Secret Lives of Murderers Wives Elizabeth Arnott (2026)

It is the baking-hot summer of the 1960s in California, and Beverley, Elsie and Margot have formed an unlikely friendship. Their seemingly idyllic lives conceal a difficult truth: their husbands are some of the countrys most notorious convicted killers. As neighbourhood gossip and pointed fingers threaten to define them, the women fight to forge new paths. Beverley raises two children under the shadow of their fathers crimes, bookish Elsie seeks recognition in a patriarchal newsroom, and Hollywood party girl Margot tries to silence the shame of her ex-husbands deceit with early-morning margaritas. When a series of local killings makes the news, the underestimated women become involved in an investigation of their own. Glamorous and gripping, this novel celebrates female friendship, courage and resilience, and what happens when women break free from societys expectations.