She was hired to be a wife.
She didn’t know the marriage was real.
When a struggling woman accepts a high-paying, confidential job impersonating the missing wife of a powerful tech executive, she’s told it’s simple: follow the rules, play the part, and disappear when it’s over.
But inside the heavily guarded estate, nothing feels temporary.
The staff treats her as if she’s always belonged there. The marriage comes with memories she never lived—and consequences she never agreed to. And when the real wife returns, calm and calculating, both women claim the same identity… while the man at the center insists he’s only trying to protect them.
As deception deepens and the truth fractures, she discovers the job was never meant to end—and she was chosen for a reason. Because in this marriage, identity is everything. And when someone dies, only one wife will legally exist.
Dark, addictive, and packed with psychological twists, The Proxy Wife is a chilling thriller about deception, identity theft, and a marriage built on lies—perfect for fans of The Housemaid and The Silent Patient.
Genre: Mystery
She didn’t know the marriage was real.
When a struggling woman accepts a high-paying, confidential job impersonating the missing wife of a powerful tech executive, she’s told it’s simple: follow the rules, play the part, and disappear when it’s over.
But inside the heavily guarded estate, nothing feels temporary.
The staff treats her as if she’s always belonged there. The marriage comes with memories she never lived—and consequences she never agreed to. And when the real wife returns, calm and calculating, both women claim the same identity… while the man at the center insists he’s only trying to protect them.
As deception deepens and the truth fractures, she discovers the job was never meant to end—and she was chosen for a reason. Because in this marriage, identity is everything. And when someone dies, only one wife will legally exist.
Dark, addictive, and packed with psychological twists, The Proxy Wife is a chilling thriller about deception, identity theft, and a marriage built on lies—perfect for fans of The Housemaid and The Silent Patient.
Genre: Mystery
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