The Infidelity Pact by Carrie Doyle Karasyov

With a wry eye and an insider’s view of L.A.’s wealthy and occasionally desperate housewives, The Infidelity Pact is at once poignant and hilarious, a book that is sure to be talked about on both coasts-and everywhere in between. Featuring the quirky chef and amateur sleuth Antonia Bingham, this new mystery book is: Perfect for Fans of Denise Swanson and Louise Penny For readers of classic murder mysteries and scenic town cozy mysteries The Hamptons are known for beautiful beaches, luxurious living, millionaire mansions, and now. When the women discover that a local gossip has been spying on their conversations and is threatening to reveal their secrets to the whole town, how far will they go to stop him? And how well do these friends really know each other anyway? As the year progresses, secrets are revealed, betrayals pile up, desires are brought to light, lies are told, and each woman is forced to face up to the truth of who she is and the choices that have brought her here. And so our ladies embark-two eagerly, one cautiously, and one very reluctantly-on perilous romantic paths that lead to all manner of adventure and intrigue. Once inside, Antonia checks the heat, looks for leaks or damage, and finds the occasional dead body. Their husbands are declared off-limits and the friends agree to confide only in each other (the theory being that dalliances cause trouble in large part because word gets out). East Hampton innkeeper and chef Antonia Bingham has settled in to town and taken on extra work as an estate manager, giving her entree her into some of the area’s most glamorous homes.

housewives each make a pact to have a year-long extramarital affair.

To address their general malaise, four privileged L.A. housewives to each indulge in a year-long extramarital affair leads to freedom, revenge, social climbing, sex, drugs, and murder in this hilarious and biting solo debut by a coauthor of The Right Address and Wolves in Chic Clothing.

The Infidelity Pact by Carrie Doyle Karasyov