A husband’s unforgivable betrayals. A wife’s plot for the perfect murder. It all comes undone with a vengeance in a twisting and chilling novel of psychological suspense.

After nearly fourteen years of a disintegrating marriage, Odette Baker decides that this is the day she will kill her husband, Beau. But when she returns to their upscale Atlanta home, Odette finds the powerful financier dead on the living room floor. Someone beat her to it.

When police and paramedics arrive, Odette loses control over what was once a foolproof plan. Her desperation is getting real. With potential evidence pointing straight at her, Odette must find out who killed her husband before she’s convicted of a crime she never committed. While her new lawyer, Vivienne DeMarco, works the legal end, Odette goes rogue to investigate the clients, friends, and mistresses in Beau’s devious life. One of them must have reason to frame her for murder.

The trail of lies and deception Odette follows runs deeper and darker than she could’ve imagined. And more dangerous too. Now Odette must put herself in a killer’s crosshairs—to save her own life.

Steph Mullin and Nicole Mabry are the award-winning authors of The Family Tree and When She Disappeared. They met as coworkers in New York City and have continued to write long distance after Steph’s relocation to North Carolina. By day, Steph works as a senior creative director in digital marketing, and Nicole works in postproduction for a television network. Steph and Nicole served as co-leaders of Debut Programming for the International Thriller Writers Association through 2024, and Nicole is an active member of Crime Writers of Color. You can always find Steph and Nicole curled up with their rescue dogs. For more information, visit www.mullinandmabry.com.