He built her a perfect life. A perfect home. A perfect lie.Ximena Herrera lives in a glass house on a cliff, the adoring wife of a brilliant and powerful architect, Mateo. To the outside world, their life is a masterpiece of modern design and domestic bliss. But inside, the walls of glass are not for the ocean view; they are for him to watch her every move. The beautiful house is a gilded cage, and Ximena is the prize exhibit.When Mateo announces he has to leave town for two days, Ximena sees a flicker of hope-a chance to breathe, to be herself. But she soon discovers his control is absolute. He isn't just watching her through the state-of-the-art security system; he is everywhere. A quiet, terrifying whisper in the walls of her perfect prison.A desperate act of defiance gives her a chance to escape, forcing her to fake her own death and become a ghost. The world believes she is a tragic victim of an accident, another fragile wife lost too soon. Her powerful husband is the perfect grieving widower. No one suspects the monster behind the mask.Alone, hunted, and with no one to trust, Ximena must unravel the dark secrets of the man she married. But her secret is not the only one. As she digs into the past, she discovers that her "accidental death" was not the first lie Mateo told, and her perfect life was built on a foundation of bones. To expose him, she must return to the world that thinks she's dead and confront the man who wants to keep her that way. Can a dead woman get justice, or will her secret follow her to a real grave?The Dead Wife's Secret is a relentlessly paced psychological thriller packed with breathtaking suspense and a twist you will never see coming.