Anatomy of an Alibi – Elston Ashley (2026)

This English-language thriller follows two women whose lives become irrevocably intertwined when a murder threatens to expose them both. Everyone at Chantilly’s Bar notices out-of-towner Camille Bayliss: red lips, designer heels, a Negroni in hand, flirting with a local before returning alone to her bed-and-breakfast in her sleek car. But the woman they see is not Camille Bayliss. It is Aubrey Price. Aubrey has been haunted by the terrible night that changed her life a decade ago, and she is convinced Benjamin Bayliss knows something about it. Living in a house full of criminals, she knows there is more than one way to uncover the truth, and may have found the perfect way in. Camille appears to have a picture-perfect life as the wife of hotshot lawyer Ben and the daughter of a wealthy Louisiana family. Yet nothing is as it seems: she believes Ben has been hiding dark secrets for years, but cannot find proof because he monitors her every move. Aubrey and Camille devise a plan. For twelve hours, Aubrey will take Camille’s place while Camille spies on Ben, allowing both women to find the answers they desperately seek. The next morning, however, Ben is found murdered. Both women need an airtight alibi, but only one of them has one, and a single false step could bring everything undone.