When a wife becomes the prime suspect in her husbandâs murder, this criminal psychologist must forget everything she thought she knew in order to clear her name in this debut psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Shanora Williamsâ The Wife Before.
Cassidy Evans is the blueprint. As a criminal psychologist, Cassidy is a savant. She spent years solving groundbreaking cases by shifting through the minds and behaviors of those driven by the darkness that controls them. After years of dedicated field work, Cassidy decides to retire and share her expertise of killersâ mentalities as a novelist.
As a published author, sheâs now happily married and spends most of her time traveling the world and sharing with others how to understand the twisted minds that drive bad behaviors. Unfortunately, with all of the knowledge that Cassidy is armed with, she somehow overlooks the lies of the person closest to her. When she tags along to a crime scene with an old colleague Cassidy is shocked to discover that the victim is her husband. If thatâs not enough to send her world spiraling, she also finds out that the identity of the murdered victim doesnât match the name on their marriage license.
Things quickly escalate when Cassidy becomes the main suspect. Not knowing the man she is married to is the least of Cassidyâs problems. Everyone believes she is a murderer, and none more than the lead detective on the caseâNathanial Davis.
He is determined to find the truth while proving to the world that Cassidy isnât who she claims to be. In doing so, he decides to keep Cassidy close while digging through her past to uncover all of her untold truths.
While sheâs hiding secrets that could totally destroy the world she spent years building, Cassidy learns that things are never what they seem. With such an intricate familiarity of seeing through lies, how is it that Cassidy is happily married to a man who she loves and adores, but doesnât truly know? Suddenly, losing her career is far less important than maintaining her freedom. In the end, she may lose both.