A.R. Torre never fails to craft a dark thriller that makes my jaw drop, and A Happy Marriage definitely did that! This was a twisty, layered, atmospheric psychological thriller that kept me guessing until the very end! I do wish we had learned more about Joe and what made him the way he was, but overall, such an enjoyable read!!

As so often happens when I read an AR Torre book, I found myself exclaiming out loud, "WTF did I just read?" This book is bonkers in a most thrilling and enjoyable way. Realistic? Not really. Do we care? Absolutely not! Not when the thrills and chills are this good. We are talking secrets, twists, betrayals, unreliable narrators, hidden plots, illegal psychiatric institutions, family secrets, and most of all, SUSPENSE! AR Torre is one of the masters of the psychological thriller, and this book is a return to that form for her. There is jaw dropping twist after twist in this book and you won't know who to trust or believe. I had so much fun reading this thrill ride and was immediately ready for the sequel!

3.5 stars.

I love A.R. Torre’s psychological thrillers—though I haven’t read every single one just yet, I really enjoyed this one as well.

A Happy Marriage is a gripping domestic thriller that explores the complexities behind a seemingly perfect relationship. The author masterfully peels back the layers of a wealthy couple’s life, revealing secrets, lies, and emotional manipulation.

The story alternates between perspectives and timelines, keeping the reader hooked with its sharp pacing and suspenseful twists. Torre’s writing is clean and compelling, and the emotional tension builds steadily toward a satisfying conclusion. It's a chilling reminder that appearances can be deceiving—and that love, when poisoned by control, can turn dangerous.

I am a fan of this author but this book didn’t keep my interest as much. The characters in this book are wild. I wasn’t a fan of the ending.

LA detective Dinah is happily married to Joe, a doctor that lectures ata local university & operates his own mental health clinic. Dinah has been investigating a string of missing women, and her newest case involves a potential murder and another missing woman. However, Dinah nose a lot more than she’s letting on about the missing women. Her husband is not who he seems. As internal affairs begin begins investigating Dinah, will her husband‘s activities expose the secret she has been keeping?

This book was a quick read and you did want to know what would happen with Dinah’s secrets. However, it just did not engage me. I would probably read it somewhere between 2.75 and three stars.

Thank You to Thomas & Mercer for the gifted digital book provided through NetGalley.

I really like the author's books. She knows how to keep us hooked, and I was really looking forward to reading this one, but I wasn't very pleased with the ending. I appreciate the availability of the advance reading.

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Publication date: Available now on Amazon & KU!

'𝘈 𝘏𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘦' was definitely a fast-paced thriller, which included short chapters and multiple POVs.

Two of the three main characters were absolutely unhinged! I think that this book would make a really good movie or Netflix limited series.

Thank you NetGalley, A.R. Torre and Thomas & Mercer for an advanced copy in exchange for a honest review!

"𝑨 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝑺𝒘𝒊𝒔𝒔 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌, 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒔."

I gave this a 3.5 stars but rounded up!

Okay, I will read anything this author writes. The twists in this book has my head spinning. Just wow! Thank you Netgalley for the arc.

Loved this one! It was definitely heart pounding. The last 10% of the story especially. A true psychological thriller. Fans of the Silent Patient, would love this book.

Dinah is a cop and a wife. She helps her psychologist husband run his clinic. Joe Marino does cutting edge research and Dinah is glad to be part of it. When internal affairs begins to investigate Dinah, things start to unravel.

This was twisted and made me feel some things. The suspense had me in a chokehold. I can't wait to read more from this author!

I did not see this turning out the way it did. Wow. People applaud Frieda McFadden for her twists but I'd like to introduce all those readers to A. R. Torre!!

This one was a good, quick read! It kept my engaged and wanting to see more into this mess of a marriage! All the lies and deceit, you know nothing good can come from it! I wish the book was just a little longer to really give more answers I was looking for, but I will definitely be reading more by A.R. Torre!

Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

I love a fast paced popcorn thriller. This was an engrossing thriller that had me hooked from the first chapter. This book follows Dinah, a detective for the LAPD, and her husband Joe a professor and psychiatrist. Dinah is assigned what looks like a cut and dry overdose case, but we quickly find that it may not be that simple and Dinah may be closer to the victim than once thought. If you like Freida McFadden I think you'd really like this book. I did enjoy it! Thanks to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for this eARC.

This is a 3.5/5 book for me. Not that it was bad, but it was very simple and easy to put 2 and 2 together. At the end some events were explained, but the main part of the book wasn’t hard to figure out. It was still a good book to read, but I expected more.

Joe and Dinah are a seemingly perfect married couple. There are secrets they’re hiding from each other, but it’s more complicated than that. They definitely met their match when they met, and they work together to make their sick plans reality.

Well…that was one messed up story! Unsurprisingly, I didn’t like any of the characters except Jessica! This was a tough one to get through for me, with an intriguing but horrific plot.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC. This was a fast paced thriller about secrets and lies in a marriage. It was fun but also lacking something.

Loved this! In true AR Torre fashion, this book is unputdownable. Enjoyed it throughout and loved the ending. Definitely recommend

The plot for this book was a little bit all over the place, but it definitely kept my attention and I truly did not know what was going to happen next.

I really enjoyed how this book played out. I did not see the twist and I thought the plot was very unique. I have not read a story similar to this one. The ending of the book was just as good, with twists I couldn't see coming. I did like the multiple points of view and the different sceneries. I wish there was a little more details in the marriage dynamic between Joe and Diniah

Where in the world did this story come from? The characters seem to be pretty normal, but the plot reveals some pretty messed up people. I don't get how anyone could come up with the idea for this book. It is bizarre. I really enjoyed it, but was looking for a more logical conclusion, which eluded me and cost this book a star. However, I could not stop reading! How far would the characters go? How far would one plot go until another took over? You will have to read to find out…

That was a super easy read, and I didn't see any of the twists coming. I'm a sucker for a book about a toxic marriage!