The Last Mrs. Parrish

by Liv Constantine

She saw the origin of her mother’s cheerless demeanor and poverty of imagination.

That’s what wealth does for you, she thought. It gives you the means and the power to remain concealed from the world if you choose to—or if you need to.

Amber needed order—disciplined, structured order. And now, finally, she was the master of her world. And of her fate.

Interviews with sociopaths have revealed that they’re able to identify a potential victim merely by the way the person walks.

Spouses of sociopaths are said to have an overabundance of empathy. I found that bit of information hard to understand.