter, Best Day Ever, All the Difference, and the newly released The Next Wife.

At CrimeReads she tagged thirteen thrillers featuring captivating wives, including:

The Wife by Alafair Burke

Ah, the lifestyles of the rich and famous, East Hampton and Manhattan style. Angela and Jason Powell have it all. And now, Jason’s career has made him famous, a spotlight his wife worked carefully to avoid. When allegations begin to come forward against her husband, Angela must make the impossible choice: defend her husband or save herself. But is her husband really worth it? This is a sneaky, subtle story that will grip you from beginning to end.

Read about the other entries on the list.

The Wife is among Margot Hunt's nine thrillers featuring untrustworthy spouses and Jessica Knoll's ten top dark thrillers.

The Page 69 Test: The Wife.

--Marshal Zeringue