INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER. RECOMMENDED READING BY LEADING PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS: Huffington Post, PopSugar and New York Post Best Book of the Week. Shouldn't a dead husband stay dead? Aaron Payne is a well-respected and beloved high school teacher. Everyone except his own wife, Lila. She knows his disgusting secret: her husband seduces students and records it on video. Laila is just about to stop her husband by any means necessary when a young girl disappears in the neighborhood. And after her, Aaron himself disappears. The residents of the small town are in horror and confusion. Everyone except Lila. Of course, she is also puzzled by what happened... But only because she was the last one to see Aaron... dead. And now his body has disappeared somewhere... A dark, exciting, atmospheric thriller. A real treat for fans of Gone Girl and Why Women Kill. “I devoured Sweet Wife in two days. This is the type of thriller I love best: tense domestic suspense interspersed with police procedural." – Julie Clark “Intriguing... A promising debut!” – Publishers Weekly “...Set in upstate New York, this stylish, ambitious, and provocative debut combines intriguing circumstances with well-written characters and subtle plot twists that push the story in unexpected directions. You'll be guessing about the characters' motives and intentions until the very end." – Toronto Star