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The Second Wife: Succession meets The White Lotus in this gripping new thriller

Ali Lowe

Dripping with scandal, secrets, grandeur and greed, THE SECOND WIFE is an unputdownable thriller, perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty and Sally Hepworth.

The Fairchild family have it all. At least that's what anyone watching the family of billionaires board the opulent Titan Pacifica would think.

But as Sydney Harbour Bridge starts to disappear in the rear-view window of the luxury liner, so too does any pretence that this is a happy family.

Unbeknownst to his children, CEO and patriarch Irving had planned to use the cruise to reveal his long-awaited succession plans. As glasses clink and elaborate dinners are served to the most notorious of Sydney's elite, it will soon become all too clear that family loyalty can only take you so far.

And although six embark on the journey of a lifetime, not all of the group will make it back to dry land again . . .

Praise for Ali Lowe
'Ali Lowe is moving swiftly into the footprints of Liane Moriarty' The Australian
'Sharp, clever and compelling' Sarah Pearse
'Deliciously dark and completely enthralling' Nicola Moriarty
'Utterly gripping' Heat

  • Classification : Thriller, Crime & Mystery
  • Pub Date : MAR 12, 2026
  • Imprint : Hodder & Stoughton
  • Page Extent : 384
  • Binding : TPB
  • ISBN : 9781399742184
  • Price : INR 899
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Ali Lowe

Ali Lowe is the author of four acclaimed novels: The Trivia Night, The Running Club, The School Run, which was a WHSmith Book of the Month in Australia, and most recently, The Private Island.

Ali is a journalist by profession: she was Features Editor at OK! in London and has written for bridal magazines, parenting titles, websites and newspapers. She has dual Australian and
British citizenship and lives on Sydney's Northern Beaches with her husband and three children.

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