The Wives (2019) by Tarryn Fisher

The Wives (2019)

A domestic noir/psychological thriller of the best kind about a woman in a polygamist marriage.

The Wives follows Thursday as she navigates her life as the wife of an polygamist husband. There are three wives altogether and Thursday sees Seth every Thursday and his other two wives get Mondays and Tuesdays. All wives know about each other and they’ve decided not to share any information about each other. They all live their lives normally.

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So Seth has three women and the real middle woman (our narrator) wants to be with her husband alone so she tracks down the other two women. However, things don’t always go according to plan.

“New York Times bestselling author Tarryn Fisher brings you a pulse-pounding thriller that will leave you breathless. The Wives is one among the most twisted, shocking thrillers you’ll ever come across.”

The Book Guide® Editor

When Thursday starts searching for information on Seth‘s other two wives, he leads her down a dangerous rabbit hole. An ingenious, unpredictable psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the end.

The Wives (2019) by Tarryn Fisher

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