The Last Housewife

'Will haunt your dreams and change the way you view the world'JULIE CLARK
'Deliciously unputdownable' WASHINGTON POST

An inescapable man. A secret cult. An unsolved murder.

At university, Shay Evans and her friends met a man who seduced them with lies and brought them under his thrall. By senior year, Shay and her friend Laurel were the only ones who managed to escape his dark world.

Eight years later, Shay has built a new life. But when she hears the horrifying news of Laurel's death, she realises the past she thought she buried is still very much alive.

Which means Shay must go back to the place she vowed never to return. As she follows the threads of Laurel's life, she's pulled once again into a terrifying cult. And this time, there may be no turning back...

'I barely breathed through most of this engrossing story, so consider yourself warned'GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

'A truly terrifying novel' COSMOPOLITAN

'A stunning, disturbing thriller that will have your mind and heart racing... Had me gasping for air'SAMANTHA DOWNING

READERS LOVE THE LAST HOUSEWIFE!
'Wow I couldn't put this down... dark and incredible'
'A must read'
'Incredibly dark, intense, deeply unnerving, and mindblowing'
'Thrilling and spicy and really well written'
'An utter master piece'
'What an indictment against the patriarchy!'
'Brings dark and twisty to a whole other level'


Genre: Mystery

"A dark, twisted tale of feminism and patriarchy, Ashley Winstead has given us a gripping story about a cult and the ways in which women became psychologically bound, while at the same time exploring themes of power and redemption. Timely and terrifying, The Last Housewife will haunt your dreams and change the way you view the world." - Julie Clark

"An addictive and riveting psychological thriller." - Liv Constantine

"A stunning, disturbing thriller that will have your mind and heart racing. The Last Housewife is a clever, twisty, unnerving ride through feminism, patriarchy, and power, and it had me gasping for air." - Samantha Downing

"Only fifty shades of grey? Please. Ashley Winstead's The Last Housewife is a technicolor rainbow, provocative and unflinching in its brilliant portrayal of female desire, male violence, and the unsettling link between them. A disturbingly sexy thrill-ride that does more than 'twist'--it explodes off the page, confronting dark truths about women in the patriarchy and forging weapons of resistance from the flames. You don't read The Last Housewife. You face it down." - Amy Gentry

"It's not every day I finish a novel and decide right then and there that the author is now an auto-buy. While I was anticipating a great story from Winstead, I wasn't expecting to inhale her new book in one breathless read. The Last Housewife is a propulsive, unputdownable thriller with a dark, beating heart. It chilled me to the bone, and I'm still recovering. Ashley Winstead, I bow down." - Jennifer Hillier

"Provocative and downright terrifying, The Last Housewife feels ripped from the headlines as it explores the dark world of a violent, misogynist cult in a New York college town. The story unfolds through the eyes of Shay Evans, who returns to avenge the deaths of two college friends and save the women who are still in danger. Winstead deftly tackles the complicated issues of gender, coercion and agency while crafting an edge-of-your-seat, action-packed thriller!" - Wendy Walker

"Ashley Winstead takes her reader into the heart of darkness -- and brilliantly reveals the tender, human part hidden in those shadows. Propulsive, smart, and chilling, The Last Housewife confirms what In My Dreams I Hold a Knife promised: no one writes like thrillers like Ashley Winstead." - Alison Wisdom