Books Tagged With suspense
Title: The Marriage Pact - the bestselling psychological thriller by Michelle Richmond
Publisher: Random House Books
Summary:
The bestselling psychological thriller that explores how far couples will go to save their marriage - now available in 31 languages
"A smart, searing, frightening look at modern love." Today
Bookshop.org / Audible / Amazon / Kindle / Barnes & Noble / Apple Books"Very suspenseful...Compulsively readable" Bookriot
Newlyweds Jake and Alice are offered membership in an exclusive society that promises members will never divorce. Signing The Pact seems the ideal start to their marriage. Then one of them breaks the rules. “The Marriage Pact ranks with GONE GIRL as a terrifying look at what it really means to say ‘I do.’”—Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of The Switch "This fast-paced nail-biter...raises thoughtful questions about individual agency and marital commitment. A fresh voice for readers of Gillian Flynn or Ruth Ware." Library Journal, starred review "Pacey, well-written and refreshingly unique, this is a very smart thriller." Heat Magazine "A fun, can't-stop-eating-the-potato-chips premise..." The New York TimesAdd The Marriage Pact on Goodreads
About THE MARRIAGE PACT
Newlyweds Alice and Jake are a picture-perfect couple. Alice, once a singer in a well-known rock band, is now a successful lawyer. Jake is a partner in an up-and-coming psychology practice. After receiving an enticing wedding gift from one of Alice’s prominent clients, they decide to join an exclusive and mysterious group known only as The Pact. The goal of The Pact seems simple: to keep marriages happy and intact. And most of its rules make sense. Always answer the phone when your spouse calls. Exchange thoughtful gifts monthly. Plan a trip together once per quarter. . . . Never mention The Pact to anyone. Alice and Jake are initially seduced by the glamorous parties, the sense of community, their widening social circle of like-minded couples. And then one of them breaks the rules. The young lovers are about to discover that for adherents to The Pact, membership, like marriage, is for life. And The Pact will go to any lengths to enforce that rule. For Jake and Alice, the marriage of their dreams is about to become their worst nightmare. From Michelle Richmond, the New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Fog.Listen to the audiobook, winner of the Audiofile Earphones Award.
Available in 31 languages Read Michelle's post, 5 Books to Read After The Marriage PactIf you liked THE MARRIAGE PACT,
you'll love THE WONDER TEST, a Silicon Valley thriller about high-stakes testing, now in paperback
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Title: The Wonder Test - a Silicon Valley thriller
Publisher: Information not available
Summary:
a gripping psychological thriller about helicopter parents, the 1%, and the dark side of suburbia
"Gripping, frightening, swift as a bullet." Dean Koontz, #1 New York Times bestselling author New York Times bestselling author Michelle Richmond introduces a tough and spirited new protagonist, FBI Agent Lina Connerly, in this exhilarating race to save Silicon Valley teens from their own parents’ ambition and greed. "A high-spirited, riveting novel..." Anita Feliicelli for San Francisco Chronicle "A gripping blend of danger and sharp social commentary on high-stakes education, the 1%, & suburban tropes." Booklist, starred review Recommended for fans of Tana French, Sue Grafton, David Baldacci, Paula Hawkins, and Gillian Flynn. An Amazon Best Book of July Bookshop.org / Amazon / Kindle / Barnes & Noble / Powells Add The Wonder Test on Goodreads "A sharply written, subtly satirical thriller." Publishers Weekly "Chilling but heartwarming." Wall Street Journal "Fluid, engaging." The New York Times Meet Lina Connerly, the FBI agent at the heart of The Wonder Test:She’s a profiler and counter-intelligence specialist, skilled at tradecraft, hand-to-hand combat, firearms, ocean swimming, fluent in French and Russian and can call in tech support from D.C. She’s a kind of new Wonder Woman. Don Noble for Alabama Public Radio
About The Wonder Test
Escaping New York City and the espionage case that made her question everything, recently widowed FBI agent Lina Connerly returns home to sell the house she has inherited in tony Greenfield, California. With her teenage son Rory, Lina hopes to reassemble her life, reevaluate her career, and find a clear way forward. Adrift and battling insomnia, she discovers that her father’s sleepy hometown has been transformed into a Silicon Valley suburb on steroids, obsessed with an annual exam called The Wonder Test.
When students at her son’s high school go missing, reappearing under mysterious circumstances on abandoned beaches, Lina must summon her strength and her investigative instincts, pushing her own ethical boundaries to the limits in order to solve the crimes. Meanwhile, an old espionage case called Red Vine keeps calling her back into the fold. While Lina struggles to balance her new role as a single mother and the complex counterintelligence puzzles she is so adept at solving, Greenfield’s shadowy dangers creep closer to her own home.
A searing view of a culture that puts the wellbeing of children at risk for advancement and prestige, and a captivating story of the lengths a mother will go for her son.
"A two-in-one winner: a gripping thriller set in a Stepford-esque California suburb, and a story of surviving loss and building family bonds. With a realistic protagonist, well-described setting, and an uber-creepy villain, it will please readers who like their stories with action and heart in equal measure.—Liz French, Library Journal "The Wonder Test features a terrific, clever, and timely concept, and Lina Connerly, a loving mother, is also exactly the kind of tough-as-nails heroine to chase down the truth. Gripping, frightening, swift as a bullet. The last hundred pages could give you whiplash." Dean Koontz, #1 New York Times bestselling author "A high-spirited, riveting novel. It combines the relentless, competitive pressure of growing up in affluent Silicon Valley suburbs with a future already coming round the bend. By blending the speculative and the familiar, Richmond makes us believe." Anita Feliicelli for San Francisco Chronicle "Fast-paced and smart, thoughtful and full of heart...combines the thrilling twists of a Sue Grafton novel and the literary complexity of the best Tana French." Amanda Ward, New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters "Like Stepford Wives but with Silicon Valley scions and their delusional dreams for their offspring, The Wonder Test blends a mystery with some tart social commentary...With the 1% gone wild and the no-nonsense FBI agent wading into crazytown to find out why, the scene is set for a sure-footed, darkly funny, semi-satirical thriller that never misses a beat." —Vannessa Cronin, Amazon Book Review, Amazon Best Books of July "The overlay of international spycraft on suburban California, whose shiny facade conceals the most heinous of sins and vanities, is surprisingly effective. The plot is sound, the action exciting, and the characters resoundingly human." Kirkus Reviews "The Wonder Test deftly explores the underbelly of San Francisco, the pressures of Silicon Valley, and the love between a mother and her teenage son. I was captivated by the novel’s simultaneously tough and tender protagonist, FBI agent Lina Connerly, and the plot twists kept me riveted until the small hours of the morning. After this, I’ll read anything Michelle Richmond writes." —Vendela Vida, author of We Run the Tides A fast-paced, moving exploration of motherhood & money, danger & deception, privilege & pretense...the perfect thinking person’s page-turner: smart, suspenseful, layered. I couldn’t put it down.” Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Mother May I “The Wonder Test paints a rich, complex picture of the San Francisco Bay Area that both resonates with its natural beauty and captures the darker aspects of being the extremely privileged cyber capital of the world.”—Alice LaPlante, New York Times bestselling author of A Circle of WivesDiscussion questions for The Wonder Test
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