In this relentlessly paced novel of psychological suspense, New York Times bestselling author Michelle Richmond crafts an intense and shocking tale that asks: How far would you go to protect your marriage?
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.
Advance praise for The Marriage Pact
“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 gimmick or tricks, is a twisting, suspenseful, keep-you-up-all-night thriller. But it’s more than that, too. It’s a deep, insightful, nearly voyeuristic view into the 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
“A brilliant premise for a novel of psychological suspense, tautly plotted and deftly written. 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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Summary
From: Pat Pullum
Book Title: The Marriage Pact
Book Author: Michelle Richmond
What do you like about this book:
This psychological thriller really is hard to put down. The story starts with Alice and Jake, young, ambitious and ready to get married and start their lives together. They invite one of Alice's top clients to the wedding and the gift he gives them changes them dramatically. At first the Marriage Pact seems like a great idea. Ways to help keep your marriage strong and healthy - small gifts to each other, date nights, parties to attend hosted by members of the Pact, but behind it all is mystery and some devastating actions if you break any of the Pact's rules. How far would you go to show your spouse you truly love them? What can the Pact find out about your past that can damage your marriage. This book would be great for a book club as it opens up a slew of questions for discussion.
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