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English
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Thriller / suspense fiction

THE HUNTING WIVES

May Cobb

THE HUNTING WIVES by May Cobb is a thriller with a twist of commercial women's fiction.

Sophie O'Neill left behind an envy-inspiring career and the stressful, competitive life of big-city Chicago to settle down with her husband and young son in a small Texas town. It seems like the perfect life with a beautiful home in an idyllic rural community. But Sophie soon realizes that life is now too quiet, and she's feeling bored and restless.

Then she meets Margot Banks, an alluring socialite who is part of an elite clique secretly known as The Hunting Wives. Sophie finds herself completely drawn to Margot and swept into her mysterious world of late-night target practice and dangerous partying. As Sophie's curiosity gives way to full-blown obsession, she slips further away from the safety of her family and deeper into this nest of vipers.

When the body of a teenage girl is discovered in the woods where The Hunting Wives meet, Sophie finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation and her life spiraling out of control.

May Cobb earned her MA in Literature from Francisco State University, and her essays and interviews have appeared in The Washington Post, The Rumpus, Edible Austin, and Austin Monthly. Her debut novel, Big Woods, won multiple awards. She lives in Austin, Texas with her family.

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Book Published 2021-05-18 by Berkley Books
Book Published 2021-05-18 by Berkley Books

Comments

Perfectly executed and deliciously satisfying. Loaded with rowdy women, smart twists, and refreshing sp ice, this one hits the bullseye.

Equal parts glamorous and explosive, THE HUNTING WIVES is about to become your new obsession. It's deliciously Real Housewives-esque, with a seriously sinister twist. Dark, unrelenting, sharp, and whip-smart: buckle in for a wild ride.

Wild plot twists keep the pages turning up to the unexpected ending. This romp is a guilty pleasure.

This book is like Mean Girls with martinis and guns. It is non-stop entertainment and the perfect summer thriller to have you laughing one minute and picking up your jaw off the floor next.

Big Little Lies but twice as naughty and every character has a shotgun. The Hunting Wives is the juicy, scandalous, gossipy binge-read of the summer. Pulse-pounding, sultry, and packed with perfectly plotted twists, it's like the Real Housewives of East Texas--I couldn't look away! A delicious, malicious delight.

Wickedly dark, juicy, and addictive, The Hunting Wives is written as if the characters from Big Little Lies and Desperate Housewives moved into the same upscale, twisted neighborhood. A gripping, compulsive read, it's masterful suspense filled with wealth, power, and deadly secrets that will make your jaw drop. An absolute must-read!

UK: Orion ; Czech: Jota ; Israel: Miskal Publications

Sultry, salacious and utterly unpredictable, The Hunting Wives is the kind of book your mother warned you about. You'll devour it.

Irresistibly lured into a world of entitled wealth and dark secrets, Sophie O'Neil's life comes crashing down around her. A sizzling and racy psychological thriller

The Hunting Wives is just like Texas... big, bold, and hot! This spicy novel is filled with unpredictable twists and unforgettable characters, and it's impossible to put down.

[A] grown-up Mean Girls brimming with dangerous vices and uncertain alliances. A fast, engrossing read.

I devoured this twisty thriller! The Hunting Wives is delicious, edgy, and unputdownable. Reading May Cobb's novel is the perfect escape!

In a clean-lined cocktail shaker, blend Big Little Lies and Lucy Foley's The Guest List, instant classics both. Add a jigger of The Stepford Wives, a shot of Texas whiskey, shake it like you mean it, and pour to serve....May Cobb [is] one of the most original crime novelists at work today... Both intelligent and clever, both satirical and deadly serious, swift and spooky and surprising alike, The Hunting Wives is that all-too-rare thriller blessed with the X-Factor. I suspect the X-Factor is May Cobb herself.

May Cobb's THE HUNTING WIVES was greenlit at Starz for an eight episode series. Read more...

Cobb (Big Woods) writes a clever twisty plot in this alcohol-infused, sexually charged thriller. Gossipy, scandalous housewives behaving badly might make this the juiciest read of the season.