Thank you to NetGalley, publisher and author, for the free copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion. The story was entertaining and the premise was fantastic but, in the end I was not wowed by how everything turned out.

While looking at a colleague’s honeymoon pictures, Lucy thinks she sees her best friend’s husband in one of the photos, but he’s with another woman. Soon after, Lucy discovers that the other woman has gone missing, and the deeper she searches, she learns her best friends and her own husband are keeping secrets from her. I wasn’t expecting much going in from this book, but wow, was I wrong! The Couple In The Photo hooks you right from the start, and the surprises just keep coming as Lucy dives headlong into the mystery woman and is blindsided when she realizes everyone has been lying to her. This one will keep you on your toes, and just when you think you have it figured out, everything flips upside down. Definitely a page-turner, loved it! I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Adam and Lucy, and Cora and Scott. Two couples and their kids who are like one big happy family, hanging out at each other's houses, even renovating a beach house together.

That's why Lucy is devastated when she sees a photo of Scott and another woman on a colleague's phone. Should she tell Cora? Can her husband have a discrete conversation with Scott to find out if he's cheating on Cora?

When she fails to get answers, Lucy takes it on herself to investigate with devastating consequences.

While you might be able to figure out what happens, there are so many twists and turns on the path to getting there, that I marveled at the author's ability to keep it all straight!

Thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam, G.P. Putnam's Sons for another great tile form Helen Cooper!

I loved this book beginning to end. It’s mostly narrated through the main character of Lucy. There are 2 main couples in the book with 3 of them sharing massive secrets since their time at university. Lucy is out of the loop but figures it out in the end.
There were some scenes that were expected but I was genuinely surprised towards the end. Very quick read and great visuals given.

This book was just OK for me. The suspense was just meh. I was able to figure the plot out fairly quickly which made the book boring for me. It had potential but missed the mark.

With all the high ratings I saw on Goodreads, I went into this book with high expectations. Needless to say, I may be in the minority but it just was t my cup of tea. It moved too slowly & I lost interest in it along the way. I finished it to see how it would end, but probably could have put it down at any time without the compelling need to look back. I’ll give it two stars. Thank you to NetGalley and G.P Putnam sons for the chance to preview this arc copy in exchange for my honest review. I really wanted to like this one more than I actually did.

Rating three stars!

The one thing I really enjoyed about this book was that they jumped right into the act. There wasn't a ton of fluff that made you sit around wondering when something good was finally going to happen. The writing style was good and easy to follow. The fact that there were only four main characters was a blessing and a curse. It kept the story concise but also made some things easier to figure out because there weren't a ton of options for the who done it. Overall, a good book- even with knowing from early on who was the murderer there was still a twist at the end that I didn't see coming.

Oh my goodness, I really enjoyed this. I was a giant bundle of nerves and completely stressed as more things were discovered and more secrets were revealed. Imagine you're part of a foursome of friends, but the other three existed long before you, had a more complex history, and were hiding a ton of secrets - and you simply had no idea. Our main character knows something is off, and probably has known it for a very long time. This story follows the unraveling of the history and the things they were all hiding.

From the moment I delved into The Couple in the Photo, I was immediately swept up in a tangled web of secrets and deception that kept me on the edge of my seat. Lucy and Adam, along with their close friends Scott and Cora, had a seemingly idyllic friendship that spanned years. But when Lucy stumbles upon a photograph of Scott on a luxurious getaway with another woman, everything spirals out of control.

Determined to shield her best friend from potential infidelity, Lucy embarks on a quest for answers. As she digs deeper, she uncovers a trove of hidden truths about her friends and even her own husband. The suspense and tension mounted with each revelation, leaving me questioning who could be trusted and what the consequences of unearthing the truth might be.

Despite the confined scope of the narrative, revolving primarily around these four characters, the book never lost its grip on me. Lucy's relentless pursuit of the truth, even in the face of opposition, resonated deeply. The author expertly weaved in the significance of photographs, adding an intriguing layer to the plot. The climactic confrontation among the group was nothing short of wild and satisfying. Overall, The Couple in the Photo is a gripping that kept me guessing until the very end.

My heartfelt thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This was a claustrophobic thriller filled with decades worth of secrets and lies.

Lucy is happily married to Adam, and the couple is still best friends with Scott and Cora, Adam’s two friends from university. The foursome and their four children do everything together and seem to know everything about one another. Which is why Lucy is stunned when she sees Scott in her colleague’s honeymoon photos — with another woman.

Adam has always preached an honesty above all else policy in their marriage, but the more Lucy insists it was Scott in the photo, the tenser Adam becomes. Lucy has always struggled with feeling like an outsider in their foursome, being the latest addition without as much shared history. But this separation gives her a critical ability to ask the hard questions and unravel the mystery behind the photo — and the other woman who has since turned up dead.

Because this book was so focused on just these four characters, there wasn’t a lot of room for the plot to move in surprising directions — but I still found myself very immersed in the unraveling of the truth. Some of the necessary elements for plot advancement felt a little clunky (such as the introduction of a college classmate who is also tied to the story), but overall I really enjoyed Lucy as a character and the way she kept pushing for answers despite the three people closest to her telling her to stop. The importance of photographs plays a very interesting role throughout the entire plot, leading up to a wild and satisfying final confrontation amongst the group.

The premise of this book is pretty interesting. The book is perfectly titled. I've read a lot of thrillers and this was an average read with all the obvious plot points. I actually figured out the major who dun it fairly early on but there were a lot of other twists and turns along the way. I couldn't get past that the whole story rests on believing that the main character's coworker shows her a pic that has her best friend's husband in it with another woman in the Maldives. That's almost impossible to have happened and I just couldn't let it go. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This is my first Helen Cooper novel and I'm putting her on my must-buy list because of this book. Adam, Lucy, Cora, and Scott may look picture-perfect, but as Lucy learns, not every photo tells the truth about the people in it. What set this one apart for me to really enjoy it is that Lucy is the odd-man-out as the other three were all friends in college with their own sets of inside jokes and secrets.
After seeing a photo, Lucy realizes there might be more secrets than she even suspects and is determined to find them all out.
Overall, THE COUPLE IN THE PHOTO was a very quick read with the perfect amount of plot twists and secrets yet somehow, the progression of the secrets and betrayals was perfectly executed and felt real.

Thank you Net Galley for allowing me to receive this book for an honest review.

At first I picked up this book and put it down. I'm glad I did not put aside and decided to read again.

Lucy and her husband, Adam, have been best friends couple, Cora and Scott. They do everything as a family. But then Lucy sees a photo of a of Scott on a vacation with another woman. She wants to protect her friend but then the other woman goes missing and she is not sure if Scott was involved.

What does she do to find out? You will have to read the book.

This book will take you for a ride and a half. The cast of characters is small but well done. You will see how all their lives intertwined to get us to the end of the book. So well done and perfect for a beach or pool day.

Lucy has a happy family with her husband and two daughters. Her and her husband Adam had an amazingly close relationship with another couple, Scott and Cora, whom Adam had been close friends with since university. The two families did everything together, including buying a vacation house. Life was good. Then Lucy happens to see a picture of a coworkers honeymoon in the Maldives that included Scott with his arms around another women.
Lucy is shocked and determined to get to the bottom of why Scott was in the Maldives with another woman. She is determined to protect her friend, Cora. Lucy loves Scott but now doesn't trust him. She spirals down the trail of the photo, trying to get to the truth, doubting herself, her friends and her husband. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but what if you can not trust the photos your seeing?
While it was a little slow to start, the story did have some good twists and ah ha moments. I enjoyed it and found myself invested in the story, I did find it a little predictable, however, I read a lot of thrillers. The characters were well developed and easy to connect to. This was my first read from this author. I will definitely be checking out some of her other titles.
Thank you to NetGalley and Putnam Publishing group for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I was impressed with The Couple in the Photo right from the beginning. The book is suspenseful and has a few twists and turns that make it a really fun read. I finished it today and have already recommended it to all of my friends. Great read. I'm going to look for more from Helen Cooper!

Pretty good domestic thriller. Gave the vibes of I know what you did last summer! Quick & easy read. I will hud beginning half was good and the last half felt kind of rushed.

Well, I really liked the first 3/4 of this one. I was engaged, curious, and appreciated the author's style. The last 1/4, not so much. It felt a little forced, and to me, didn't compare with the beginning.

A solid domestic suspense novel. I'd read more from the author.

I received a complimentary copy of the book from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Lucy and Adam/Cora and Scott……couples since university, their lives have been intertwined for years. They vacation together, own a beach house together, their children have grown up together, they share lots of dinners.  They are a family………until a random photo from the honeymoon shots of Lucy’s friend shows Scott with another woman. Who is this woman and what is she to Scott?
   Lucy, always devoted and protective of Cora, has decided to play detective and search it out quietly but it becomes a bigger issue when the woman in that photo is discovered murdered. Can Scott be involved in this?
   Slowly the story seeps out and it reflects back to university days before Lucy became part of the foursome. There was another young man entangled in their crowd who met an untimely demise.  The murdered woman also has an association with their college years. Lucy is on a mission for some answers while her friends are all falling apart.
   It all eventually unravels with some unexpected twists for the reader.

3.5 stars. This was an interesting and fast paced read. I love the main character’s commitment to finding out if her friends husband was living a double life. Parts of the story did drag and a bit repetitive but overall a good and easy read.