The Worst Wife: A Novel

"Thrilling and laugh-out-loud funny." —Freida McFadden

A darkly humorous, twisted mystery from Amy Tintera, author of the New York Times bestseller Listen for the Lie.

Charlotte is George’s third wife. He’s much older than she is, and much richer. When George suddenly goes missing after a chaotic family party, Charlotte can see how this looks for her—and it’s not great. But something’s off, and Charlotte needs to find George before the police do, before she becomes the main suspect.

Charlotte has a feeling this could be connected to the murder of George’s first wife, Diana, many years ago. She is determined to get to the bottom of this, clear her name, and maybe hide a thing or two about her own past along the way. First, Charlotte needs to get around George’s intense and meddling (and fabulously wealthy) family, who never liked her to begin with.

Madeline, George’s second wife, hates his guts, but she may just be the perfect person to help Charlotte out. As the stakes rise and the family closes in around them, this unlikely pair will need to decide if they can trust each other, and trust themselves. When you’re Wife #3 and you need to solve the murder of Wife #1, who better to help you than Wife #2?