The Perfect Couple
NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX DRAMA STARRING NICOLE KIDMAN
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4.0 • 95 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
THE GRIPPING THRILLER THAT INSPIRED THE MAJOR NEW NETFLIX SERIES
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'A sizzling summer read fans won't want to miss' - Bustle
'Sink into this book like a hot, scented bath . . . a delicious, relaxing pleasure. And a clever whodunit at the same time' - Kirkus
'Hilderbrand's books keep getting better and better' - Bookreporter
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Every couple has their secrets . . .
It's wedding season, and tensions are brewing.
When one lavish wedding ends in disaster before it can even begin - with the maid of honour discovered dead in Nantucket Harbor just hours before the ceremony - everyone in the wedding party is suddenly a suspect.
As Chief of Police Ed Kapenash digs into the best man, the bride, the groom's famous mystery novelist mother, and even a member of his own family, the chief discovers that every wedding is a minefield - and that no couple is perfect.
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Praise for Elin Hilderbrand
'Hilderbrand throws enough curveballs to keep readers guessing, but not too many, maintaining the breezy pace her novels are known for' - Booklist
'Queen of the summer novel' - People
'[Elin Hilderbrand] signifies the start of summer to readers' - The Book Reporter
'Perfect holiday reading' - Candis
'The queen regent of the easy-breezy summer novel' - New York Post
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The summer wedding of the year on Nantucket Island is shattered when the maid of honor's body washes up on the beach right before the ceremony in Hilderbrand's deliciously captivating drama. It's July 4th weekend, and Bronx Zoo assistant director Celeste Otis, a kind young woman of modest upbringing, is set to marry the very privileged Benji Winbury. When Celeste finds her best friend, the vivacious Merritt Monaco, dead, Nantucket police chief Ed Kapenash and stalwart Massachusetts State Police detective Nick Diamantopoulos set about questioning family and friends, some of whom are more forthcoming than others. A tangled web of shocking secrets and steamy affairs is revealed, but is one of them really capable of murder? Using multiple viewpoints, Hilderbrand (The Identicals) realistically mines her flawed, likeable characters' lives. She gives each a depth and humanity that's difficult to pull off with an ensemble cast, with character notes such as Celeste's mother's desire to see her daughter married before she dies from breast cancer. The author shows similar attention to peripheral characters, such as Lola Budd, who's dating Chief Ed's ward and gets a chance to help the investigation and impress the chief. Hilderbrand's legions of fans will be thrilled by this delightful whodunit, and it will earn her plenty of new ones.
