The Perfect Wife (A Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense—Book One) (A Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Thriller)

Criminal profiler in training (and newlywed) Jessie Hunt, 29, discovers that dark secrets lurk in her new suburban town; when a body turns up dead, she finds herself caught in the crosshairs of her newfound friends, her husband's secrets, her serial killer caseload--and the secrets of her own dark past.

In THE PERFECT WIFE (A Jessie Hunt Psychological Suspense Thriller--Book One), Criminal profiler-in-training Jessie Hunt is sure she's finally put the darkness of her childhood behind her. She and her husband, Kyle, just moved from a cramped downtown Los Angeles apartment into a Westport Beach mansion. Kyle's promotion has them swimming in money. And Jessie is on the verge of getting her Master's degree in forensic psychology, the last step in her dream of becoming a criminal profiler.

But soon after their arrival, Jessie begins to notice a series of strange developments. The neighbors--and their au pairs--all seem to be hiding secrets. The mysterious yacht club Kyle is desperate to join is rife with cheating spouses, and with troubling rules of its own. And the notorious serial killer being held at the psychiatric hospital where Jessie is completing her degree seems to know more about her life than is normal--or safe.

As her world starts to unravel, Jessie begins to question everything around her--including her own sanity. Has she truly uncovered a disturbing conspiracy buried within a sunny, wealthy Southern California beach town? Does the mass murderer she's studying really somehow know the origin of her private nightmares?

Or has her tortured past finally come back to claim her?

A fast-paced psychological suspense thriller with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding suspense, THE PERFECT WIFE is book #1 in a riveting new series that will leave you turning pages late into the night.

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Published Nov 13, 2018

197 pages

Average rating: 6.43

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novella.a
Jun 22, 2025
6/10 stars
I was a little bored reading this, all the good stuff happened in the last 15% and the other 85% of the book felt very fluffy. I like a beginning to end physiological thriller where I have to second guess everything I think, this felt very predictable.
Anibanani
Apr 02, 2025
5/10 stars
This book was ok but felt the ending fell flat
Littlewing
Dec 24, 2024
8/10 stars
The first of three books in a series. Gripping. Looked forward to the next two.
booked.
Feb 21, 2022
6/10 stars
If you are in the mood for a psychological suspense thriller, look no further! The Perfect Wife by Blake Pierce is a fast-paced, gripping read about Jessie Hunt, a criminal profiler student with a dark past, who has just moved from downtown LA to a suburban town mansion with her husband Kyle. Shortly after moving in, the couple is invited to an exclusive yacht club, where Kyle immerses himself hoping to make business contacts. However, there is something about the yatch club and the people there that doesn't sit right with Jessie. While her social life is changes completely, her educational life also takes a turn. In order to finish her degree, Jessie will have to conduct a series of interviews with a convicted serial killer who may be able to shed some light about her past. Jessie finds herself trapped in a place where everyone is keeping secrets, and when a body turns up dead, she starts to question everything, even her own sanity.

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