Why we’re excited
Charlotte is the third wife of a much older, much richer man, and when he vanishes after a family party she knows how it looks. To clear herself she has to look into the old murder of wife number one, and her best helper is wife number two, who hates the husband they share.
Amy Tintera had a breakout hit with Listen for the Lie, a crime novel with a mean streak of comedy, and this looks set to work the same seam. If you like mysteries with spiky narrators, rich families behaving badly and a joke on most pages, this is worth a spot on the list.
On our most-anticipated list since 21 October 2026. See all the most anticipated books →
What to know about The Worst Wife
Listen for the Lie is the one Amy Tintera book we have reviewed, at 4.5 out of 5.
It sits at No. 8 on our March 2027 most-anticipated list, which ranks the month's books by how many readers have saved them.
From the publisher
A darkly humorous, twisted mystery from Amy Tintera, author of the New York Times bestseller Listen for the Lie.
Charlotte is George’s third wife. He’s much older than she is, and much richer. When George suddenly goes missing after a chaotic family party, Charlotte can see how this looks for her—and it’s not great. But something’s off, and Charlotte needs to find George before the police do, before she becomes the main suspect.
Charlotte has a feeling this could be connected to the murder of George’s first wife, Diana, many years ago. She is determined to get to the bottom of this, clear her name, and maybe hide a thing or two about her own past along the way. First, Charlotte needs to get around George’s intense and meddling (and fabulously wealthy) family, who never liked her to begin with.
Madeline, George’s second wife, hates his guts, but she may just be the perfect person to help Charlotte out. As the stakes rise and the family closes in around them, this unlikely pair will need to decide if they can trust each other, and trust themselves. When you’re Wife #3 and you need to solve the murder of Wife #1, who better to help you than Wife #2?
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We haven’t read The Worst Wife yet. When our review goes up, it will replace this page.
