First published 1980
Molly Keatley lives a comfortable, predictable life until the day everything changes. Her husband suddenly faces charges of working as a Russian spy. The accusation shatters her sense of security and throws her world into chaos. She must navigate a crisis she never imagined possible while questioning everything she thought she knew about the man she married. Hill tells her story with wit and suspense as Molly struggles to understand whether her husband is guilty or innocent. The novel explores how quickly a stable life can collapse and examines the emotional toll of betrayal, whether real or imagined. Molly's journey becomes one of survival and self-discovery as she confronts the possibility that her marriage was built on lies.
Genres: fiction, 20th-century, mystery, thriller, 21st-century, espionage
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: deception, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Russia
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
196 pages · Hardcover · Collins,