The Hunting Wives TV series on Netflix is based on the novel "The Hunting Wives" by May Cobb. The novel is a dark, dramatic thriller centered on Sophie O'Neill, who moves to a small Texas town with her family and becomes obsessed with an elite socialite named Margot Banks and her circle of wives known as the Hunting Wives. This secretive group engages in late-night target practice, parties, and dangerous behavior. The story involves themes of obsession, seduction, and murder, including the investigation of a teenage girl's death that Sophie gets embroiled in. The show adapts this premise from the novel but makes some changes to characters and plot details for the screen.