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The Hunting Wives share more than target practice, martinis, and bad behavior in this novel of obsession, seduction, and murder.
Synopsis:
Sophie O'Neill left behind an envy-inspiring career and the stressful, competitive life of big-city Chicago to settle down with her husband and young son in a small Texas town. It seems like the perfect life with a beautiful home in an idyllic rural community. But Sophie soon realizes that life is now too quiet, and she's feeling bored and restless.
Then she meets Margot Banks, an alluring socialite who is part of an elite clique secretly known as the Hunting Wives. Sophie finds herself completely drawn to Margot and swept into her mysterious world of late-night target practice and dangerous partying. As Sophie's curiosity gives way to full-blown obsession, she slips farther away from the safety of her family and deeper into this nest of vipers.
When the body of a teenage girl is discovered in the woods where the Hunting Wives meet, Sophie finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation and her life spiraling out of control.
Then she meets Margot Banks, an alluring socialite who is part of an elite clique secretly known as the Hunting Wives. Sophie finds herself completely drawn to Margot and swept into her mysterious world of late-night target practice and dangerous partying. As Sophie's curiosity gives way to full-blown obsession, she slips farther away from the safety of her family and deeper into this nest of vipers.
When the body of a teenage girl is discovered in the woods where the Hunting Wives meet, Sophie finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation and her life spiraling out of control.
Review
What do you get when you add Desperate Housewives, Housewives of..., Heathers and Friday Lights together? This book, but in such an unique way that it doesn't really hit you until you put it down, that all those ingredients were there, but so well mixed you didn't see them til the finale! And finale it IS. This roller coaster read doesn't give you time to breathe, as its building up t the end that you can see coming, but light a freight train bearing down on a stuck car on the tracks, you can't look away from! If this isn't a movie by next year, I'll be STUNNED. You may even find yourself casting it, right after you finish, as it makes that much of an impression! It's a twisted tale of the grass isn't always greener meets be careful what you wish for! MUST read of the Summer!
About the Author
May Cobb earned her MA in literature from San Francisco State University, and her essays and interviews
have appeared in the Washington Post, the Rumpus, Edible Austin, and Austin Monthly. Her debut novel,
Big Woods, won multiple awards. Originally from Texas, she now lives in the Bay Area in California with her
family. Connect with her on Twitter @maykcobb to learn more.
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