I enjoyed this audiobook. The story was believable and I liked the main female character. When Olivia is framed by her husband she is sent to prison, once she gets out she needs to prove she wasn't guilty. What follows is lots of searching, asking questions and doubting those closest to her. The narrator was the correct one for the story.

I did enjoy this book mostly but not as much as most of the author's previous books. It is very fast paced with more twists and turns than a dozen roller coasters. The cons were that there were so many characters, pretty much all of whom seemed to turn to criminal or decidedly dodgy behaviour at some point and there were so many times when I had to suspend belief about aspects of the plot,

The basic premise is that the main character, Olivia, has come out of jail where she's spent five years having been framed for the attempted murder of her husband, Dominic. Their daughter, Grace, is now twelve and Olivia is keen to not lose any more years and will seemingly do anything to get back close to her daughter even though she is initially only going to be allowed supervised visits with her. She also has a score to settle with her ex-husband following her false conviction. The first time I had to suspend belief was when Olivia persuaded a friend to drive her to her daughter's school the day after she'd been released and then she jumped out of the car to talk to her daughter. Really? Loads of people would potentially have seen them and Olivia would be straight back in prison for a serious breach of her parole. Many friends of Olivia then entered the plot, most of whom seemed quite happy to go along with her crazy schemes as the plot twisted and twisted and twisted.

There were some things that didn't make sense to me but maybe I missed some points as I started skim reading. Why did the cleaner still have Dominic's set of spare keys after five years. Had Dominic not realised that he no longer had a spare set of keys, including ones that the cleaner didn't need and really shouldn't have, in five years? How did one character get multi million pound loans on the back of a claim that she was an heiress when she wasn't? You can't even get a tiny loan these days without masses of paperwork and proof of everything under the sun. There was mention of a prison cleaner at the end holding a pin and I have no idea what significance the pin had or why it is mentioned.

Not my favourite of the author's books but I have loved her others so will certainly read more. With thanks to NetGalley and Avon Books UK for a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This is another compelling C.L. Taylor read, with cliff-hanger chapters that kept me hooked.
I enjoyed the premise, which is original and intriguing. A mother is framed by her husband and imprisoned for a crime she didn’t commit. When she is free, she’s determined to get to the truth, get revenge, and rebuild her relationship with her daughter, none of which proves to be particularly easy. In fact, things get messier and messier.
Short chapters, great writing, engaging characters, plenty of lies and deceit, as well as some human interest elements all add up to a great read.

I’ve read a few books by this author and not found a bad one yet. Told from the perspectives of Olivia, Dominic and Dani (a personal trainer to Olivia and Dominic and also a police officer involved with Olivia's prosecution) this is a tense, fast moving thriller with great characterisations. Short chapters add to the tension and I read this over the course of a day.

Briefly, Olivia is found guilty of plotting to kill her husband Dominic. 5 years later she is released determined to clear her name and bring her husband to justice. But first she needs to repair her relationship with her teenage daughter. But how far will she go to achieve this and how far will Dominic go to stop her? As she delves into the past she begin to wonder if she can trust anyone.

There are a lot of characters but the book is concisely written and easy to follow. A compelling read with twists and turns that kept me guessing until the end and the final reveal was a total shock. A brilliant thriller ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Absolutely loved this book I was hooked from the very first page. Liked the characters and the twists that kept me guessing till the end. Would highly recommend this book.

Olivia Sutherland has just been released from prison. She was sent down for plotting to have her husband Dominic killed. Her so called accomplice and Lover Jack is still missing.
However Olivia was set up by a corrupt police officer and her husband. It means shes lost five years of freedom and contact with her daughter Grace.
Olivia needs to make contact with Grace and build up their relationship. She also whats to bring Dom and Dani down. She gathers her closest friends round to plot her revenge. Will she manage to succeed before Dom flees taking her beloved Grace.
This was such an easy read. I flew through the book. Perfect holiday read.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an ARC

a quick read about a lady that serves time in prison but is not guilty. read in one day, it was hard to put down.

C.L Taylor is back with this exhilarating mystery. The multiple POVs kept the flow and pace moving quickly throughout- therefore maintained a high level of interest and intrigue into the explosive final closing chapters. A must read!

OF COURSE I enjoyed C.L. Taylor’s latest novel, she’s never been a hit or miss for me. The Guilty Couple kept up the mystery and had me guessing until the very end why Olivia’s husband accused her of planning to murder him. When Olivia is released after five years she is looking for answers but she isn’t allowed to contact him so she has to be really sneaky about it and I loved all the sneakiness throughout the novel! One of the absolute best scenes where I was literally holding my breath was her stealthy attempt to steal potential evidence from her husband with a little help from her friends.

Olivia reaches out to four friends who really go to the limit for her when the occasion rises; her old business partner, her last cellmate in prison, and two other friends she’s known for a long time. On the other side she fears Dani, a police officer who she thought was a friend but who testified in her husband’s favor. Dani has her own agenda and her biggest concern is finding money to get her sister in a rehab clinic. She’d do anything to help her so she turns to Dominic, Olivia’s husband to get 30.000 dollars, only she notices that Olivia keeps popping up and that unnerves Dani more than a little bit.

Dominic is very secretive all of the time and he’s counting down to something and I had no idea what he had planned but this deadline put the pressure on Olivia’s quest, while that other danger is looming over her too, namely getting caught and being sent back to prison. There were some surprises along the way but the biggest one was definitely at the end. Life after being released from prison certainly isn’t easy for her and it’s difficult to know who you can trust. I can’t say whether she’ll be able to prove her innocence but justice comes in many different ways so I was quite satisfied how the story was wrapped up in the final chapters. The only issue I had was that I wasn’t entirely convinced about her husband’s motive for framing her (I never really got any hate vibes off of him towards his wife and I kept thinking why else he would take such drastic measures) but I readily admit that that doesn’t mean he’s a good guy because he’s most certainly not. So in the end I still wanted pay back for Dom, the sort of husband you better not have!

A good quick read that would be perfect for the holiday read. Fast paced mystery about Olivia who spends 5 years in prison for a crime she did, or didn't commit. Well written and very enjoyable from start to finish.

Another MUST READ from this author. Five years ago Olivia was convicted of plotting to kill her husband. Today she is released and all she wants is her daughter back in her life and find the proof to show that she was framed. This is a tour de force of a crime thriller and so much more. I devoured this book and found it very hard to put down. I had to know the truth!!! And boy what a revelation and definitely not what I was expecting. Who can Olivia trust and how far does her betrayal go???. I loved everything about this book. Gripping, intense and packed to the rafters with tension and suspense. Another easy five stars from this very talented author.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC.

That was one of the better C.L. Taylor books I have read. Olivia Sutherland has just been released from prison, on parole, after serving 5 years of a 10 year sentence for conspiring to murder her husband, Dominic. Her alleged co-conspirator and lover, Jack Law, disappeared and has not been seen since. Olivia is desperate to see her daughter, Grace, who is now 12 years old but Grace doesn’t want to know her. She is also subject to a restraining order and cannot go near Dominic or Grace apart from a few visits with Grace under the supervision of her grandparents - Dominic’s parents.

Liv is staying with her friend, Ayesha, she wants to clear name but has no idea how. But soon she meets up with “Smithy” her former cell mate. Smithy is an accomplished, thief, pickpocket, and lock picker with lots of street smarts so she soon has Liv sneaking around looking for a chink in Dom’s armour. Meanwhile Dom has his own nefarious plans and he has been seeing a lot of Dani - a Detective Sergeant as ‘friends with benefits’. She wants more money from Dom to put her drug addled sister, Casey, through a longer stint of rehab. Dom and Dani have dirt on each other and Dani is really crossing some red lines job wise.

But in this story, things are not as they seem. Everyone has their secrets, there are some very unreliable narrators and some people will stop at nothing to get their way! As Liv learns a few things she realises that she doesn’t really know Dom at all. But worse is to come. She will be betrayed by someone she trusted.

This was a wonderful twisty domestic suspense story. There was a delicious sense of creeping menace throughout. I loved the characters, even the bad guys, as they played their roles to perfection. My nerves were shredding as Liv broke into a few places looking for evidence to clear her name. She is a complete novice at this so, of course, I could relate as I could never do such a thing. I can’t even imagine entering a home where the door is open if no one answers the call.

This was a tautly plotted mystery with plenty of surprises to keep you on your toes. It was a fun, entertaining and suspenseful read. Many thanks to Netgalley and Avon Books UK for the much appreciated arc which I reviewed voluntarily and honestly.

This is an interesting premise about a wrongly convicted wife who is keen to clear her name after being released from prison. Unfortunately, despite enjoying many of this author’s books, this one didn’t really work for me.
I found the characters one dimensional and the storyline slow. There are also too many characters and the first and third person POV felt confusing and out of kilter.

In terms of characters; the 3 key players are: Olivia the wrongly convicted wife, who spends the majority of the book running round like a headless chicken. Dani: who amazingly has time to be a personal trainer whilst also holding down a job as a full time police officer? And the husband Dominic, who is a frustrating bully.

There’s an element that kept me reading in the hope it would improve and there are some decent twists, but, overall, for me, this was a 2* decent read.

I am grateful to NetGalley and Avon Books for the opportunity to preview.

A fantastic, twisted thriller from an author who is expert at suspense and tension - I flew through this - might be her best yet.

Wow, there’s a lot going on in this book! For the most part, I felt that there was too much going on - there were too many characters & storylines to keep track of - the cheating, the betrayals, the possible wrongful conviction & so much more. As I was reading, I found myself disliking the main characters more & more; I generally like thrillers with unlikeable characters, but these three really tried my patience. However, I did feel compelled to keep reading - I just had to know what was going to happen to everyone! Unfortunately, this book was just not for me.

The Guilty Couple by CL Taylor
I give this book 4.5 stars

5 years ago, Olivia Sutherland was convicted of plotting to murder her husband.
Now she’s finally free, Olivia has 3 goals. Repair her relationship with her daughter. Clear her name. And bring down her husband – the man who framed her.
Just how far is she willing to go to get what she wants? And how far will her husband go to stop her?

I love this authors addictive writing style and the short snappy chapters always make me read faster…..so much so that l finished this one in under 24 hours! The clever storyline gets the reader involved and invested with alternating chapters told from various characters,leaving you to puzzle who to believe.l was sucked right into the lies manipulation and guilt sprinkled with plenty of twists and turns that this intense and gripping thriller provides. Would l recommend this one…..absolutely!
With thanks to Netgalley, CL Taylor and Avon Books UK for my chance to read and review this book

I loved everything about this book! I switched back and forth between reading and listening and honestly… they’re totally equal! The narrator is fabulous, the writing is phenomenal… the storyline blows my mind!!! I loved it all! The alternating chapters and figuring out who the bad guys are and the fuzzy line between doing what’s right and doing the right thing… absolutely epic! Callie Taylor is in a class all to herself!

Olivia Sutherland, along with her lover, has been convicted of plotting to murder Olivia's husband. Olivia served five years in prison while her lover has been on the run. Her first order of business is to find out why her husband framed her.

I read a lot of thrillers, and I'm used to suspending disbelief, and that's a skill that is required in this story. There are a lot of moving parts, such as police corruption and dual identities, but in my opinion, they only enhanced the thrill.

Releases June 28, 2022. My first read from this author, and I'm curious about her backlist. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for my e-ARC.

5 years ago, Olivia was imprisoned for attempting to kill her husband. Now she has been released and is determined to clear her name and take down the man who framed her – her husband. Thanks to him, their daughter was only allowed minimal contact with Olivia during her incarceration, so their relationship is in tatters and Olivia is anxious to repair this too.

Olivia’s hands are somewhat tied with a restraining order and supervised visits with her daughter. With the help of Smithy, who she met in prison, she is determined to uncover the truth. She soon realises what a conniving and devious man her husband is and that he was not acting alone in setting her up.

You can always guarantee a good thriller of a book from this author, and this book is exceptionally good. The way that the plot twists and turns doesn’t make it difficult to follow. I found it both compelling and nerve racking. Some of the twists come right out of the blue and there are plenty of cliff hangers. I would go as far as to say that this is one of this authors best books and would highly recommend it.

Olivia has been in prison for a crime she didn’t commit, now that she has been released she has two things on her mind, reconnect with her twelve year old daughter and prove her innocence.
I enjoyed the beginning of this book but I began to lose interest about half way through and struggled to finish it. I didn’t enjoy it as much as the previous books by this author.
Thank you to NetGalley and Avon books UK for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.