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The Perfect Couple

By: Elin Hilderbrand
Narrated by: Erin Bennett
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Publisher's summary

From New York Times best-selling author Elin Hilderbrand, comes a novel about the many ways family can fill our lives with love...if they don't kill us first.

It's wedding season on Nantucket. The beautiful island is overrun with summer people - an annual source of aggravation for year-round residents. And that's not the only tension brewing offshore. When one lavish wedding ends in disaster before it can even begin - with the bride-to-be discovered dead in Nantucket Harbor just hours before the ceremony - everyone in the wedding party is suddenly a suspect. As Chief of Police Ed Kapenash digs into the best man, the maid of honor, the groom's famous mystery novelist mother, and even a member of his own family, the chief discovers that every wedding is a minefield - and no couple is perfect.

Featuring beloved characters from The Castaways and A Summer Affair, The Perfect Couple proves once again that Elin Hilderbrand is the queen of the summer beach book.

©2018 Elin Hilderbrand (P)2018 Hachette Audio

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Perfect summer listen

I'm a fan of Elin Hildebrand and I enjoyed this, couldn't stop listening. There is a death on the morning of the wedding that doesn't hsppen. There is a mystery and lots of secrets are revealed. Only 4 stars for the story as the relationship between the bride and groom never quite works. But v re ry enjoyable nonetheless, the other characters were very well drawn.

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What a easy fun beach read.

I really enjoyed this book! I love that it was written from all the characters perspectives. Lots of juicy drama! Easy and fun to read, loved this book.

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latest "B-movie" Nothing particularly memorable

This book didn’t sound like a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g I’d want to read... (I’m so over Nantucket/Martha’s vineyard backdrops and stories about crazy rich/desperate housewives/privileged alpha males...) but when a friend said it was captivating her I decided to download it before my trip.

Holy hell was I sucked in and gobsmacked in the first few chapters, so much so that it took my sister's wedding (truly!) to get me to stop listening (and I jumped right back in the moment I could). Then around 65% I started growing tired and by 80% I was over it... kicking myself for starting this book... remembering why I am “over” these stories. It's OKAY.

You'll feel tired at the end and yawn with how boring and predictable it ends up being... but it’s is compelling and a hooker of a beach read if you need that. Nothing particularly memorable or new or special... just the latest B movie no one will remember next summer.

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Great read

I loved this book.Listening to the Audible version was so entertaining. I have read the authors books before but this is a favorite.The narrator was excellent..

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Kept me guessing

Lots of good twists and turns, I loved hearing the same event through the eyes of each character!

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  • 08-19-18

Fabulous

Loved this book! Easy listening and lots of twist. Would highly recommend! I will have to check out more books from this author.

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  • 07-10-18

A long awaited Elin novel

The storyline was a bit different, but loved it all the same. Elin can never stop writing. Anxiously await the next book.

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Suspenseful and thrilling!

I couldn’t put this book down. All the dirty secrets of a wealthy family, infidelities, lies and the love stories.

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Love story

I love romance and I think this was a true writing of romance that never was, went wrong and should have never been.
I enjoyed it.

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Great Book. Unpredictable Twists

I love the different viewpoints and how although some things are cliche nothing is predictable!

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