Preorder now! Release date Sept. 22, 2026

In this dark and propulsive domestic thriller, a woman fears that her husband's explosive outbursts could turn deadly, fueled by a man she meets online who may not be trustworthy.

The perfect wife. The perfect motive. The perfect murder?

Monica Decker has the kind of life people envy: a successful career as a radiologist, two beautiful children, a handsome husband, and a lovely home in Silicon Valley. But behind closed doors, her marriage is anything but perfect.

Andrew has always had a temper. Lately it’s getting worse. The slamming doors, the sudden outbursts, the way something dark flickers behind his eyes. Monica tells herself she’s overreacting. That it is just stress. That she and the kids are safe.

Until she meets Ben.

​

Feeling increasingly isolated in her marriage, Monica joins a support group for spouses of workaholics, where she meets a sympathetic stranger who seems to be everything Andrew isn’t. Ben sees what Monica won’t admit to herself…her husband may be dangerous.

​

Ben’s influence deepens, and Monica's thoughts drift to darker places, imagining what life might look like without Andrew in it—and how far she might be willing to go to make that happen. As Monica is pulled deeper into a web of fear, manipulation, and obsession, the line between protector and predator begins to blur.

But who is Ben, and what does he really want? And who is the more dangerous one?

Is it Andrew? Is it Ben?

Or is it both of them?