Published by: HarperCollinsRelease Date: October 17, 2017
Contributors: Liv Constantine
Genre: domestic thriller, psychological thriller, suspense, women’s fiction
Pages: 390
ISBN13: 978-0062667571
ASIN: B01N4QZ0KW
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HarperCollinsOctober 17, 2017Liv Constantine978-0062667571B01N4QZ0KW
Overview
A national best seller, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club choice, a People Magazine Best Pick, a New York Post Must Reads, a “ Best Of Skimm Reads 2017 ” survival, and a Library Reads choice. recipient of star reviews from Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal. The last Mrs. Parrish is a mesmerizing debut psychological thriller full of delicious twists about a coolly manipulative woman who worms her way into the lives of a affluent “ fortunate couple ” from Connecticut to achieve the inside animation she wants .
Amber Patterson is fed up. She ’ second tired of being a cipher : a plain, inconspicuous charwoman who blends into the background. She deserves more—a life of money and office like the one blond-haired, blue-eyed goddess Daphne Parrish takes for granted. To everyone in the exclusive town of Bishops Harbor, Connecticut, Daphne and her conserve, Jackson—the beautiful philanthropist and the convinced real number estate of the realm mogul—are a gold couple straight out of a fairytale, blessed with two cover girl young daughters .
Amber ’ mho envy could eat her alive. .. if she didn ’ t have a plan. Amber uses Daphne ’ s compassion and caring to insinuate herself into the syndicate ’ s life—the first gradation in a meticulous scheme to undermine her. Before long, Amber is Daphne ’ s closest confidante, traveling to Europe with the Parrish family, and growing closer to Jackson. But a skeleton from her past may undermine everything that Amber has worked towards, and if it is discovered, her well-laid plan may fall to pieces .
With shocking turns and iniquity secrets that will keep you guessing until the very end, The last Mrs. Parrish is a fresh, juicy, and absolutely addictive thriller from a diabolically imaginative talent .
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Praise
“ [ A ] wicked debut thriller… you ’ ll gusto every devilish turn. ”
– People
“ A fun and fast-paced psychological thriller about two determined women who play a high stakes bet on of magic trick that alone one can win. ”
– Reese Witherspoon
“ ‘ The final Mrs. Parrish ’ by Liv Constantine will keep you up. In a ‘ can ’ t put it down ’ way. It ’ south ‘ The Talented Mr. Ripley ’ with XX chromosomes. ”
– The Skimm
“ [ A ] frequent psychological thriller. .. . Engrossing. ”
– Real Simple
“ Utterly irresistible. .. . The last Mrs. Parrish pivots on an enormous and satisfy wind. .. . the pages keep flying, flying, flying by. ”
– USA Today
“ If you like your thrillers with an unexpected twist, this one ’ sulfur for you. ”
– New York Post
“ A bravura operation. ”
– The Sunday Times (UK)
“ ‘ The last Mrs. Parrish ’ Should Be the Very Next Book You Read. ”
– Huffington Post
“ Fabulous. .. . I read this book in a news bulletin, devouring every tortuous delightful contingent. ”
– Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
“ This deliciously blue novel of psychological suspense is perfect for fans of Daphne du Maurier, L.S. Hinton and Jessica Knoll. ”
– LitHub, “5 Crime Must-Reads Coming in October”
“ One compulsive read. .. . It ’ s a fantastic debut, and I look advancing to seeing what the constantine sisters do adjacent ! ”
– Book Reporter
“ Think : a female Tom Ripley. .. . sisters Lynne and Valerie Constantine, writing as Liv Constantine, build momentum with short, cliffhanger chapters racing toward a hearty denouement. ”
– Shelf Awareness
“ This a shock, lubricious, darkly amusing read … All that glitters is not gold in this one, and you ’ ll want to set aside some prison term because it ’ s a one-sitting learn. Liv Constantine, the pen appoint for sisters Lynn and Valerie Constantine, has hit it out of the park with their delightful, fun debut. Get your hands on this one fast.. ”
– criminal element
“ The last Mrs. Parrish is an addictive and tortuous introduction. ”
– Karin Slaughter, New York Times and international bestselling author
“ Captivating. .. a lusciously ambidextrous psychological thriller that will lure readers until the make hours and beyond. With a plot equally as tortuous, hypnotic, and addictive as Gillian Flynn ’ s Gone Girl or Paula Hawkins ’ s The Girl on the Train, this is sure to be a strike with suspense fans. ”
– Library Journal (starred review)
“ Constantine ’ mho debut fresh is the work of two sisters in collaboration, and these ladies decidedly know the rule. A asleep Girl-esque sweet with villainy and melodrama abounding. ”
– Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“ To the pantheon of Gone Girl–type bad girls you can now add Amber Patterson, the heroine of this devilishly clever debut thriller. .. . The reader watches with shock and delight as Amber cold-bloodedly manipulates Daphne and Jackson and lays waste to anyone else who stands in her manner. .. . To say any more would spoil all the twists that Constantine ( the pseudonym of sisters Lynne and Valerie Constantine ) has in memory along the way to a surprise and wholly satisfying ending. suffice it to say that readers would have to go back to the likes of Ira Levin ’ s A Kiss Before Dying or Patricia Highsmith ’ s The Talented Mr. Ripley to find as entertaining a word picture of a sociopathic giant. ”
– Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“ The twists keep coming in this psychological roller coaster from debut writer Constantine, the playpen name of sisters Lynne and Valerie Constantine…this is a satisfying thriller that offers a window into the benighted side of glamorous lives and herculean men. ”
– Booklist
“ The survive Mrs. Parrish sharts as a classic other-woman narrative, with an appearances-are-deceiving thread respective shades dark than The Girl on the Train. The story takes an unexpected turn when the position shifts to Daphne ‘s chilling first-person narration. Liv Constantine—the playpen name of a pair of sisters who write thrillers in concert online—had us overcharge and settled from startle to finish. ”
-Apple Books
“ Wonderfully plausible, hypnotically compelling, and lusciously chilling and creepy—some of the best psychological suspense you ’ ll read this year. ”
– Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“ Quite aside from the brainy narrative technique, this is a captivating ledger. I loved it. ”
– marie claire
“ A wonderfully clever history, filled with suspense and a lurid wrench, that kept me turning the pages. ”
– Jane Green, New York Times bestselling author of The Sunshine Sisters
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“ The stopping point Mrs. Parrish is an extraordinary debut and gripping psychological thriller that is full moon of unexpected twists. Readers will become haunted with these chilling characters who pull you in and refuse to let go. ”
– Sara Blaedel, Denmark’s award-winning internationally bestselling “Queen of Crime”
“ Liv Constantine ’ s The end Mrs. Parrish is a beautifully constructed set piece, an intricate narrative that doubles rear and folds in on itself like a Mobius plunder, revealing secret upon secret, and layer upon layer, with a seductive ‘ just one more chapter ’ urgency that will keep readers up all night. Giving new mean to the proverb ‘ be careful what you wish for, ’ The last Mrs. Parrish proves that the worst that can happen barely might be when you get what you want. addictive ! ”
– Karen Dionne, author of The Marsh King’s Daughter
“ Gillian Flynn meets Joy Fielding in Liv Constantine ’ s The last Mrs. Parrish. In an age of bang-up anti-heroines, comes the most unsympathetic one so far, the coldly devilish Amber Patterson. This thriller delivers the most satisfy ending since B.A. Paris ’ smash hit Behind Closed Doors—and a victorious frolic of retaliation. ”
– Jenny Milchman, USA Today bestselling author of Cover of Snow, Ruin Falls, and As Night Falls
