The Second Mrs Wallace

A BRAND-NEW slow-burn 1960s suspense set in the glamorous Swiss Alps perfect for 2026!

Olivia Gavoyannis

• Publisher: Embla Books
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Literature
• eBook ISBN:
  9781471419201
• Subtopic: Literature General
• Index: Literature

Rebecca meets White Lotus in this chilling slow-burn suspense set against the glittering backdrop of the sparkling Swiss Alps in the 1960s.

'Oh my, this one just had me completely gripped from start to finish... I could not put this down and devoured it over just 2 sittings!' Reader review, 5 stars

Switzerland, 1963.

Yesterday, as the train whizzed past the Gstaad Palace hotel lit up like a fairytale castle in the snow-topped mountains, I glanced once more at the diamond ring sparkling on my finger and thought, my life is perfect.

From the very first moment I met Max Wallace two months ago, I knew that he would change my life forever.

But today I feel doubts creeping in...

In the swirling snow at the top of the mountain I see a woman - blonde Brigitte Bardot updo, pointed chin and upturned nose - and my breath catches in my throat. She looks exactly like me.

She lifts her sunglasses and I see the recognition on her face. We could be twins, but she's not looking at me. She's looking at my husband. She knows him.

Max says he didn't see her. But he did. And that's when I realise: my new husband is already lying to me.

I couldn't wait to become Mrs Wallace. But what if I don't know the man I married?

Fans of The Honeymoon Suite, The Talented Mr Ripley and White Lotus won't want to miss this.

Readers can't put The Second Mrs Wallace down!

'I could not put this down, it kept giving and giving!... I don't know if I could go skiing after this... A brilliant thriller... especially whilst at a skiing chalet!' Reader review, 5 stars

'Had me hooked from the start!... had me tensing my shoulders with apprehension as Helen discovered more and more about the man who swept her off her feet... And it had me open-mouthed towards the end.' Reader review, 5 stars

'Hard to put down!... could be a tv drama/psychological thriller series... I loved the mystery behind each character and how their stories slowly unveiled.' Reader review, 5 stars

'I absolutely raced through this book... I couldn't put it down... brilliant slow burn that actually left me wanting more after each chapter.' Reader review, 5 stars.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Also By Olivia Gavoyannis
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Prologue
• One
• Two
• Three
• Four
• Five
• Six
• Seven
• Eight
• Nine
• Ten
• Eleven
• Twelve
• Thirteen
• Fourteen
• Fifteen
• Sixteen
• Seventeen
• Eighteen
• Nineteen
• Twenty
• Twenty-One
• Twenty-Two
• Twenty-Three
• Twenty-Four
• Twenty-Five
• Twenty-Six
• Twenty-Seven
• Twenty-Eight
• Twenty-Nine
• Thirty
• Thirty-One
• Thirty-Two
• Thirty-Three
• Thirty-Four
• Thirty-Five
• Thirty-Six
• Acknowledgements
• About the Author
• About Embla Books