title: The Wife: A Novel of Psychological Suspense
author:  Alafair Burke 
description: &#8220;The latest novel from lawyer-turned-best-selling novelist Burke is as freshly topical as a #MeToo hashtag, but it unfolds with the slow-burn thrill of pure fiction&#8230;. A genuine shocker, sneaky and smart.&#8221; (<em>Entertainment Weekly</em>, &#8220;Must List&#8221;)<br /><br />&#8220;Fresh and timely.... The issue of sexual harassment and assault gets a new spin in Alafair Burke&#8217;s gripping new novel, <em>The Wife</em></em>.&#8221; (<em>Associated Press</em>)<br /><br />&#8220;Startlingly timely.... Sensational and sly.&#8221; (Laura Lippman, <em>O, the Oprah Magazine</em>)<br /><br />&#8220;For your group if: You like your #MeToo meme as a fast-paced narrative.&#8221; (<em>Washington Post</em></em>, Best New Thrillers)<br /><br />&#8220;An intriguing, twisty psychological thriller, <em>The Wife</em> had me tearing through the pages, never sure which characters to trust. Smart, suspenseful, and absolutely riveting.&#8221; (Megan Miranda, author of <em>All the Missing Girls</em>)<br /><br />&#8220;[Burke is] one of the more subtle suspense writers around. This has all the makings of a standout novel.&#8221; (<em>LitHub</em>)<br /><br />&#8220;This might be the most gripping, insightful work from the best-selling author Alafair Burke yet. She poses a seemingly impossible, if undeniably compelling, challenge: a woman must either save her life or defend her husband, but not both.&#8221; (<em>Entertainment Weekly</em>)<br /><br />&#8220;A timely, riveting, and deeply resonant psychological suspense novel.&#8221; (<em>Library Journal</em>)<br /><br />&#8220;Gripping.&#8221; (Karin Slaughter, author of <em>Pieces of You</em>)<br /><br />&#8220;Twisty and schemey.... Burke knows what she&#8217;s doing.&#8221; (<em>Seattle Times</em>)
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  # PRAISE FOR
  
  
  THE NEW NEIGHBORS
  
  
  “An intricate, powerful, and deeply unsettling thriller about the profound
  ways in which cruelty can change its survivors, and the creeping fear that
  nothing—not your home, not love, not even your own mind—is as rock-solid and
  impregnable as we all want to believe.”
  
  
  —Tana French, _New York Times_ bestselling author of _The Trespasser_
  
  
  “This terrifying thriller sent shivers through me!”
  
  
  —Jane Corry, author of _My Husband’s Wife_
  
  
  “A masterpiece of duplicity, a psychological thriller of the highest order, in
  which the characters not only lie to each other and to everyone around them,
  they lie to themselves. With two highly unreliable narrators digging
  themselves deeper in every chapter, fans of he said/she said suspense will
  love this tense and gripping story. Highly recommended!”
  
  
  —Karen Dionne, author of _The Marsh King’s Daughter_
  
  
  “A raw, tightly wound thrill ride, a nightmare scenario about a home purchase
  that goes ho