One of Us Must Die

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Published by: She Writes Press
Release Date: October 20, 2026
Pages: 256
ISBN13: 979-8896361800

 
Synopsis

For fans of Kimberly Belle and Apple TV+’s Bad Sisters, a domestic suspense exploring the lengths a woman trapped in an unhappy marriage by an ironclad trust fund clause will go to in order to escape her greedy, gaslighting husband.

She married for love. He married for trust. Specifically, her trust fund—the one with the iron-clad “no divorce, no matter the circumstances” clause her mother insisted on.

Sterling (not as good as gold) has always come second to her family’s wealth—but unlike her mother, she’ll do anything to protect her three children. For years, she’s kept up the perfect family illusion to shield them from their manipulative, gaslighting father. But now her husband is becoming more reckless, and her children more exposed. And when her daughter’s fiancé says he wants a marriage just like hers, Sterling knows her charade has gone too far.

To free herself, she must outwit her husband and the legal ties meant to trap her—before it’s too late. Because in this family, there’s only one way out: One of them must die.

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Praise

“One of Us Must Die is a taut domestic thriller about generational wealth, marriage, and the slow erosion of morality. A truly chilling and thought-provoking read!”
—Wendy Walker, USA Today best-selling author of Blade

“Tense, sharply written, and buzzing with suspense, Zelly Ruskin’s One Of Us Must Die is a compulsively readable peek into a world of privilege and simmering grudges. Clear your calendar and lock the doors, you’ll be turning pages late into the night to find out what happens next.”
—Heather Gudenkauf, the New York Times best-selling author of The Overnight Guest and The Perfect Hosts