Love domestic thrillers? Fan of The Wife Between Us and You Are Not Alone? Well, Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen have a new book. What did I think? Check out my review of The Golden Couple
The Golden Couple by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen
Published on March 8, 2022 by St. Martins Press
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What is The Golden Couple About?
If Avery Chambers can’t fix you in 10 sessions, she won’t take you on as a client. Her successes are phenomenal–she helps people overcome everything from domineering parents to assault–and almost absorb the emptiness she sometimes feels since her husband’s death.
Marissa and Mathew Bishop seem like the golden couple–until Marissa cheats. She wants to repair things, both because she loves her husband and for the sake of their 8-year-old son.
After a friend forwards an article about Avery, Marissa takes a chance on this maverick therapist, who lost her license due to controversial methods.
When the Bishops 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.
Review of The Golden Couple
I’ve read two out of three of this writing duo’s books. I thought The Wife Between Us was fun, with a big twist. You Are Not Alone was a little weirder, with a premise I found harder to swallow.
I thought The Golden Couple sort of combined the best of both. It had an interesting premise, an unconventional therapist who will do pretty much anything to help her clients: follow people, spy on them, misrepresent herself, whatever it takes. She doesn’t take what her clients tell her at face value, she has to see for herself. Are her intentions good?
Then you have her main clients, Matthew and Marissa, whose marriage is reeling from Marissa’s recent confession of infidelity. Avery’s going to help them repair their relationship. But first, she has to figure out what’s really going on, try to protect herself from angry family members of past clients, and try to evade representatives of an evil corporation who are harassing her (that part of the story, as well as as well as another subplot, felt a bit thrown-in. I have a lot of thoughts on that, which you can find in my Spoiler Discussion Post of The Golden Couple.)
What I Did Like Most About The Golden Couple?
I thought it was well-plotted, with a bunch of twists and turns that were evenly spaced throughout the story. The plot really kept me guessing. Avery was an interesting character, kind of well-meaning and recklessly stupid all at the same time. She was one part therapist, one part detective and I could see a series of books with her as the connecting character.
Did It Have a Big Twist, Like The Wife Between Us?
Not really. And I was okay with that. I mean there are only so many Big Twists you can come up with. You can find my favorite Big Twist books here.