Three Single Wives: A Novel

by Gina LaManna

Overview

"A perfect beach or weekend read."—Glitter Guide

An addictive second mystery novel about book clubs, murder, and the domestic secrets inside every household from the author of Pretty Guilty Women!

Three beautiful women. Two wedding bands. One dead husband.

When Anne Wilkes, Eliza Tate, and Penny Sands arrive at book club bearing bottles of wine, none of them are plotting to kill. But when the subject of a philandering husband arises, revenge is in the air. By the end of the night, someone is dead.

Two women with rings on their fingers and one with stars in her eyes. All of them are hiding something. All of them are lying.

What really happened that night? Only the guilty knows. Did one woman take everything too far, or is the truth really more twisted than fiction?

A domestic thriller that will keep you guessing, Three Single Wives is compelling mystery for book clubs that devoured The Hunting Wives and love Samantha Downing, Sandi Jones and Lucy Foley.

Praise for Three Single Wives:

"Will keep you guessing until the last page."—POPSUGAR

"[A] divinely original thriller."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

"[A] fast-paced and entertaining read, with an unexpected twist at the end."—Library Journal

"A nail-biter."—Booklist

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781728234212
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	05/11/2021
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	660,556
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	3 Months

About the Author

Born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota, Gina LaManna graduated from St. Catherine’s University with a degree in Actuarial Science and Mathematics. After deciding she didn’t like statistics all that much, she moved across the world and called both Italy and Los Angeles home before returning to Minnesota. Gina and her husband now reside in St. Paul with lots of plants and too much chocolate. Gina writes mystery, suspense, and women’s fiction, and when she’s not writing, you can probably find her eating whipped cream from the can, hanging out in the garden, or spending time with her family.

Editorial Reviews

"Will keep you guessing until the last page." — POPSUGAR

"[A] perfect beach or weekend read." — GLITTER GUIDE

"[A] divinely original thriller...a wonderful carousel of revolving suspects, motives, and means, and many people to love and to love to hate." — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, Starred Review

"[A] fast-paced and entertaining read, with an unexpected twist at the end." — LIBRARY JOURNAL

"[A] nail-biter in which a group of friends each has a secret, one of which may be murder." — BOOKLIST

From the Publisher

★ 07/27/2020

Set in Los Angeles, this divinely original thriller from LaManna (Pretty Guilty Women) unfolds from the perspectives of three women—Eliza Tate, a high-flying PR consultant; Anne Wilkes, the harried mother of four children; and Penny Sands, a young wannabe actor—who seem to have only one thing in common: a book club. When one of their book club meetings leads to the murder of a philandering husband, one of them goes on trial, though both victim and accused remain unidentified until late in the story. The author provides a wonderful carousel of revolving suspects, motives, and means, and many people to love and to love to hate. Every character possesses good qualities balanced by their dark secrets. In one of the many dramatic court transcripts, the accused says, “I thought I knew my husband... and my best friends. Now, I’m not sure who is my friend and who is trying to frame me for murder.” Readers will keep guessing right up to the surprise fair-play ending. This rollicking tale is sure to win LaManna new fans. Agent: Jenny Bent, Bent Agency. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

08/01/2020

LaManna's second novel (after Pretty Guilty Women) opens with a book club meeting like no other. Eliza Tate is the host, Anne Wilkes and Penny Sands the guests, but things take a turn for the dark when the discussion moves to cheating husbands and the best way to get away with murder. Anne knows her detective husband is having an affair, but with four young children at home, she might be willing to put up with it. Eliza is aware her husband is cheating, too. Penny has moved to Hollywood in search of a film career and is taking acting classes from Eliza's husband. When one of their husbands is murdered, the wife is the prime suspect. But all three women are under suspicion as the dead man had been very busy, sleeping with one of the women and blackmailing the other. Told in chronological order and interspersed with trial transcripts, this is a fast-paced and entertaining read, with an unexpected twist at the end. VERDICT This winning combination of family drama, women's friendships, and courtroom intrigue should appeal to Jodi Picoult and Liane Moriarty fans.—Stacy Alesi, Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Lib., Lynn Univ., Boca Raton, FL

Library Journal