Hendricks, Greer and Sarah Pekkanen. The Golden Couple

Avery Chambers is one wonderful narrator. A therapist who has developed a controversial methodology that promises to cure clients in just 10 sessions—and who has lost her license because of it—she’s selective in whom she takes on. But Marissa and Mathew Bishop, well-heeled and in their late 30s, are a quick yes. Marissa has cheated on her husband and is hoping that Avery can help patch things up. But that singular betrayal unlocks one secret after another, and the creepiness factor gets stronger and stronger, until we reach that sweet spot where we don’t know whom to believe or whom to fear. Unlike most domestic thrillers, Greer and Pekkanen’s work summons a wide range of suspects, all with their own nasty secrets. Fortunately, we have Avery, who guides us through the narrative and sub-narratives, and despite her wacko practice, lends the novel a great deal of credibility. This is the best book yet from the Hendricks/Pekkanen duo, and fans of B. A. Paris, Gillian Flynn, and Paula Hawkins are sure to devour it.