The Marriage Pact
A Novel
(Sprache: Englisch)
How far is too far when it comes to protecting your marriage? Find out in this relentlessly paced novel of psychological suspense for anyone who loved The Couple Next Door.
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How far is too far when it comes to protecting your marriage? Find out in this relentlessly paced novel of psychological suspense for anyone who loved The Couple Next Door.Ranks with The Stepford Wives and 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
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. Their life together holds endless possibilities. 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.
Praise for The Marriage Pact
This fast-paced nail-biter goes in unpredictable directions. . . . It also raises thoughtful questions about individual agency and marital commitment. With strong writing, intriguing characters, and a compelling conceit, this psychological thriller seems destined for the top of summer reading lists. Recommended as a fresh voice for readers of Gillian Flynn or Ruth Ware. Library Journal (starred review)
Creepy and engrossing . . . [The
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Marriage Pact takes] readers deep into the heart of a marriage and exposes some of the darker drives, such as possession and control, that can lurk within even the most harmonious of unions. Booklist
Gripping, thought-provoking, and irresistible. Dean Koontz
Riveting psychological suspense! This book will keep you up all night, while making you second-guess everything you know and everyone you ve ever loved. Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Right Behind You
Gripping, thought-provoking, and irresistible. Dean Koontz
Riveting psychological suspense! This book will keep you up all night, while making you second-guess everything you know and everyone you ve ever loved. Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Right Behind You
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1I come to on a Cessna, bumping through the air. My head is throbbing, and there is blood on my shirt. I have no idea how much time has passed. I look at my hands, expecting to see restraints, but there are none. Just an ordinary seatbelt looped around my waist. Who strapped me in? I don t even remember boarding the plane.
Through the open door of the cockpit, I see the back of the pilot s head. It s just the two of us. There is snow in the mountains, wind buffeting the plane. The pilot seems completely focused on his controls, shoulders tense.
I reach up and touch my head. The blood has dried, leaving a sticky mess. My stomach rumbles. The last thing I ate was the French toast. How long ago was that? On the seat beside me, I find water and a sandwich wrapped in wax paper. I open the bottle and drink.
I unwrap my sandwich ham and Swiss and take a bite. Shit. My jaw hurts too much to chew. Someone must have punched me in the face after I hit the ground.
Are we going home? I ask the pilot.
Depends on what you call home. We re headed to Half Moon Bay.
They didn t tell you anything about me?
First name, destination, that s about it. I m just a taxi driver, Jake.
But you re a member, right?
Sure, he says, his tone unreadable. Fidelity to the Spouse, Loyalty to The Pact. Till death do us part. He turns back just long enough to give me a look that warns me not to ask any more questions.
We hit an air pocket so hard my sandwich goes flying. An urgent beeping erupts. The pilot curses and frantically pushes buttons. He shouts something to air traffic control. We re descending fast, and I m clutching the armrests, thinking of Alice, going over our final conversation, wishing I d said so many things.
Then, suddenly, the plane levels out, we gain altitude, and all appears to be well. I gather the pieces of my sandwich from the floor, wrap the whole mess back up in the wax paper, and set it on the seat beside me.
Sorry for the
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turbulence, the pilot says.
Not your fault. Good save.
Over sunny Sacramento, he finally relaxes, and we talk about the Golden State Warriors and their surprising run this season.
What day is it? I ask.
Tuesday.
I m relieved to see the familiar coastline out my window, grateful for the sight of the little Half Moon Bay Airport. The landing is smooth. Once we touch down, the pilot turns and says, Don t make it a habit, right?
Don t plan to.
I grab my bag and step outside. Without killing the engines, the pilot closes the door, swings the plane around, and takes off again.
I walk into the airport café, order hot chocolate, and text Alice. It s two p.m. on a weekday, so she s probably embroiled in a thousand meetings. I don t want to bother her, but I really need to see her.
A text reply arrives. Where are you?
Back in HMB.
Will leave in 5.
It s more than twenty miles from Alice s office to Half Moon Bay. She texts about traffic downtown, so I order food, almost the whole left side of the menu. The café is empty. The perky waitress in the perfectly pressed uniform hovers. When I pay the check, she says, Have a good day, Friend.
I go outside and sit on a bench to wait. It s cold, the fog coming down in waves. By the time Alice s old Jaguar pulls up, I m frozen. I stand up, and as I m checking to make sure I have everything, Alice walks over to the bench. She s wearing a serious suit, but she has changed out of heels into sneakers for the drive. Her black hair is damp in the fog. Her
Not your fault. Good save.
Over sunny Sacramento, he finally relaxes, and we talk about the Golden State Warriors and their surprising run this season.
What day is it? I ask.
Tuesday.
I m relieved to see the familiar coastline out my window, grateful for the sight of the little Half Moon Bay Airport. The landing is smooth. Once we touch down, the pilot turns and says, Don t make it a habit, right?
Don t plan to.
I grab my bag and step outside. Without killing the engines, the pilot closes the door, swings the plane around, and takes off again.
I walk into the airport café, order hot chocolate, and text Alice. It s two p.m. on a weekday, so she s probably embroiled in a thousand meetings. I don t want to bother her, but I really need to see her.
A text reply arrives. Where are you?
Back in HMB.
Will leave in 5.
It s more than twenty miles from Alice s office to Half Moon Bay. She texts about traffic downtown, so I order food, almost the whole left side of the menu. The café is empty. The perky waitress in the perfectly pressed uniform hovers. When I pay the check, she says, Have a good day, Friend.
I go outside and sit on a bench to wait. It s cold, the fog coming down in waves. By the time Alice s old Jaguar pulls up, I m frozen. I stand up, and as I m checking to make sure I have everything, Alice walks over to the bench. She s wearing a serious suit, but she has changed out of heels into sneakers for the drive. Her black hair is damp in the fog. Her
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Autoren-Porträt von Michelle Richmond
Michelle Richmond is the bestselling author of The Year of Fog, No One You Know, Hum: Stories, Golden State, Dream of the Blue Room, and the award-winning The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress. A native of Mobile, Alabama, she lives with her husband and son in San Francisco.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Michelle Richmond
- 2017, 432 Seiten, Maße: 15,7 x 23,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Bantam
- ISBN-10: 1101966149
- ISBN-13: 9781101966143
- Erscheinungsdatum: 10.07.2017
Sprache:
Englisch
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This fast-paced nail-biter goes in unpredictable directions. . . . It also raises thoughtful questions about individual agency and marital commitment. With strong writing, intriguing characters, and a compelling conceit, this psychological thriller seems destined for the top of summer reading lists. Recommended as a fresh voice for readers of Gillian Flynn or Ruth Ware. Library Journal (starred review)Creepy and engrossing . . . [The Marriage Pact takes] readers deep into the heart of a marriage and exposes some of the darker drives, such as possession and control, that can lurk within even the most harmonious of unions. Booklist
A fun, can t-stop-eating-the-potato-chips kind of premise. The New York Times
A smart, searing and frightening look at modern love. Today
A high-concept, fast-moving thriller . . . a gripping and intriguing read. The Sunday Mirror
Riveting psychological suspense! This book will keep you up all night, while making you second-guess everything you know and everyone you ve ever loved. Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Right Behind You
A truly chilling thriller . . . It ranks with The Stepford Wives and Gone Girl as a terrifying look at what it really means to say I do. Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of Guilty Minds
The Marriage Pact is a tense, twisting, quirky novel of growing dread and a love story with a richly imagined relationship between a wife and husband. Michelle Richmond looks with a gimlet eye at our therapy-obsessed culture and wonders if the experts who claim to have all the cures might themselves need therapy. Gripping, thought-provoking, and irresistible. Dean Koontz, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Corner
Michelle Richmond is, simply put, a great storyteller. And The Marriage Pact, without gimmicks or tricks, is a
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twisting, suspenseful, keep-you-up-all-night thriller. But it s more than that, too. It s a deep, insightful, nearly voyeuristic view into modern marriage what brings us together, what keeps us together, what tears us apart. A smart, engrossing, scary read! Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of The Red Hunter
With a brilliant premise for a novel of psychological suspense, taut plotting, and deft writing, The Marriage Pact shows in gripping detail just what could go wrong when we try too hard to protect the love we cherish most. J. P. Delaney, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Before
Clever and original as smart as it is scary. Gin Phillips, author of Fierce Kingdom
This sometimes disturbing, always thought-provoking stunner of a novel will keep you reading far too late into the night. Karen Dionne, author of The Marsh King s Daughter
With a brilliant premise for a novel of psychological suspense, taut plotting, and deft writing, The Marriage Pact shows in gripping detail just what could go wrong when we try too hard to protect the love we cherish most. J. P. Delaney, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Before
Clever and original as smart as it is scary. Gin Phillips, author of Fierce Kingdom
This sometimes disturbing, always thought-provoking stunner of a novel will keep you reading far too late into the night. Karen Dionne, author of The Marsh King s Daughter
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