THE SECESSIONIST'S WIFE
COMING SOON
For journalist Anna Jones of the New York Daily Journal, nothing is more important than finding the truth. So when Fort Riley, Kansas, suffers a terrorist attack, Anna jumps at the chance to see what’s happening at the base. She and her partner Viktor Simonson rush to the heartland to cover the events as they unfold. Once on the ground, they agree to divide and conquer—one will check out the damage at the military installation, the other will attend a press conference with Kansas Governor Marie Danielle Schreiber in the nearby college town of Manhattan. In no time, Anna realizes the attack may not be as cut-and-dried as it appears. She also loses track of Viktor.
Meanwhile, on a farm outside Junction City, housewife Theresa Walkermore is grappling with mysteries of her own. Between her husband Noah’s unexplained absences and middle-of-the-night activities, she’s sure he’s being unfaithful to her again. But as she’s drawn into his world, she fears he’s embroiled in something far worse than adultery.
Sharing the same values and moral strength, Anna and Theresa realize that, together, they may be the only ones capable of stopping a plot that threatens not just Kansas, but the United States itself.
Praise for THE SECESSIONIST'S WIFE:
“The Secessionist's Wife sucked me in from the very first paragraph and had me holding my breath till the closing sentence. Take it from this lover of John le Carré and Frederick Forsyth: If you want a thriller that’s as intellectually sharp as it is relentlessly gripping, clear your weekend—you’re going to need it!”
—Melissa Meeker Eustace, co-founder of ProSovereign Global
“The Secessionist’s Wife is extraordinarily formidable and dangerously plausible. Wolf Bahren constructs a stark political landscape populated by people who feel strikingly familiar. It’s the kind of story that lingers as a warning for all of its readers.”
—Hannah Jacobson, personal trainer and US Marine Corps veteran
“Bahren’s journalism and international background is on full display here, as she clearly has a strong grasp of how something nefarious landing in a reporter’s lap could actually go down. While no doubt the intense setup of The Secessionist’s Wife is all the more terrifying for feeling just this side of realistic, the story ultimately is one of hope.”
—Christina Duff, librarian and journalist