The Marriage Pact: The bestselling thriller for fans of THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR

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Imagine if the marriage of your dreams became your worst nightmare Alice and Jake are the perfect couple - sort of. On the day of their wedding, a stranger offers them the chance to join a mysterious group, known as The Pact. With its promise of a lifelong marriage of happiness, Jake and Alice are persuaded to accept. But then one of them breaks the rules. Alice and Jake are about to discover that, like marriage, The Pact is for life. The members will go to any lengths to ensure nobody leaves - until the marriage of their dreams becomes their worst nightmare. Under The Pact, 'Till death us do part' has a whole new meaning . . .

Reviews

A thought-provoking and nail-biting pick for the Richard and Judy Autumn 2017 Book Club . . . A pacey, page-turner of a novel -- Richard & Judy Book Club
A brilliant premise, tautly plotted and deftly written -- J P Delaney * bestselling author of The Girl Before *
Pacey, well-written and refreshingly unique, this is a very smart thriller * Heat *
First class suspense! You won't be able to turn the pages fast enough -- Paula Daly * bestselling author of The Mistake I Made *
An absolutely riveting, spine-tingling and frightening read. A roller-coaster of a novel, an audacious mix of a high-concept thriller with gorgeous writing -- Karen Perry * bestselling author of Girl Unknown *
Beware. This book will keep you up all night, while making you second guess everything you know and everyone you've ever loved -- Lisa Gardner * Number One bestselling author of Right Behind You *
It's a high-concept, fast-moving thriller . . . a gripping and intriguing read * Sunday Mirror *
A nail-biter . . . destined for the top of summer reading lists. Recommended as a fresh voice for readers of Gillian Flynn or Ruth Ware * Library Journal *
A page-turner - but probably not one for your honeymoon! Plenty of suspense, pacy and well written * Grazia *
Truly chilling . . . It ranks with The Stepford Wives and Gone Girl as a terrifying look at what it really means to say 'I do' -- Joseph Finder * bestselling author of The Switch *
A creepy and engrossing tale * Booklist *
A twisting, suspenseful, keep-you-up-all-night thriller -- Lisa Unger * bestselling author of The Red Hunter *
It kept me guessing to the last page . . . I devoured it -- Helen Callaghan * bestselling author of Everything is Lies *
Gripping, thought-provoking and irresistible -- Dean Koontz * Number One bestselling author of The Silent Corner *
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 *
A smart, searing and frightening look at modern love * Today.com *
Clever and original - as smart as it is scary -- Gin Phillips * author of Fierce Kingdom *
A daringly original novel about the best and worst of love -- Cara Buckley * author of The Deepest Secret *
A terrifying thriller that distils modern marriage down to its confusing core -- Nina Sadowsky * author of Just Fall *
An undeniably creepy web of lies, deceit and consequences * San Jose Mercury News *

Author Bio

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. The Marriage Pact is her debut thriller. She lives with her husband and son in San Francisco.