Beverley, Elsie, and Margot are not your average housewives. They are all wives of convicted killers. During the sun-drenched summer of 1966, the three women form an unlikely friendship after the discoveries of their husbands’ brutal crimes. With their exes—some of California’s most infamous murderers—dead or behind bars, they are attempting to forge a new future for themselves.
Headstrong Beverley tries compulsively to maintain control of everything around her, all while raising two children. Bookish Elsie fights to make a name for herself in the newsroom, working among men who sneer at her career goals. Glamorous Margot prefers partying to homemaking and devotes all her energy to upholding the appearance that everything is fine—anything to quell the shame from her husband’s deceit.
They know people look at them and think only one thing: How could they not have known what their husbands were doing? How much are they to blame? And yet when a string of local killings hits the news, the three women—underestimated, overlooked, shrewd—decide to get to work. After all, who better to catch a killer than those who have shared their lives and homes with one?
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In the summer of 1966, Beverley, Elsie, and Margot—wives of convicted killers—forge an unlikely friendship. Determined to reclaim their lives, they decide to catch a serial killer threatening their community.
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G-NRIS™ identifies The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives primarily as Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense. Its strongest themes include Female friendship, Crime and justice, Redemption and reinvention, and Secrets and deception. Prominent narrative patterns include Unlikely allies, Women on a mission, Serial killer, and Hidden past.
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