num_pages: 291
description: He placed a notice in a Chicago paper an advertisement for a reliable wife. She responded saying that she was a simple honest woman. She was of course anything but honest and the only simple thing about her was her single-minded determination to marry this man and then kill him slowly and carefully leaving her a wealthy widow able to take care of the one she truly loved.What Catherine Land did not realize was that the enigmatic and lonely Ralph Truitt had a plan of his own. And what neither anticipated was that they would fall so completely in love. Filled with unforgettable characters and shimmering with color and atmosphere A Reliable Wife is an enthralling tale of love and madness of longing and murder.
language: English
title: A Reliable Wife
publisher: Algonquin Books