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Someone Else’s Husband
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New York Times bestselling author Kimberly McCreight delivers a tour de force of character-driven suspense: the story of two women whose secrets and desires entrap them in a deadly love triangle.
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A Katie Couric Book Club Selection
COMING SOON FROM LIONSGATE TV
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF SUMMER: People, Boston Globe, Forbes, Southern Living, Parade, Book Riot, Crime Reads, Deadly Pleasures, Jordy’s Book Club.
You had to rely on the power of love. That he loved you enough not to do the thing that would break your heart.
It was paper-thin ice on which to stake your survival.
Gretchen Falk, a Park Avenue sophisticate born into great wealth and blessed with a storybook marriage, knows she lives a charmed life, and she’s not about to risk losing any part of it. That’s why she tried to convince Richard, her devoted husband and father to their three children, not to join his old college friends on an expedition almost eight thousand miles away, to the imposing peak of Mount Kilimanjaro. Little did she know that the beautiful artist climbing alongside him might prove the far greater danger.
Frankie Callahan’s dream of artistic success is within reach, with her career-making exhibition at a celebrated New York gallery only weeks away. If all goes well, the show will leave her financially independent, free of the tainted money that ties her to a past—and a man—she’s desperate to escape. To mark the end of this chapter, she is going to climb Kilimanjaro. But when she learns she’s the sole female accompanying a group of male friends, Frankie realizes that nothing about the trip will be as she expected. She certainly hasn’t counted on meeting anyone like the very charismatic, very rich, very married Richard Falk. By the time the group descends—with one fewer than when they began—they have lost more than they ever could have imagined.
Now, just two weeks after returning to New York, Frankie is dead, her East Village loft a blood-soaked crime scene. When Richard is charged in Frankie’s death, it falls to Gretchen to piece together how the life she so carefully constructed could have imploded so completely. There are only two things Gretchen knows for sure: she’s the only woman Richard has ever loved, and he would never hurt anyone.
Someone Else’s Husband is the sweeping and suspenseful story of two women on a collision course with love—and with each other—in which no one is right and everyone is very, very wrong.
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• A Katie Couric Book Club Selection
• An Amazon Best Book of 2026 (so far)
• A People Magazine Best Book of Summer
• Coming Soon from Lionsgate TV
“McCreight’s delicious, character-driven thriller will have you guessing to the end.”
—People, “Must-Reads for Summer”
“Multiple sleights of hand propel this pleasurably head-spinning thriller. The time-and-place-shifting tale includes an expedition up Mount Kilimanjaro, a posse of wealthy friends whose relationships date back to college and childhood, and intimate glimpses into the oft-tangled territory of marriage.”
—Boston Globe
“Kimberly McCreight’s new stunner Someone Else’s Husband takes readers from the peaks of Mt. Kilimanjaro to the streets of Soho and finally to the most mysterious place of all—the human heart. I was seduced by each character and knocked sideways by each betrayal. McCreight’s talent is boundless.”
—Amity Gaige, author of Heartwood
“This literary thriller has it all: richly drawn characters in escalating conflicts, wonderfully evocative atmosphere, razor-sharp observation and incisive wit, and one meticulously earned twist after another, with a knockout conclusion.”
—Chris Pavone, author of The Doorman
“With its blend of psychological tension and emotional depth, Someone Else’s Husband is already shaping up to be one of the most talked-about thrillers of 2026.”
—Parade
“Kimberly McCreight has quickly become a favorite, with her twisty plots, wry sense of humor, and fully realized characterizations, and her new novel is simply a joy to read.”
—CrimeReads
“If you enjoy simmering suspense and character-driven plots, you’ll tear through this one.”
—Woman’s World
“Murder changes everything one woman knows about her marriage and her life in this taut, unpredictable thriller. . . . Shifting perspectives and adding new twists at a heady pace, Kimberly McCreight fashions a crime thriller that turns wealth, class, and sex into a deliciously volatile mix.”
—Apple Books Review
“Suspenseful. . . . I loved how this book kept me guessing right until the end, when all the clues fell perfectly in place together. . . . In my imagination, I cast Nicole Kidman as Gretchen, and this gave HBO miniseries vibes.”
—Buzzfeed
“Both a master class in slow-burn psychological suspense and an insightful examination of the complex bonds that can unite a couple as well as how quickly those same bonds can be broken. . . . Readers who appreciate the compelling characters and clever plot twists of The Silent Patient by Alex Michaeledes … will be equally enthralled by this quietly stunning suspense novel.”
—Library Journal
“McCreight delivers. . . . Dynamic characters and expert pacing. . . . Entertaining.”
—Publishers Weekly
“McCreight fuels Someone Else’s Husband with a fiery storyline that keeps readers guessing and surprises coming right up to the grand finale. Another great summer beach read has arrived!”
—BookReporter
