The Expedient Wife: Perception is Never Reality
About this ebook
When attorney Quinn Durand arrives in Türkiye to reunite with her new husband, she’s met with devastating news—her husband Harrison Robicheaux is dead, accused of espionage and theft.
With no body recovered, Quinn refuses to believe it. Instead, she finds herself trapped in a high-stakes game of deception. Labeled an accomplice, she is given a chilling ultimatum: retrieve the stolen classified intel or face imprisonment—or worse.
Pursued by ruthless criminals and powerful agencies, Quinn discovers Harris’s trail of lies leads to an illicit arms auction and a weapon capable of mass destruction.
With time running out and danger closing in, Quinn must outwit her enemies and expose the truth. But in a world where loyalty is a deadly illusion, trusting the wrong person could be her last mistake. A gripping international thriller where nothing is as it seems.
Perception is never reality
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About the author
R. S. Hampton is an attorney turned novelist, weaving suspenseful stories that unfold across a variety of landscapes—bustling cities, quiet coastal towns, and places tucked just out of sight. With a legal career spanning three decades, her characters are often lawyers, their clients, and the people entangled in their search for truth—where morality is rarely black and white, and justice doesn’t always follow the rules.
A lifelong traveler, Reta is drawn to places that spark curiosity, places with history, edge, and unexpected depth. Her stories are shaped by the settings in which they unfold, each one becoming a character in its own right. Whether it’s a courtroom in a city she once called home or a hidden alleyway in a country she’s only just begun to understand, her novels reflect the intricacies of the worlds she explores.
She and her husband split their time between multiple countries, embracing a multicultural life that mirrors the layered complexities of her fiction. When she’s not writing, she’s usually on the move—seeking out the next place, the next story, and the next unanswered question.
