The Matchmaker

July 7th, 2026

Long-buried secrets resurface when a woman returns home for her sister’s lavish resort wedding in the Everglades, where gossiping aunties and Burmese pythons aren’t the only threats, in this suspense novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Matchmaker.

It’s been three years since Hena Mirza saw her family. Three years since her fiancé mysteriously vanished on their wedding day. Three years since everyone decided she was to blame.
When her younger sister, Lulu, calls with shocking news—she’s getting married in forty-eight hours and their mother is dying—Hena’s plan is simple: fly home, say goodbye, and leave before she reopens old wounds. But nothing about the trip is simple. This isn’t a one-day event. It’s an eight-day desi wedding with a guest list that eerily mirrors the one from her own failed nuptials. And though Hena feels unexpected sparks fly with two men in the wedding party—a childhood friend and a newcomer unfamiliar with her history—the remaining guests quickly make it clear: No one is happy she’s back.
Then Lulu’s carefully planned itinerary goes awry. Hena initially dismisses the strange incidents, but as days pass and the sabotage escalates, it becomes clear that someone is determined to destroy the wedding, just as Hena’s was destroyed years ago. To survive this week, she’ll have to uncover the culprit behind these attacks . . . before the past she’s tried to outrun finally catches up to her.

Praise for The Wedding Week

“Set during a lavish wedding where everyone is watching and no one is innocent, this electrifying thriller strips away the glamour and exposes something seedy and vicious underneath. Saeed writes with precision and nerve, escalating suspicion into full-blown paranoia as loyalties fracture and buried secrets surface. Every twist cuts deep, and every relationship feels one step from betrayal. Addictive and unflinching.” —Carter Wilson, USA Today bestselling author of Tell Me What You Did

“The pages just flew by in The Wedding Week, a fun read with a charmingly claustrophobic family ensemble and a glittering setting.”
—Sarina Bowen, USA Today bestselling author of The Five Year Lie

“Saeed’s portrayal of big, ethnic families is so accurate it is both affirming and triggering. I was equal parts entertained and horrified (but in a really good way). My flabber is gasted.”
—Jesse Q. Sutanto, bestselling author of Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

“A decadent setting, a sisters’ story that instantly drew me in, twists and turns for days . . . I couldn’t put this book down. Clear your calendar and prepare to be swept away!”
—Ally Condie, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girls Trip and The Unwedding