Recently, Nora has started to feel that ''having it all'' comes with a price, one her husband doesn''t seem to be paying quite so heavily. She loves Hayden, but why is it that, however hard men work, their wives always seem to work that little bit harder? When their house-hunting takes them to an affluent suburban neighbourhood, Nora''s eyes are opened to a new world. Here, the wives don''t make all the sacrifices. Here, the husbands can remember the kids'' schedules, and iron and notice when the house needs dusting. But when she becomes involved in a wrongful death case involving one of the local residents, Nora begins to suspect that there''s a dark secret at the heart of this perfect world. One that some will kill to protect . . .