This is a cleverly conceived story, well delivered. Amy’s husband Greg takes their dog out for a walk in bad weather and doesn’t come back. After investigating, she discovers that he has probably been killed by a car on his walk and the body put in the car’s boot. She takes on the role of chief investigator and finds that the couple in the car we’re both married to other people. The man was a famous defence lawyer. Amy wants revenge and devises a careful,plot. The way it is told is sure to keep readers intrigued. The end is well worth waiting for. I recommend this book.

A couple travel home after an idyllic weekend away. However, on the return journey they knock down a dog walker, hide the body and take the dog! It’s obvious they are both hiding other secrets, including false names and the fact that they must hide the real reason for their weekend away.

This is a decent drama, told from different character perspectives. Overall, I found it to be an enjoyable, layered drama with a satisfying conclusion.

Thanks to NetGalley and HQ digital for the opportunity to preview.

📖BOOK REVIEW📖
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

#TheOtherCouple by #DianeJeffrey

⏩for synopsis

They ruined your life.. it’s time to get revenge…

Well this was a little gem of a book; my first by this author and certainly won’t be my last. From page one your dropped straight into the action which doesn’t let up till the final page.

I found the characters were really well developed - Nick and Kristen and Amy and Greg were polar opposites in every way but are brought together by a tragic accident from which their lives and futures became intwined.

It was easy to read; I enjoyed the short chapters with swapping of narrators between Kristen and Amy which kept up a good plot pace. Although I felt some part were predictable, the overall twist did get me. A great read.

With thanks to the author, @hqstories and @netgalley for allowing us to read this one (sorry it’s late!)

-EMILY

@the_book_girls_1

Gripping! I couldn't put this down as it's quite the page turner. Full of tense moments, shocks, surprises and twists. I would recommend this wholeheartedly!

Another fantastic book by the author, such an exciting and intense read, I couldn’t not binge it in one sitting.

I loved Amy’s determination in finding out what happened, on the other end of the scale, I disliked Kristin and Nick so much, both such repulsive characters.

The plot slowly builds before the twists begin, I can not recommend this enough for any thriller lovers

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“If you had nothing left to lose, how far would you go to find the truth?”— The Other Couple

This is my first novel by Diane Jeffrey and she’s made it to my favorite author list. I’ll be on the edge of my seat, watching for her next book!

I don’t want to say too much about “The Other Couple” and let any spoilers slip. It’s best to read this book knowing as little as possible before jumping in!

What would you do if you accidentally ran someone over? I’m sure panic sets in at first. But then I’d like to believe most people would think logically and do the right thing.

Nick and Kirsten don’t listen to the logical side of their brain. For selfish reasons, they choose to dispose of the body. This one decision sets off a twisted domino effect that will change many lives!

This dark and disturbing story is told by Kirsten, Amy, and a narrator that is named at the end. The chilling prologue will have your eyes glued to the page and details will rip at your heart.

Amy is the pregnant wife of Greg, a man out walking their dog. He never returns home for dinner and the police can’t find any evidence of foul play.

This thriller is intense and suspenseful and you’ll want to read it in one sitting. And the ending. I was dumbstruck and amazed! What a total shock!

Huge thanks to Rachels Random Resources and HQ Digital for the complimentary copy of this ARC. All opinions are my own.

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𝑰 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒎𝒚𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒂 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏, 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆. 𝑰 𝒕𝒓𝒚 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒘𝒂𝒚. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆, 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚'𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆, 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒖𝒑 𝒅𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒂𝒅.

My first read by this author, and it definitely won't be my last. I was absolutely riveted by this tense story of deception, loss, and revenge.

Kirsten and Nick have enjoyed a weekend away, and on the drive home, Kirsten thinks she's hit a dog, but she's hit and killed Greg. Rather than face up to what happened, the couple makes the rash decision to cover up their crime. Scratching your head, aren't you? It was an accident, right? Just call the police. Well, it's not quite that simple.

Amy, pregnant with her first child, is impatiently waiting for Greg to return from his walk. The weather is bad, and she's worried. The police aren't taking her seriously, assuming he left on his own accord, but when Greg's body is found, only a wife's love and rage can help her hunt down his killers.

This was much more than a typical domestic suspense. The pacing was superb, keeping the reader tense on high alert throughout. Even the secondary characters had layered back stories that really brought the tragedy to the forefront. I especially loved the few "letters from prison" that were interspersed throughout from an unnamed writer to an unnamed recipient. I couldn't have asked for a better ending.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and HQ Digital for this read. This book is available now!

First time reading a book by Diane Jeffrey but I’ll certainly be reading more. I was gripped from the first page until the last by the devastating but captivating storyline. Sometimes you just want somebody to get their comeuppance and I certainly did in this book. It was inconceivable that Nick and Kirsten should get away with what they’d done but sometimes in life, justice doesn’t always prevail. However, Amy was determined to make sure it did and boy did she make sure.
I found myself hating the obnoxious Nick and Kirsten and feeling heartfelt story for Amy , which in my opinion shows what a good writer Diane Jeffrey is. The pace of the story never let up throughout the book but when it stepped up a notch further I couldn’t put it down because I wanted to find out if Amy succeeded with her plan. I wasn’t disappointed.
There was a couple of hair raising moments towards the end when it looked like Amy’s plan would be thwarted but at each step she managed to outwit Kirsten. I absolutely loved it and look forward to more from this author.

Please see my post for review

Blog tour - http://ramblingmads.uk/2023/06/16/blog-tour-the-other-couple-diane-jeffrey/

My first Diane Jeffrey book! Reading great reviews of this book on Bookstagram had me rushing to request it. Thanks to the publishers for granting me late access to this one and taking a chance that I’d be able to review it quickly. I appreciate the opportunity.

Author Diane Jeffrey led me forward through her carefully curated twists and curves toward her alluring, yet satisfying, resolution. The entire read was filled with anticipation, both in what her characters and in what I felt. The addition of letters throughout added to my curiosity.

Although I didn’t really care for any of the characters, I was still really invested in the outcome. I had a need to see whether justice would be served. Would the cheaters get caught? Would the widow get closure? What about Rusty?

I appreciated how the author gave me all the necessary bits of information and allowed me to piece all the pieces together myself. Being an active participant made me inherently more invested. It was a fantastic balance of the reader knowing more than the characters and some of the characters knowing more than others which made it such a compelling read.

Now that I know I like Jeffrey’s writing style, I’ll be adding her to my auto-read list.

This taut mystery is one that you’ll gladly trade chores and reality for some ‘feverishly turning pages’ time.

I was gifted this copy by HQ Digital and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.

I haven’t read any of Diane Jeffrey’s previous novels, but The Other Couple is her sixth.
The novel has chapters written from the viewpoints of two women – Kirsten and Amy.
We begin with Kirsten and Nick who have just had a lovely break away at the North Devon seaside, but are due to return to London later that day. On their way home, they accidentally kill a man. But due to the secrets they are trying to keep, they decide not to ring 999 but to hide the body and act as though it didn’t happen. After all, Kirsten has her husband Jamie and daughter Lily (7) to think of too.
Amy is pregnant and waiting for her husband Greg to come home after taking the dog out for a walk. He never returns…
We follow Kirsten and Amy’s stories after this event which changes so much, especially for Amy.
I was into the story straight away and interested in what was going to happen next. I was definitely on Amy’s side, as Kirsten comes across as rather selfish and ruthless. It’s all very twisty-turny and you can’t guess where it’s going to go, it keeps you on your toes – which I love!
This is just my kind of book, a great story that pulls you in and begs you to keep turning the pages to find out what happens next. I read the last 30% or so of the book in one go, it was so exciting and I was desperate to see how everything turned out. It didn’t disappoint at all, I loved it and will definitely be looking for more of Diane Jeffrey’s books to read now.

Thank you to NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book was an exhilarating experience from start to finish. The storyline was fast-paced and had me on the edge of my seat, eagerly turning the pages to uncover the next twist and turn.

While I found some aspects to be a tad far-fetched, I couldn't deny the sheer entertainment value this book provided. The author skillfully wove together multiple perspectives, drawing me into the lives of characters, and their complex web of secrets and consequences.

As I delved deeper into the story, I couldn't shake the feeling that the narrative would translate exceptionally well onto the screen. The suspenseful atmosphere, combined with the intricacies of the characters' lives, made me envision 'The other couple' as a thrilling TV series or film.

Overall, 'The other couple' provided me with an enthralling reading experience. It kept me engaged, and left me pondering the depths people would go to when pushed to their limits. If you're a fan of fast-paced thrillers with a touch of escapism, I highly recommend giving this book a read.

Love her books and this one was awesome! The plot revolves around two couples: Amy, husband Greg and Kirsten, husband Jamie (daughter Lily). Their lives become so intertwined as it's a brilliantly plotted and convoluted story when an accident kills one of them, setting off a chain of events that will change all of their lives completely! Jeffrey speaks to themes of passion, adultery, blackmail...all of the gruesome and crazy schemes people can devise when caught up in their own dreams! I raced through it as i simply could not put it down!
Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC!

Gripping, pacy, well thought out thriller. Absolutely loved this story. Characters were portrayed well.
4.5 stars

*Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher/author for providing me with an E-arc of this book. The following is my honest opinion*

I did not see the plot twist coming. I pride myself in being able to figure it out somewhat early in books and the fun part of it, for me, is finding out how we get to that point in the story. This book- not at all! Just when I think I figure it out, change in direction. Finally think I got it, changes again.

One of my favorite things about this book is how great of a job Diane Jeffrey does portraying the characters, the emotions that they are experiencing and the actions that stem from them. This book grabs you and keeps you enthralled until the very end.

I highly recommend this book!

Synopsis:
Amy and Greg, a happily married couple expecting their first baby, have their world turned upside down the night Greg doesn’t return home from his nightly routine of walking their dog. Kirsten and Nick, wealthy lovers with narcissistic tendencies, can’t believe their bad luck when they are involved in a hit-and-run, but refuse to take any blame or let this inconvenience destroy them.

My thoughts:
Questionable morals, secret lives, revenge seeking… this book has it all. Such a great fast-paced thriller, you’ll definitely want to add this to your summer reading list. The characters were well developed, the storyline was intense and plausible, add in some great twists and you’ve got a book that will keep you highly engaged through-out. Highly Recommend this book.
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4.5 / 5 stars

💕You might like this book if:
🔹 you like mystery / thrillers with multi-dimensional characters
🔹 you like edge-of-your-seat reads that will keep you guessing just how far characters are willing to go
🔹 you like characters that are driven by revenge

Reason 187 on why you should NOT have an affair...cuz if you mow someone down while off on a secret getaway, it makes doing the right thing even more difficult. Then again, doing the right thing wasn't really your strong suit anyway, now was it? Things quickly go off the rails for this philandering couple when they accidentally hit and kill a pedestrian out walking his dog, decide to run, move the body, and take the dog with them. Dumb decisions are made (even dumber than deciding to hide the crime), and spiral out of control quickly, with the wife left behind to wonder what happened to her husband on a mission to figure things out. Yeah, it was a little bit of a stretch on how fortuitious it was for her to able to figure those things out, but I loved how it all played out!!!

Kirsten and Nick are on their way home from an illicit tryst in Devon when they accidentally run over Owen who is walking a dog. As they've been drinking they immediately decide to try to cover it up, bundling Owen's body into the boot for later disposal. Meanwhile, Owen's wife is at home waiting for him to come back and eat his roast dinner. Gradually Amy pieces together what has happened and vows to get vengeance on whoever has killed her husband.

What I liked: This is an easy to read thriller. Kirsten is perhaps the best drawn character. She is selfish and snobbish and definitely doesn't deserve her husband and child. There are several chapters which are letters written from prison. The author does a good job of casting suspicion as to who might be writing these.

What I wasn't sure of: This should have been a really emotional read. Amy is left bereft and Owen's parents too. But I didn't really feel that this was adequately shown. The emotions are not powerful enough for what is, after all, a terrible injustice. The fury and sorrow at finding out just what happened was too muted.

Overall, an engaging enough read. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

Absolutely brilliant book. Very well written. I couldn't put it down and ended up staying up late to finish it.
Highly recommended

I couldnt fully enjoy this book i just feel it wasnt for me. I couldnt fully sink into the story and didnt capture my attention. While this book wasnt for me i know other people will love it