A Good Marriage
by Kimberly McCreight
Publication Date: May 5 2020
Publisher: Harper
Pages: 400
ISBN: 9780062367686
Genre: Adult Fiction | Thriller | Mystery
Source: Library
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Synopsis: One night while working late at elite law firm Young & Crane, Lizzie Kitsakis receives a phone call from an inmate at Rikers asking for help. Lizzie wants nothing to do with the case even though her law school friend Zach Grayson is pleading with her to take it on. Zach's wife, Amanda, was found dead at the bottom of the stairs in their Park Slope brownstone and Zach is the primary suspect.
Lizzie finds herself being drawn into the investigation and the close-knit parent group of the private school in Park Slope. The more she gets dragged in, the more she realizes that neither Zach nor his wife Amanda is quite what they seem.
Review: This is my first read of Kimberly McCreight, and she definitely didn't disappoint! I found it to be very comparable to Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty. A murder has taken place but who is the killer? It becomes evident that no one is quite like they seem and everyone is hiding their own secrets. I loved the alternating narrators and going along with the story, trying to figure out who really killed Amanda. Every character had their own secret and their lives were so intertwined with each other. I thought I had it all figured out and then realized I was completely wrong.
“That's the hardest part about marriage, isn't it?" Zach went on. "Somebody else's problems because your own. It doesn't always feel fair.”
― Kimberly McCreight, A Good Marriage
I definitely recommend this. It's a fast-paced thrilling read. I ended up reading the entire book in one day, it was that good and I couldn't put it down. I loved reading the different perspectives and learning the backstories of the characters. It's interesting to see into their past and the events that led them to be who they are and the choices they made. Fantastic writing and I can't wait to read more by this author.
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