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  • Published: 30 June 2026
  • ISBN: 9781464292309
  • Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • RRP: $34.99
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The Housewife



From bestselling indie thriller writer Natalie Barelli comes a new deliciously dark novel. Jodie married the man of her dreams—then discovered his darkest secret. Now, trapped in a house filled with lies and a legacy of death, she must escape before she becomes the next perfect wife…permanently.

From bestselling indie thriller writer Natalie Barelli comes a new deliciously dark novel about a woman who married the man of her dreams, only for him to become her worst nightmare.

Jodie always dreamed of being a housewife. And after a whirlwind romance, she marries renowned psychologist Dr. Roy Davies and moves into his perfect Beverly Hills home. But the fairy tale fades fast. Roy is distant, his friends view her as a gold-digger, and the house still reveres his late wife, Deborah, whose presence still looms over everyone and everything.

When Jodie learns Deborah became a recluse before death, she begins to suspect Roy was behind it. And the deeper she digs, the darker Roy's past appears—obsessive, controlling, unfaithful. Increasingly convinced he had something to do with Deborah's death, Jodie knows she should go to the police, but that would require revealing her own secret. A secret that could destroy her.

But Jodie won't be silenced. Because the truth about Roy is worse than she imagined—and now, trapped in a house built on lies, she must find a way out before she becomes the next perfect wife to vanish.

  • Published: 30 June 2026
  • ISBN: 9781464292309
  • Imprint: Poisoned Pen Press
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • RRP: $34.99
Categories:

About the author

Natalie Barelli

NATALIE BARELLI is a bestselling author of psychological thrillers. She lives with her family in Australia, where she is forever thinking about new ways of killing people and getting away with it.

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Praise for The Housewife

Thrilling and absolutely entertaining! THIS is how you write an original main character!

Iliana Xander, author of Love, Mom

Barelli delivers a razor-sharp thriller that redefines the ‘unreliable narrator.’ You’ll be breathless as Jodie maneuvers through a world of high-society harpies and a mystery that will make you rethink every cup of tea you’re served.

Daniel G. Miller, USA Today bestselling author of The Red Letter

A taut, twisty triumph! Sharp, stylish, and utterly compulsive, The Housewife is the kind of psychological suspense I love most: a perfect cocktail of voice, velocity, and vertigo-inducing tension. An absolute must-read.

Kaira Rouda, USA Today bestselling author of We Were Never Friends