A Happy Marriage

By: A. R. Torre

Narrated by: Paige Reisenfeld, Charlotte Lobdell, Jonathan Davis

What holds a strong and loving marriage together? Lies and secrets in a novel of twisting psychological suspense by a New York Times bestselling author.

Los Angeles homicide detective Dinah Marino may have a complicated relationship with her family, but her psychiatrist husband, Joe, makes her feel safe, secure, and happy. She couldn’t want for a more loving or trusting man. But throughout their ten-year marriage, she’s been keeping a secret from him—a secret she’d take to the grave.

Dr. Joe Marino loves his wife more than anything in this world, but there are things he’s learned to keep close to the chest—including a few dead bodies. When a missing woman tied to his wife’s latest case is admitted to his hospital, doctor-patient confidentiality lands their marriage on some new and uneven ground.

As Dinah digs deeper into her case, tension works its way inside their picture-perfect home. Now the carefully constructed lies between them don’t just simply threaten the delicate balance of their marriage—they could kill.

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Critic reviews

“A modern take on the Bluebeard fairy tale, complete with a chamber of horrors.”—Kirkus Reviews

Fun & Dark

I love at how this turned out to be nothing like I thought it would be.

Easy to listen to

Thought the narrators were great and overall I like the story. Even though the first half I was a little confused as to what was going on. The second half is where things get really interesting. My first read by this author and I will check out more books by her.

happy marriage

what a brilliant book, had so many twists, and lies, had me guessing, going on different directions and finding out thd truth, was hard to stop listening.

Good story but underwhelming ending

Good story that kept my attention. Ending wasn’t very good. Made no sense to me. Narration good though.

Kept My Attention Throughout!

Interesting storyline and characters. Definitely had some surprising reveals too. The narration was also great.