The Marriage Rule

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Whats the one thing you need to do to stay married

A propulsive domestic thriller with an urgent message for fans of Lisa Jewell and Jessica Knoll that asks, Whats the one thing you need to do to stay married and blows apart the uncomfortable answers.

Elle never dreamed shed end up with a man like Dom. Hes handsome, successful, the perfect father to their baby girl.

But Elle doesnt feel the joy she knows she should. She's struggling with being a mum, failing at work, even her post-baby body doesnt feel like her own. Not that Dom cares. He worships Elle and craves intimacy as deeply as troubled Elle wants to shy away from it.

Elle starts relying on red wine and the attention of new colleague Gabriel to get through her day. But the morning after a team away day, a bewildered and hungover Elle wakes up with a lifeless body in her bed. She knows devoted Dom is the only person wholl give her any chance of getting out of there a free woman.

Elle would never have ended up in such danger if shed followed the Marriage Rule, the one thing shes been told a wife needs to do, even if it breaks her

Readers are gripped by The Marriage Rule:

'An intelligent, suspense-filled exploration of marriage, motherhood, and the secrets we hide'

'Heart-stopping'

'The twists are insane'

Praise for Helen Monks Tahar:

TerrificAn absolute humdinger of a thriller! Gytha Lodge, author of A Killer in the Family

Expertly plotted and pulsing with suspensit kept me guessing right up to the jaw-dropping end Lindsay Cameron, author of No One Needs to Know

A pulse-pounding rollercoaster through the shadows of the silver screen, Nothing Without Me will leave you questioning the true nature of celebrity and the devastating sacrifices women are forced to make to stay in the spotlights glow Jaclyn Goldis, author of The Chateau

'A brilliant read' Bella

'Twisty and addictiveA true page-turner' Heat

Deliciously dark and twisty Sarah Linley

I was absolutely transfixed. What mother hasnt considered doing absolutely anything to give her children access to the best things in life This will keep you up all night Amanda Eyre Ward

Goes straight for the jugular of modern motherhood Lindsay Cameron

Exceptional, taut and emotional storytelling Georgina Cross

Dark, disturbing, compulsive. I was genuinely terrified reading this Adele Parks

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A compelling and suspenseful thriller that boldly tackles the ever-topical themes of the struggles of being a new mother, bullying in the workplace and, above all, the insidiousness of psychological abuse. This is also a story of female solidarity women supporting women. I loved this book and whizzed through it in two days! Diane Jeffrey, author of The Crime Writers

'A new mother wakes to a dead man in her bed in Helen Monks Takhars latest feminist thriller. Unnerving and propulsive, THE MARRIAGE RULE is a gripping exploration of family secrets, toxic power dynamics, and the snare of abuse. I tore through it.' Allison Buccola, author of The Ascent

Author Bio

Helen Monks Takhar has been working as a journalist, copyeditor and magazine editor since 1999, having graduated from Cambridge. She began her career in financial trade newspapers before writing for national newspapers including The Times and the Observer. Originally from Southport, Merseyside, she lives in North London with her husband and two children. The Marriage Rule is her fourth novel.