Maloni's dream marriage to the charismatic Adrian Voss shatters when she uncovers a chilling truth: the house they share holds a buried secret-the grave of his first wife, Katrine, hidden beneath their bed. But Katrine's demise was no accident, and Adrian, a brilliant psychological profiler, is already preparing a second, equally sinister resting place... for Maloni. As Maloni fights to escape Adrian's obsessive control, she unearths a terrifying reality far darker than she could have imagined. Adrian isn't just a killer; he's a cognitive architect, meticulously dissecting human minds, building a vast, unseen network of "broken dolls" through insidious behavioral conditioning. His ultimate goal: to trigger a global psychological unraveling, a terrifying Genesis Protocol that would turn society into his personal, controlled experiment. With the help of a reclusive woodsman and a driven FBI agent, Maloni plunges into Adrian's subterranean fortress, a labyrinth of obsession where minds are weaponized and human will is brutally recalibrated. But Adrian is always one step ahead, pulling strings from the shadows, using his unwitting proxies to monitor their every move. Can Maloni, Adrian's last unforeseen variable, dismantle his terrifying legacy and prevent a world from succumbing to his cognitive plague? Or will she become the final, most exquisite masterpiece in his macabre collection, trapped forever in The Second Wife's Grave? Dive into this gripping psychological thriller where every manipulation is an art form, every secret a ticking time bomb, and the battle for sanity is waged within the deepest recesses of the human mind. Perfect for fans of covert psychological manipulation, stalker suspense, and unpredictable plot twists.