The Housewife is an audiobook by Natalie Barelli, narrated by Karissa Vacker. The unabridged Audible edition runs 7 hrs 50 mins.
Publisher’s Summary
From bestselling indie thriller writer Natalie Barelli comes a new deliciously dark novel about a woman who married the man of her dreams, only for him to become her worst nightmare.
Jodie always dreamed of being a housewife. And after a whirlwind romance, she marries renowned psychologist Dr. Roy Davies and moves into his perfect Beverly Hills home. But the fairy tale fades fast. Roy is distant, his friends view her as a gold-digger, and the house still reveres his late wife, Deborah, whose presence still looms over everyone and everything.
When Jodie learns Deborah became a recluse before death, she begins to suspect Roy was behind it. And the deeper she digs, the darker Roy’s past appears―obsessive, controlling, unfaithful. Increasingly convinced he had something to do with Deborah’s death, Jodie knows she should go to the police, but that would require revealing her own secret. A secret that could destroy her.
But Jodie won’t be silenced. Because the truth about Roy is worse than she imagined―and now, trapped in a house built on lies, she must find a way out before she becomes the next perfect wife to vanish.
Audiobook Details
- Narrated by: Karissa Vacker
- Length: 7 hrs 50 mins
- Publisher: Dreamscape Media
- Release year: 2026
- Audible category: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense / Thriller & Suspense / Crime Thrillers
Listener Ratings
The Housewife holds an average listener rating of 4.5/5 from 856 Audible ratings.
On Audible, ratings for this title break down into narration performance and story separately:
- Performance (narration): 4.7/5
- Story: 4.4/5
- 5-star ratings: 63% of all ratings
What Audible Listeners Are Saying
5/5 stars — “twisty goodness! “
this keeps you guessing till the very end! the narrator was great and the story hooks you from first chapter— Rebecca Rampley, Audible listener
5/5 stars — “Very good “
Excellent storytelling! I kept thinking I knew what was going to happen next or who each person was.— Laura , Audible listener
4/5 stars — “Incredible narration!”
Fun book; funny characters- perfect for listening while doing laundry (multitasking). The narrator did a phenomenal job.— Honest1, Audible listener
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