What if the man you married was never who he claimed to be?

Perfect for fans of Lisa Gardner, Sally Hepworth, and Patricia Cornwell, THE EXPEDIENT WIFE is a tense, emotionally layered action thriller where romance collides with espionage, and trust becomes the most dangerous risk of all.

Quinn Durand is smart, cautious, and painfully familiar with heartbreak. A successful attorney from a small Southern town, she’s spent years protecting herself after a humiliating failed wedding. Then she meets Harrison Robicheaux — a charismatic military man who makes life feel exciting again. Their relationship moves fast: lavish trips, sweeping romance, impulsive declarations of love. When Harris proposes during a romantic getaway and suggests they marry immediately, Quinn ignores every warning bell and says yes.

Weeks later, she leaves behind her career and moves to Türkiye to join him.

Instead of a reunion, she arrives to devastating news: Harris has supposedly died in a military helicopter crash and is accused of stealing classified intelligence. Worse, authorities believe Quinn may have helped him.

Now trapped in a web of conspiracy and lies, Quinn is forced into a desperate race through Istanbul’s shadowy underworld. Pursued by intelligence agencies, criminals, and enemies she can’t identify, she begins uncovering a horrifying truth: the man she loved may have orchestrated every detail of their relationship for reasons she doesn’t understand.

A betrayed American lawyer in Türkiye uncovers her husband’s secret life, stolen military intelligence, and a deadly conspiracy — then fights to survive, expose the truth, and claim a new identity.

An addictive international conspiracy thriller packed with romantic suspense, hidden identity twists, and deadly secrets, THE EXPEDIENT WIFE is a suspense novel that asks: if your husband built your entire marriage on lies … how far would you go to uncover the truth?