The Golden Couple
A Novel
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4.1 • 137 Ratings
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
The next electrifying novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author duo behind The Wife Between Us.
"Propulsive and thrilling....A page-turner that will keep you guessing until the very end." --Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Malibu Rising
Wealthy Washington suburbanites Marissa and Matthew Bishop seem to have it all—until Marissa is unfaithful. Beneath their veneer of perfection is a relationship riven by work and a lack of intimacy. She wants to repair things for the sake of their eight-year-old son and because she loves her husband. Enter Avery Chambers.
Avery is a therapist who lost her professional license. Still, it doesn’t stop her from counseling those in crisis, though they have to adhere to her unorthodox methods. And the Bishops are desperate.
When they glide through Avery’s door and Marissa reveals her infidelity, all three are set on a collision course. Because the biggest secrets in the room are still hidden, and it’s no longer simply a marriage that’s in danger.
"An utterly compelling, spellbinding read." --Lisa Jewell, author of Then She Was Gone and Invisible Girl
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Best-selling domestic thriller authors Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen (The Wife Between Us and You Are Not Alone) return with a gripping paranoid mystery about an enviably perfect relationship that isn’t what it seems. Rogue therapist Avery Chambers and her radical 10-session counselling program has Washington, DC, buzzing. When she agrees to take on power couple Matthew and Marissa Bishop as clients, she quickly discovers that infidelity is the least of their worries. We love the way the authors alternate the story between Avery’s and Marissa’s perspectives, a neat trick that kept us guessing which version of the truth was real. As all the dark, sordid details slide into place, the depth of the Bishops’ secrets prove shocking—as does their therapist’s recklessness. This wild ride will make you think twice about the next picture-perfect couple you meet.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Risk taking has helped make Avery Chambers, the protagonist of this suspenseful if not always credible thriller from bestsellers Hendricks and Pekkanen (You Are Not Alone), the hottest mental health professional in Washington, D.C., but her maverick approach, at times incorporating techniques more typically employed by PIs (like tailing patients to check up on them), does have its dangers. Already on edge after making a whistleblower call to the FDA concerning a pharmaceutical company's malfeasance, the recent widow starts to experience unsettling events, like what looks to be a professional break-in of her home, around the time she begins treating lawyer Matthew Bishop and his wife, boutique owner Marissa. Avery senses there's much more going on with this power couple than their stated infidelity issue—but can even someone as resourceful as Avery get to the bottom of a relationship stretching back to the pair's teens, and to the murder of Marissa's best friend back then, in time to avert disaster? Though several of the twists seem forced, the authors keep the pages turning. This one represents a return toward the high standard of their early nail-biters.
Customer Reviews
The golden couple
A disappointing unrealistic story….with characters who are drama queens and just plain annoying. I do not recommend.