The Couple on Maple Drive
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3.8 • 31 Ratings
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Publisher Description
'YES SAM CARRINGTON, YES. This is how you write a thriller… I read this in one three-hour sitting and I regret nothing.' Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
From bestselling author Sam Carrington who also writes as Alice Hunter comes another nail-biting thriller.
You never really know what goes on behind closed doors…
When Isla McKenzie is brutally mugged, it’s her boyfriend Zach who’s there for her, who moves in to look after her when she can barely bring herself to leave the house.
But then something else happens, right on their doorstep. And it’s almost like someone’s out to get her…
Can Isla and Zach find out the truth before it’s too late? …Or at least before the secrets they’re hiding from each other surface?
Because those may be even deadlier…
From the USA Today bestselling author Sam Carrington comes an absolutely compelling psychological thriller that will make you question how well you know those closest to you—and how safe you ever are. Perfect for fans of Behind Closed Doors,The Girl on the Train, and Gillian Flynn.
Readers love The Couple on Maple Drive:
‘Phew! This is a real edge of your seat gripping story. My heart was pounding and I was screaming!’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘WOW!!… Incredible, from the prologue to the end. I was hooked… and the twist at the end!! O M G – I did not see that coming… Guys, This is a MUST read!!!’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Amazing. I could not put the book down for even a minute… mind blowing… I spent the whole day telling my sister about it.' NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I can't speak highly enough of this… It kept me up reading til the early hours.' NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I devoured this… One of the best books I’ve read this year.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A fantastic page turner… just all round amazing… Had me feeling every single moment of fear, unease, and creepiness. One thriller you won't want to miss!’ Rubie_reads ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Wow!… fantastic… I loved it so much!…so addictive…It felt as though I was watching a movie.’ Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
About the author
Sam Carrington lives in Devon with her husband and three children. She worked for the NHS for 15 years, during which time she qualified as a nurse. Following the completion of a Psychology degree she went to work for the prison service as an Offending Behaviour Facilitator. Her experiences within this field inspired her writing. She left the service to spend time with her family and to follow her dream of being a novelist.
Customer Reviews
A dark and twisty page-turner full of intrigue and suspense!
I’m a big fan of Sam Carrington’s books, so I always look forward to this time of year when I can stalk NetGalley for her latest thriller to become available.
Isla’s life is heading in the perfect direction, when she lands herself a promotion at work and bags herself a new boyfriend, Zach – the boss’s son! Unfortunately, her happiness is rather short-lived when she becomes the victim of a vicious mugging whilst on her way home from her promotion party.
Waking in hospital Isla barely remembers a thing! As she struggles to process what happened her boyfriend Zach says he’ll move in to look after her. It is very early days in their relationship so this will either make them or break them!
We follow Isla as she desperately tries to remember what happened to her the night she was mugged. As small memories from before the attack re-surface, Isla becomes worried that the person who hurt her may actually be someone she knows! Like Isla, I very quickly couldn’t trust any of the other characters in this book! With several potential suspects, this makes for an intriguing and suspenseful read!
This book is perfectly paced with a dark and creepy edge to it. Whilst I did guess the outcome, I still loved all the twists and turns and put my prediction down to my exceptional detective skills!
I love that the story features a local true-crime podcast. This is very different and not something I have come across in a book before. Like Isla, I’m also obsessed with listening to them, so this made the main character very relatable to me.
It is not often that a book scares me, but this one has had me looking over my shoulder a few times. I often cut through a park on my way home from work just like Isla did and I am usually listening to a true-crime podcast. I think I’ll take a different route for a while now! 🤣
As always, I love that Sam’s books are based in Devon, which is where I live, it makes it so much easier for me to imagine the setting whilst reading.
This book did make me cry but they were happy tears, and they were not due to the story itself but due to the acknowledgements at the end. Ensure you read them to spot the special shout out to me! Sam’s book The Missing Wife is one of the first books I ever reviewed when I joined the world of book blogging. Since then we have become great friends. I am blown away to be featured in the acknowledgements, so thank you, Sam. It is a pleasure to read and review your work.
Not great…
All a bit boring. Characters weren’t great. Storyline weak…. Don’t bother
The couple on Maple Drive
I thoroughly enjoyed this book…Fantastic author has done it again. Well done!!