Whatever you think you know… you’re wrong.Following a whirlwind four-month romance, lawyer Claire and hotel entrepreneur Angus are engaged to be married. Happy and successful, and ready to start their new life together, Claire and Angus find what they believe to be the perfect home.But when Claire meets Mark, the man selling them the house, he looks eerily familiar. He looks exactly like the man … looks exactly like the man she loved five years ago, the man she couldn’t bear to lose.
As Claire finds herself irresistibly drawn to Mark and crosses lines she never thought she’d cross, Angus’ behaviour becomes increasingly suspicious. Soon Claire doesn’t know whether she can trust Mark, Angus… or even herself.
The Couple is a psychological thriller with a stunning twist, perfect for fans of The Girl Before, The Wife Between Us, and The Woman in the Window.
Readers love The Couple:
‘A fiendishly smart psychological thriller, and I simply devoured it in a single day.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘I haven’t read a book with such an awesome “GOTCHA” moment in a long, long time. Brilliant!’ KayCKay Book Reviews, 5 stars
‘I started this book on a Sunday morning and my family didn’t see me again until Sunday night! This book is a very fast read that had me hanging on the entire time… Just a brilliant read!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘5 stars for this twisted, twisty, dark, total mind game of a book. There wasn’t one thing I did not like about this book… The Couple is going to be HOT.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘I can see book clubs devouring this and questioning their own relationships: this book + wine = a rollicking reading evening! And, oh, the twists and ending!!!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘Wow! This ending really surprised me… BAM! Loved it.’ Goodreads Reviewer
‘Go ahead and read this one ASAP!’ SimplyMurt, 5 stars
‘There are many twists – some were expected, while others were a shocker, and this makes for an overall great read!’ Goodreads Reviewer
‘I loved this book. Surprise ending with twist I didn’t see coming. Highly recommend this one.’ NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars
‘A brilliant read!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘The Couple is a fast and exciting read.’ Goodreads Reviewer
‘Brilliant! Read in a couple of days, just couldn’t put it down. Proper twist at the end had me reeling!’ Sifat’s Book Kingdom
‘I got so pulled into The Couple I read it in one go – great twist!’ Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orangemore
Claire is struggling to get over her relationship with ex-boyfriend Daniel when she is introduced to Angus, They immediately hit it off and decide to marry. Angus suggests buying a house from someone named Mark. Claire goes to look at the house and she is immediately attracted to Mark because he resembles Daniel. He calls Clare back to the house on the ruse of buying an antique mirror and chest at which time he gives her a gun to hide. (Again, no explanation and Claire does not question it and she hides it where he tells her to). After they move in, one day Clare returns home and Mark is there in the house. (It seemed rather strange to me that she did not even question why he was in their home, ask for the key and/or call the locksmith). The story goes back and forth between the present and 5 years ago when Claire was in a relationship triangle with Daniel and Julia, someone he was supposedly trying to dump). Claire and Mark begin an affair and this complicates things. I enjoyed this book but everyone was very unlikable and Claire was just plain dumb. It was far-fetched at times and also very confusing at other times. It is a well-written book and overall it is a good read although I felt like there were some things that had not been explained very well and some loose ends left. Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC of this very interesting book in exchange for an honest review.
This is a very unusual book and not remotely what I was expecting.
Claire, an immigration lawyer, is engaged to be married to Angus after a brief, whirlwind courtship. They look at a house in London and Claire is instantly attracted to the seller, a man named Mark, who reminds her desperately of Daniel, her past fiancé and the “one who got away”.
None of the characters are remotely likable but in a market saturated with domestic thrillers this one breaks all of the rules and delivers some very unexpected surprises.
I’ll be thinking about this one for awhile…
Thank you to Sarah Mitchell, Bookouture, and Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This was one of those books that snags you and when you finally finish it, you are astonished. I don’t want to give away anything else about the book, but it was a great read.
Claire and Angus are a young professional couple, recently engaged and new homeowners. The house they have purchased, largely with Angus’ money, is fabulous and they got it at a great price! Claire, an immigration lawyer, is thrilled, as she comes from a home where money was very tight. Claire’s work and a tragedy from her past combine to introduce a man into her life who is not necessarily who she thinks he is. Strongly recommend.
Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher for a free ARC in exchange for my honest review.
Thank you #NetGalley and #Bookouture for the ARC
Claire has never gotten over her ex boyfriend Daniel. She meets Angus, he runs a chain of boutique hotels, Claire works for the government in the immigration department. They are sort of an odd match but get engaged rather quickly.
They buy a house from a man named Mark who just so happens to have a huge resemblance to Claire’s ex boyfriend Daniel. Claire finds herself very attracted to Mark, let the trouble and twists and turns begin. I was shocked as some of the secrets of the characters were revealed. A definite page turner.
“Whatever you think you know…You’re wrong” is only the beginning in this twisty new thriller from Sarah Mitchell. While it began rather slowly and took some adjusting to the writing style, it became quite interesting with surprises galore. Maybe the blurb should’ve read “Whoever you think you know…You’re wrong”.
Many thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for the ARC to read my first Sarah Mitchell book.