The Wife

Reclusive Angela, beautiful and happily married with a 13-year-old son, lives with a dark secret that she zealously protects. She and Jason, her seriously hot media darling husband, are the perfect couple. His brilliant career as an NYU economics professor and successful consultant derails when he is accused of sexually harassing a young intern, and the publicity threatens the couple's idyllic lifestyle. When a business contact accuses Jason of rape and then disappears, their world implodes. NYPD detective Corrine Duncan tenaciously pursues these assault claims, even when they fall outside her jurisdiction, circling ever closer to Angela's closely guarded secret and Jason's deceptions. Angela's traumatic past is revealed bit by bit, but it is the shocking conclusion that provides an almost unbelievable twist. Burke's knowledge of criminal law and police procedures shines in this tangled plot with an unreliable narrator. Is anyone whom they seem to be?