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The Perfect Couple

By: Lisa Hall
Narrated by: Georgia Maguire
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The Perfect Couple… A match made in HEAVEN or HELL?

‘Chillingly believable and utterly compelling’ Lucy Foley, No.1 bestselling author of The Hunting Party
‘The perfect summer read. A classy thriller. Stylish, twisty and full of suspense’ Sarah Pinborough, No.1 bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes

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.

Praise for The Perfect Couple:

‘Chillingly believable and utterly compelling with thrills aplenty — I loved this book’ Lucy Foley, No.1 bestselling author of The Hunting Party

‘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 Rebecca and Gaslight, but is very much a delicious cocktail all of its own’ Sarah Pinborough, No.1 bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes

‘Razor-sharp’ The Sun

‘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 Sweet Little Lies

‘Think Rebecca, Body Heat, and Gaslight. 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 Vox and Q

‘A sharp game of cat and mouse with a brilliant, twisty plot. Unputdownable!’ Candis

‘Darkly addictive and impossible to predict, this is Lisa Hall at her absolute best’ CWA Dagger-winning author Chris Whitaker

©2020 Lisa Hall (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Domestic Thrillers Family Life Genre Fiction Psychological Thriller & Suspense Fiction Thriller Suspense

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Surprisingly good fiction but not so good editing.

I wasn't sure about this one as there are a few not so good reviews, but I have to say I really enjoyed it and ended up with my ear buds in my ears whilst doing the housework for two days!

It was easy to follow and I didn't have to go back once because my interest had dwindled, a sure sign that I was invested in the story.

The narrator was good but sadly the editing wasn't brilliant as the same lines were frequently repeated but in a different manner, these should have been sorted out and it did become annoying after a while.

The ending was really good though and things were tied up nicely, so all in all it was a terrific read! Nice one.

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Good listen but bay edited

I really enjoyed this book and it kept me gripped from the outset. However, i hope it is re-edited for future listeners as there were several occasions throughout the book where sentences were repeated which was a little annoying.

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She makes you think she hasn’t a clue when she could buy and sell everyone of them

Loved finding out what happened to his wife and then how he reacted to it

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terrible editing!!!!

the story is good and it's well narrated but the producer has taken no care over the finished product and there are phrases repeated due to sloppy editing. needs fine tuning

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awful editing

Slow plot, hard work to finish.
The editing is awful, lots of repeated sentences.

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Wonderful story

Loved it. A story with a twist. Definitely recommend it. The author holds ypur attention to the last.

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twist love it!

Really well written and performed, I really enjoyed this, theres been many late nights hooked in to this story! alot of suspense and two twists at the end.

Thank you!

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JUST BRILLIANT 👏👏👏

I did not stop listening to this and was annoyed when I had to. From start to finish I was gripped. A great ending to a riveting plot. Just brilliant. I can’t recommend this enough. I wish all my reads were as good!

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I felt I wasted my time reading it

the way it was written was absolutely ridiculous. not because the suspense had built up but because it was written like the characters were like this and just because at the end, the author changed the character completely, we are supposed to believe it? Really annoyed to have wasted so many hours on this.

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Oh dear

I found this so predictable and got fed up with lines being repeated ( due to poor recording).
The story was weak and poor and would make me steer away from reading another by this author ( sorry )

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