I enjoyed this book. Page turner. Well written. Good characters. Plenty of twists along the way. I would definitely read her next novel. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to review it.

This is perfectly entertaining and kept me engaged. This is my first read by this author but definitely wont be the last. Haven’t been able to put this one down.

Full review to follow on blog tour.

I really enjoyed this book, and found Gemma to be an empathetic character. However, at no point did I think she was guilty which I guess lessened the tension for me. Also a trend for me personally has been books where the killer remains at large by the end of the book which I'm not usually a fan of. But that's not a critique of this book so much as the collection of books I have been reading. I don't know how I feel about the pregnancy but otherwise I enjoyed the book.

A slow, meandering domestic thriller which I gave up on. Maybe too many novels on the market of a similar ilk and style.

This book will grab you from start to finish! I loved how up and down this book was! Definitely a great thriller! A must read!

Oh my word!! This book was absolutely brilliant!! I cannot even describe how brilliant the plot was and the twists and turns were just amazing!! This is my first police based book and I loved trying to play detective. I did not see the end coming and was shocked by it! I literally could not put it down and quite frankly it was bloody brilliant!!

I love a good thriller and The Perfect Couple by Jackie Kabler was no exception. I went into the book not knowing much about it and I think that this added even more to the mystery!

The Perfect Couple by Jackie Kabler is a gripping suspense about Gemma, a wife whose husband goes missing. She goes away for work and when she returns, instead of Danny waiting there with a homecooked meal as promised, he’s nowhere to be found. Time passes with no word from Danny or anything about him. What’s so strange is that nothing of his is gone. So where did he go?

Gemma eventually goes to the police to report her husband as missing. She soon discovers that a serial killer is on the loose and is going after men who look like Danny. If he is a victim of the killer, then where is his body?

The reader is kept guessing as the book progresses…

Synopsis:

A year and a half ago, Gemma met the love of her life, Danny. Since then, their relationship has been like something out of a dream. But one Friday evening, Gemma returns home to find Danny is nowhere to be seen.

After two days with no word from her husband, Gemma turns to the police. She is horrified by what she discovers – a serial killer is on the loose in Bristol. When she sees the photos of the victims she is even more stunned … they all look just like Danny.

But, the police aren’t convinced by Gemma’s story. Why has no one apart from Gemma seen or heard from Danny in weeks? Why is there barely a trace of him in their flat? Is she telling them the truth, or are there more secrets and lies in this marriage than meets the eye?

Slow in parts, this was a solid story with some twists that I found surprising. I liked this book and recommend for those of you who enjoy mysteries as I do!

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This story was extremely predictable, I'd pretty much guessed the whole storyline within the first few chapters.

Zero shock factor, and I felt the the POV of the police was dragged out and at times completely irrelevant to the story.

It was very padded and dragged a lot.

What a gripping read from start to finish. Thank you for let me review this book. Gemma and Danny are not long newlyweds but Danny goes missing when they move to Bristol but no one has ever seen him which Gemma can’t understand. Love this story with it twist and turns. Once you read one chapter you want to read the next to see what happens. I love a book that keeps you guessing and wanting more and this book definitely has this.

Not my cup of tea. Even if it's well written I couldn't connect to the characters and the story failed to keep my attention.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

This was mediocre at best - a bit forgettable. Maybe I’ve read too many domestic thrillers lately - I don’t know.

The Perfect Couple
by Jackie Kabler
Harper Impulse and Killer Reads
One More Chapter
General Fiction (Adult) , Mystery & Thrillers

Just one opinion, but not my favorite thriller I have read. I found it hard to overlook the mistakes in the writing. Thanks to Net Galley and Harper Impulse books for my digital ARC.

With two recent homicide victims, young men who happened to look alike and subscribe to the same dating app, the detectives become alarmed when Gemma, a journalist in her mid-thirties, reports that her husband is missing and shows them his picture. With Danny, an IT specialist, resembling the two victims and also having registered at the trendy hook-up app, the detectives think they may have a serial murderer.

However, when nothing Gemma tells them about Danny even his place of employment checks out, the detectives consider Gemma a suspect. The Perfect Couple tells the story of a perfect crime and keeps the reader guessing at every step. I read this in one day unable to wait any longer to learn the true story. Suspenseful and clever, The Perfect Couple is the perfect read.

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I was able to read it while on vacation in the Caribbean and I'm happy to have had this opportunity.

This book should be right up my alley! I love domestic thrillers..... but I was so disappointed in this book. I could not connect with Gemma at all....I had such a problem with her waiting to go to the police and everything was just so slow and dragged out that I skimmed a lot. I really wanted to like this and I think if your new to the genre you may like it. It just was not page turning enough for me.

Thank you so much Netgalley and the publisher for my advanced copy!

Recommend this for a holiday read
Keeps you on your toes
Plenty of twists, turns and red herrings
You dont know which direction it will go in

An enjoyable page turned

Thank you netgalley, Jackie Kabler and Harper impulse and killer reads for allowing me to read and review this book

Thank you Net Galley and One More Chapter for an early release of The Perfect Couple. Oh My Gosh what a Head Spinning book!!!!. Kept me on my toes through every chapter. A Fantastic Read!!!!! This is my second book by this Phenomenal author, please don’t ever stop writing. Fantastic Twist!!! You will definitely Love every character.

"The perfect couple…or the perfect lie?

A year and a half ago, Gemma met the love of her life, Danny. Since then, their relationship has been like something out of a dream. But one Friday evening, Gemma returns home to find Danny is nowhere to be seen."

This blurb sounds intriguing, doesn't it? I sure was.

But somehow somewhere in between I kind of lost interest. It seemed like the author wanted to write two different books and the merging of the both led to a little hitch-potch. It somehow made it to a little illogical ending. At least according to me.

The story has its entertaining bits and the twists and turns but overall it really didn't work for me.

I don't want to criticise further as I like to focus on the good rather than the bad.

This was a 2.5 read for me which I will bump to 3.

Thanks to the publishers and Netgalley for sending me a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Gemma comes home from a business trip to their new home in Bristol to discover that her husband, Danny is missing.

It takes a while but Gemma eventually reports him to the police as a missing person. Unknown to Gemma though, two men, who are scarily similar to Danny have been found murdered recently in Bristol. Is there a serial killer on the loose?

The police soon begin to question Gemma. Something isn’t quite right here. Gemma is saying that Danny has only been missing for a few days – yet nobody has heard from him in weeks. Why haven’t any of their new neighbours ever seen Danny? Why did Danny quit his new job before he had even started and why is there hardly any trace of Danny in the new home?

This really held my interest from the off and I loved the fact that I honestly had no idea of what was going on. Where was Danny? Who is telling the truth? What’s the deal with the weird neighbours?

The ending was disappointing though and the final “twist”, i felt, was not needed and that’s the reason for this only having 3 stars from me.
I would still highly recommend this book though and I look forward to reading more from this author.

Gemma has to pinch herself to make sure her life isn't a dream. She removed the stresses of working for a top newspaper by becoming a freelance journalist, moved from London to Bristol to escape the rat race and to top it all married the man of her dreams. Danny O'Connor is all she ever wanted in a husband even if his family are a bit restrained, cold even. She guesses not even they can have everything.

After spending a night away on assignment at a new spa hotel Gemma returns home rested, relaxed and excited for the future. Something isn't quite right though and as she calls out into the silence of their new home Gemma realises Danny is nowhere to be found. After two very long, difficult days she goes to the police and sets in motion a series of events which will change her life forever.

I really enjoyed this book, Gemma was sympathetically written and her dilemma seemed realistic to me. I liked how her own investigation was so at odds with that of the police but at no time did either appear far fetched. The addition of a serial killer definitely added an original dimension to the storyline but never threatened to take it over and the procedural aspects were frustratingly entertaining.

The author's descriptive imagery was also first rate. I could 'see' the office where the detectives worked and Gemma's home was one I could happily move into. There were also a satisfying amount of red herrings and surprises before the final few chapters definitely increased the tension until the ending which was a a fitting finale to a great book.

I was able to read an advanced copy of this thanks to NetGalley and the publishers in exchange for an unbiased review and would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a well paced psychological mystery. This is definitely worth spending a few winters evenings curled up with.