I absolutely loved this book. Once I started reading it, I couldn’t stop. The plot was great and had me guessing the entire time. I’m a sucker for plot twists, and this twist is probably one of my favorites. Definitely one of my top favorites for sure. I don’t think I’ve ever read one of Helen’s books, but I really enjoyed her writing style and will be reading more of her books.

Super twisty and keeps you guessing til the end. This book will make you question how well you really know the people in your life.

The first half of this was very slow for me. It felt like a chore to get through it. The second half really picked up and had me second guessing a lot of things. Over all I recommend this mysterious thriller friendship gone wrong book.

2 stars ⭐️⭐️

Lucy and Adam are BFFs with Cora and Scott. While viewing a colleagues vacation photos, Lucy sees a picture of Scott with another woman. It's bad enough she suspects her BFF's husband is having an affair, but when the mystery woman turns up dead, Lucy begins to think Scott is a murderer as well. On her hunt for the truth, Lucy uncovers unsettling information about Scott, Cora... and even her husband.

It was easy to figure out exactly what was going on in this book from early on, so if you're looking for unexpected twists and turns, skip this one. Overall the story was just okay for me.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this ARC in exchange for an honest opinion.

I really enjoyed this thriller. The story is about Lucy and Adam and Scott and Cora, two couples that are best friends and quickly jumps into the action. Within the first chapter, you discover that while viewing her colleague's honeymoon photos, Lucy sees a photo of Scott on vacation with another woman. Lucy becomes obsessed with the photo and getting to the bottom of what happened - especially when the woman Scott is with in the photo is reported missing. I couldn't put the book down!

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for my ARC!

How could Lucy know that something so normal as looking through a colleague's honeymoon pictures would put her on a path that would ultimately have her questioning everything she knows and threaten to blow up her whole life.

Lucy has a seemingly idyllic life. Her sweet caring husband Adam and their married best friends Scott and Cora are an impenetrable unit and are practically family. But when Lucy sees a picture of Scott with another woman on vacation, she starts to realize that not everything is as it seems and when the woman in the picture goes missing Lucy must take a closer look at the people she loves most and consider that they may not be who she thought they were.

This book has you questioning everything from the very beginning. I liked Lucys commitment to the truth and how she was determined to get answers no matter what obstacles stood in her way. It was a bit predictable as I was able to discern who the killer was pretty early on and also who was the main conspirator. I was still able to enjoy the unfolding of the story, but I also think the story could have benefited from tighter pacing and a little less exposition.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Penguin Group Putnam for providing me with this ARC

Wow, holy crap this book was full of crazy twists I never expected and I absolutely couldn’t get enough of it!

Two couples to and their respective children from a tight best friend group.. Scott, Cora, and Adam have all known each other since they went
to university together. Then Adam met and married Lucy. Now each couple has two children and they are renovating a holiday cottage together. One day Lucy sees a picture from her colleagues honeymoon and Scott is in the picture with a woman who is not his wife, Cora. Lucy's world is thrown into immediate upheaval. Adam doesn't believe her as Lucy has a tendency to snoop into other people's business and overreact to situations which aren't true. Scott begins acting erratically. Lucy's colleague begins avoiding her and the mystery woman in the photo is reported missing.. And who is penning the menacing diary like entries? This is my third book by this author and I highly recommend all her books. Tight storytelling and tense plots. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for my ARC!

This book started out just like any other thriller but the farther in I got, the more confused I became. I thought for sure I would be able to guess what happened and I spent most the book sure I knew who was guilty but I was wrong. I didn’t catch on to any of the twists until they were actually happening and for me, that’s what makes a thriller fun. I like to be surprised and got off guard. Such a fun and twisty ride!

First off, a huge thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author, Helen Cooper for the eArc of this thriller!

I enjoyed this read, at times I think it was super slow and then it got super fast without stopping.

I had no idea who killed Juliet until the end but I knew Adam's game as soon as Lucy thought the photo of Guy and Juliet looked photoshopped and I knew then we were going to be on the ride of our lives.

I think the ending was wrapped up well with Lucy putting her life back together while Adam served time for what he had done.

Wow. I did not realize just how much this story had my stomach wrenching along with Lucy’s until all the pieces finally came together. The Couple in the Photo is a thrilling story of two families bound together by friendship, marriage and long buried secrets. But the complexity of the group was known to only one. But who??
Thanks to NetGalley for the advanced copy

This book gave “I Know What You Did Last Summer“ vibes. When Lucy sees a picture of her friend with another woman, she gets pulled down a rabbit hole trying to find answers to her many questions. This book kept me on my toes once I got about 20% of the way in. The twists just kept coming.

Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book.

The couple in the photo: The premise of this book and the cover intrigued me. I liked the main character, Lucy, and while at times she may have appeared obsessive, I was right there alongside her. Overall, this was a fast paced book that had me hooked pretty much immediately. I did find myself guessing the ending about half way through, but there were still some unexpected twists at the end. A good beach read; I’d give this book 3.5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Putnam Books for a chance to read this book early.

This was the perfect definition of a page-turner for me. I read it while on an airplane and was actually upset when I had to put it down for landing. The plot keeps you guessing and questioning just how much we really know about the people closest to us. When Lucy happens to see a familiar face who never should have been in her coworkers’ honeymoon pictures, her rather ordinary life is set on a collision course that turns up secrets and lies she never could have imagined. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for early access to an intriguing thriller that will make you realize the camera lies and not everything is as picture perfect as it seems.

The author has written a thriller that keeps you quickly turning the pages. There are many twists and turns that keeps you guessing throughout the story. The two couples in the story along with their children had a strong bond. three of the adults knew each other for many years while in school. Lucy, Adam's wife, was initially the new one in the group. She quickly bonded with Cora and they became best friends. Scott, Adam and Cora had many secrets that they were harboring which slowly are to be revealed. An enjoyable read and will be recommending! #TheCoupleInThe Photo #HelenCooper #NetGalley

A compelling and juicy mystery with some great twists and turns. Lots of suspense and delicious unravelings and reveals. I couldn't put this down ... Oh, and then the end! Explosive.

Lucy is looking at her coworker's honeymoon pictures when she sees her best friend's husband with another woman vacationing in the Maldives. Not knowing what to do with this shocking information she confides in her husband who encourages her that she must be mistaken.. But she doesn't let it deter her and begins doing her own detective work trying to put together all the pieces and find proof before destroying Cora's life. .When the woman turns up missing Lucy can't keep it to herself any longer, she goes to the police to tell them what she knows, and everything begins to unravel.
This book will keep you on the edge of your seat, and keep you guessing to the very end!

Thank you Netgalley and Penguin Group Putnam for this ARC for an honest review.

Wow this book had me on the edge of my seat the whole time! I loved the story from the start and the ending was excellent. Throughout the book I was trying to figure out who did what and was surprised by the twists. Would recommend this to anyone who loves a good mystery/ thriller

It was a simple work party. Lucy joined the group yo look at her fellow teacher Ruth’s honeymoon pictures from the Maldives and there he was. Scott. Her best friend Cora’s husband. He’s standing with his arm around a woman who is definitely not Cora. When Lucy tells her husband that Scott, his best friend since college, is having an affair, he’s sure it is a case of mistaken identity. But Lucy can’t let it go and she is soon embroiled in a mystery. Who is the woman in the picture? Whose body has just washed ashore in the islands? What happened to Ruth? And what is the secret that has been kept so long the it can now destroy Scott and Cora’s marriage, ruin Adam and Lucy’s friendship with Scott and Cora and lead to violence and death?

Set aside an afternoon or evening to read The Couple in the Photo and plan not to be interrupted. This is a thriller that you won’t be able to put down. Fast paced, suspenseful and so real, the action leaps off the page. 5 stars.

Thank you to NetGalley, PENGUIN GROUP Putnam and Helen Cooper for this ARC.

Lucy and her husband Adam have been close friends with Cora and Scott for years. In fact Adam, Cora, and Scott were all friends from college. Lucy was looking at a colleague's photos from her honeymoon trip and spots a photo of Scott with another woman. Lucy then learns the woman from the photo has gone missing and was found murdered. Secrets about her friends and husband become revealed as Lucy searches for the truth.

This was a fast paced and easy to follow thriller read. I devoured this book and couldn't wait to find out the ending. I loved all the references to photography and how the author incorporated little puns about photography throughout the story.

Thanks to Netgalley and PENGUIN GROUP Putnam, G.P. Putnam's Sons for a digital ARC in exchange for my honest review.