The perfect new neighbor is the last thing he expected. When Anthony Price moves into the quiet, manicured cul-de-sac of Willow Creek, he’s desperate for a fresh start after a painful divorce. Lucy Hayes, the beautiful and seemingly fragile young wife next door, offers a sympathetic ear and a comforting presence. Her stories of a controlling husband paint a picture of a victim, and Anthony feels a protective urge he hasn’t known in years.
But small cracks begin to show in Lucy’s perfect narrative. A key piece of her story doesn’t match the public records Anthony stumbles upon. Then, her husband vanishes. The police, led by the skeptical Detective Kevin Reed, see Anthony not as a confidant but as the prime suspect, his proximity and past making him the obvious target. Lucy’s tears seem genuine, yet her alibi is a little too airtight, and Anthony starts noticing she’s never quite where she says she’ll be.
Trapped in a web of her making, Anthony must untangle truth from performance. To clear his name and survive, he has to answer one terrifying question: what does the wife next door really want, and how far will she go to get it?
