"The Hunting Wives" is a dramatic story centered around Sophie O'Neill, a woman who leaves a high-powered career in Chicago to move to a small Texas town with her husband and son. Feeling bored and restless in this quiet rural setting, she becomes drawn to Margot Banks, a glamorous and alluring socialite who leads an elite clique known as the Hunting Wives. This group of women shares a lifestyle of target practice, partying, gossip, and reckless behavior. As Sophie becomes more involved with the Hunting Wives, she slips farther away from her family and into a world of obsession, seduction, and danger. When the body of a teenage girl is found in the woods where the Hunting Wives meet, Sophie finds herself caught in a murder investigation, with her life spiraling out of control. The story explores themes of obsession, infidelity, deception, and the dark secrets behind the façade of a perfect suburban life. It also includes elements of suspense, mystery, and social commentary on the contrast between appearances and hidden realities in a conservative community. The television adaptation leans into these themes with added sensuality and intrigue, depicting a mix of political ambition, social drama, and intense personal relationships within this group of women. Overall, "The Hunting Wives" is about a woman drawn into a seductive but dangerous social circle that leads to secrets, lies, and a murder mystery in a small Texas town. It is both a thriller and a soap opera with high drama, risqué behavior, and complex character dynamics. This summary covers both the original novel by May Cobb and its Netflix television adaptation that premiered in 2025.