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The Perfect Couple
Author: Lisa Hall
Narrator: Georgia Maguire
Unabridged: 10 hr 10 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Harper UK
Published: 08/20/2020
Genre: Fiction - Psychological
Synopsis
Array When Emily applies for a job as a housekeeper for widower Rupert, it’s a chance to start over – a steady job and regular money means she can work towards her own place, not sharing a grimy flat with old mate, Mags. As Emily gets to know more about Rupert’s world – how he likes his supper when he comes in from work, who his friends are – she can make sure everything runs like clockwork for him. Soon there’s a spark between them; Rupert likes Emily and invites her to stay. For good. To the outside world, they really seem to be a perfect match. There’s just the small issue of what really happened to Rupert’s first wife… A gripping, razor-sharp game of cat and mouse, from the bestselling author, Lisa Hall. Array ‘Chillingly believable and utterly compelling with thrills aplenty — I loved this book’ Lucy Foley, No.1 bestselling author of ‘The perfect summer read. A classy thriller that’s stylish, twisty and full of suspense, Hall’s novel is garnished with echoes of the classics such as and , but is very much a delicious cocktail all of its own’ Sarah Pinborough, No.1 bestselling author of ‘Razor-sharp’ ‘Chock-full of menace, red herrings, and well-drawn characters who pull you one way, then hurl you in the opposite direction. I had my theories – they were all wrong! Highly recommend’ Caz Frear, No.1 bestselling author of ‘Think , , and . Lisa Hall’s dark thriller plays on three classic tropes and does the seemingly unimaginable: it improves on them. You’re going to devour this one’ Christina Dalcher, bestselling author of and ‘A sharp game of cat and mouse with a brilliant, twisty plot. Unputdownable!’ ‘Darkly addictive and impossible to predict, this is Lisa Hall at her absolute best’ CWA Dagger-winning author Chris Whitaker
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