Good Little Wives

"The perfect book for the beach. Abby Drake delivers a first rate book that is a fictionalized account of what happens to "perfect wives" when one of their cheating husbands is suddenly killed."

I loved this book. It was fun to read, and the story moved right along. Even with a fairly large number of people to keep up with, the characters meshed nicely-- the plot was straight-forward and uncomplicated. I hope she writes another one soon. As a first book, it's great.

This book has all the appeal of Desperate Housewives with so much more! I loved this book and highly recommend it.

In New Falls, New York the upper class trophy wives try to push back the erosion of time via plastic surgery as each understands their wealthy husband could decide he needs a younger model on his mantle. Thus Kitty DeLano, Lauren Halliday, Bridget Haynes, Dana Fulton, and Caroline Meacham pretend that their only fear is to wear the wrong item to their next get together. However, Kitty is the first to face the nightmarish reality of middle age when her husband dumps her for someone a couple decades younger; to add insult the new trophy Mrs. DeLano was a hairdresser. However, soon after she became the ex Mrs. DeLano, the police arrest Kitty for murdering her former husband as she is found by his corpse holding the murder weapon. As the police interrogate the other members of the foursome, each fears that their darkest secrets will become part of the public domain; so believing kitty's claims of innocence, the GOOD LITTLE WIVES club led by dynamic Dana conduct their own inquiry into who killed the ex-spouse. With a nod to the First Wives' Club, the key to this witty relationship drama is the four trophy wives turn amateur sleuths who wear masks in public but have trepidations in private. Each comes across unique with personal fears but share in common that they could easily be replaced by a younger version of themselves. Thus they begin investigating as a means of self preservation though Dana forces the others to reluctantly participate. Though a late second killing seems unneeded, readers will appreciate the antics to remain the wives of affluent spouses by hiding their flaws while also trying to prove that even a former member of their exclusive group would never resort to murder as that is too messy. Harriet Klausner

Mix together the Stepford wives with Desperate Housewives. Add in a pinch of Sex in the City with a splash of CSI, and this mixture will equal Abby Drake's new book, Good Little Wives. We start our story in New Falls, N.Y., where a group of socialites present their selves as a club of elite women with nothing more to worry about but their husbands, plastic surgery, clothes and social obligations. When one of the wives is found standing over her ex-husband with a smoking gun it opens all their lives to public scrutiny...and then all their little secrets come out. I started out not wanting to like these shallow trophy wives but I found myself hooked within a few chapters. It seems that almost all the perfect wives have something that must be kept a secret, quite possibly even enough for one of them to commit murder. Good Little Wives contains enough twists, turns, and secrets to keep you interested till the end. A fun, tongue-in-cheek read for your lazy days. NOTE: The author has lived this kind of life--with some exceptions, like the smoking-gun part. Armchair Interviews says: Bored wives of hardworking executives make for good storyline.