The Marriage Act
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What if marriage was the law? Dare you disobey? Black Mirror meets thriller with a dash of Naomi Alderman’s The Power in this dark, high-concept novel by the bestselling author of The One.
Britain. The near-future. A right-wing government believes it has the answer to society’s ills—the Sanctity of Marriage Act, which actively encourages marriage as the norm, punishing those who choose to remain single.
But four couples are about to discover just how impossible relationships can be when the government is monitoring every aspect of our personal lives—monitoring every word, every minor disagreement…and will use every tool in its arsenal to ensure everyone will love, honor and obey.
“The king of near-future what-ifs is back with a smart and chilling page-turner. Twisty, unsettling, scarily believable and thought provoking, this is his best yet.” —Ellery Lloyd, author of The Club
“Clever, compelling and terrifyingly plausible. A near future nightmare that grips from the first page and never lets go. THE MARRIAGE ACT is a brilliant examination of relationships and the power we let others have over us. And talk about a page-turner. This one will leave you with paper cuts!” —C. J. Tudor, author of The Chalk Man
Don't miss other suspenseful reads from John Marrs (you'll never see the twists coming!):
- The Marriage Act
- The Vacation
- The Family Experiment
- The One
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,599
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,441
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,444
You’re riding in your self-driving car when suddenly the doors lock, the route changes and you have lost all control. Then, a mysterious voice tells you, “You are going to die.” Just as self-driving cars become the trusted, safer norm, eight people find themselves in this terrifying situation, including a faded TV star, a pregnant young woman, an abused wife fleeing her husband, an illegal immigrant, a husband and wife, and a suicidal man. From cameras hidden in their cars, their panic is broadcast to millions of people around the world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not a long shelf life on this one
- By Kate on 09-27-19
By: John Marrs
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Her Last Move
- By: John Marrs
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 496
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 457
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Story4 out of 5 stars 455
Struggling to balance her personal and professional life, young DS Becca Vincent has landed the biggest case of her career - and she knows that it will make or break her. But she can’t catch the culprit alone. Together with facial recognition expert Joe Russell, she strives to get a lead on the elusive murderer, who is always one step ahead of them. Time is not on their side. The body count is rising, and the attacks are striking closer and closer to home. Can Becca and Joe uncover the connection between the murders before the killer strikes the last name from his list?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story line but
- By Gerg on 01-04-19
By: John Marrs
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The Vacation
- By: John Marrs
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 541
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 515
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Story4 out of 5 stars 515
For eight strangers in a Los Angeles hostel, even the other side of the world isn’t far enough. The craving for a new identity and the desire to start again is something they have in common. But they discover that it doesn't matter where you are or who you are - if you can't lay the past to rest, fate and coincidence have a way of catching up with you.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not my cup o’ tea…
- By Karenique on 02-28-20
By: John Marrs
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The Good Samaritan
- By: John Marrs
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Charlotte Cole, Matthew Lloyd Davies, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,785
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,659
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,662
The people who call End of the Line need hope. They need reassurance that life is worth living. But some are unlucky enough to get through to Laura. Laura doesn’t want them to hope. She wants them to die. Laura hasn’t had it easy: she's survived sickness and a difficult marriage only to find herself heading for forty, unsettled and angry. She doesn't love talking to people worse off than she is. She craves it. But now someone’s on to her - Ryan, whose world falls apart when his pregnant wife ends her life, hand in hand with a stranger.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Laura is Amy Dunne on steroids!
- By Wayne on 07-10-18
By: John Marrs
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The Minders
- By: John Marrs
- Narrated by: Katherine Press, Oliver Hembrough
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 344
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 312
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Story4 out of 5 stars 310
In the 21st century, information is king. But computers can be hacked and files can be broken into - so five ordinary people have been selected to become Minders. Transformed by a revolutionary medical procedure, the country's most classified information has been taken offline and turned into genetic code implanted inside their heads. Together, the five know the truth behind every government lie, conspiracy theory and cover-up. In return, they're given the chance to leave their problems behind and a blank slate to start their lives anew. But not everyone should be trusted.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Don’t start here!!
- By Paige Stewart on 03-15-21
By: John Marrs
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When You Disappeared
- By: John Marrs
- Narrated by: Simon Mattacks, Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,665
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,493
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,493
All she wanted was the truth, but she'll wish she never found out. When Catherine wakes up alone one morning, she thinks her husband has gone for a run before work. But Simon never makes it to the office. His running shoes are by the front door. Nothing is missing - except him.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This novel has issues!
- By Wayne on 09-12-17
By: John Marrs
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The Stranger in Her House
- By: John Marrs
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Soneela Nankani, Steve West
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,035
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 990
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Story4 out of 5 stars 990
Paul’s just here to help, or so he claims—sent by a charity for vulnerable people to do odd jobs for elderly widow Gwen. But for Gwen’s daughter Connie, there’s just something about Paul that rings alarm bells from day one. He’s a little too kind, a little too involved…Worse still, Gwen seems to have fallen under his spell.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Lots of Twists
- By April K. on 03-01-24
By: John Marrs
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What Lies Between Us
- By: John Marrs
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,339
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,814
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,800
Nina can never forgive Maggie for what she did. And she can never let her leave. They say every house has its secrets, and the house that Maggie and Nina have shared for so long is no different. Except that these secrets are not buried in the past. Every other night, Maggie and Nina have dinner together. When they are finished, Nina helps Maggie back to her room in the attic, and into the heavy chain that keeps her there.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not For Me!
- By Jan M on 08-23-20
By: John Marrs
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Her Last Move
- By: John Marrs
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
Struggling to balance her personal and professional life, young DS Becca Vincent has landed the biggest case of her career–and she knows that it will make or break her. But how can she identify one face in a sea of thousands? With the help of Police Super Recogniser Joe Russell, she strives to catch a glimpse of the elusive murderer, but he’s watching her every move.
By: John Marrs
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Just My Luck
- By: Adele Parks
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey, Kristin Atherton
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 845
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 779
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 779
For 15 years, Lexi and Jake have played the same six numbers with their friends. Over drinks, dinner parties and summer barbecues, the three couples have discussed the important stuff — kids, marriages, careers — and they’ve laughed off their disappointment when they failed to win anything.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mixed feelings about this one
- By Maria on 06-08-21
By: Adele Parks
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Keep It in the Family
- By: John Marrs
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Steve West, Simon Mattacks, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,573
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,424
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,424
Mia and Finn are busy turning a derelict house into their dream home when Mia unexpectedly falls pregnant. But just when they think the house is ready, Mia discovers a shocking message scored into a skirting board: I WILL SAVE THEM FROM THE ATTIC. Following the clue up into the eaves, the couple make a gruesome discovery: their home was once a real-life murder house, with the evidence still concealed within the four walls.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Oooof
- By Michelle on 08-31-23
By: John Marrs
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You Killed Me First
- By: John Marrs
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Moira Quirk, Clare Corbett, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,900
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,871
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,871
It’s 5 November, and a woman awakens to a nightmare. Bound and gagged, she lies trapped in the heart of a towering bonfire. As the smoke thickens, panic sets in–she’s moments away from being engulfed in flames. How did it come to this? Rewind eleven months: Margot, a faded TV star, and her long-suffering friend Anna watch as glamorous Liv and her flawless family move into their street. The three women soon fabricate the perfect pretence of friendship, but each harbours her own deadly secret–and newcomer Liv senses something is terribly wrong beneath the polished exteriors.
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5 out of 5 stars
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John Marrs does it again!
- By Nicole Mondeaux on 03-05-25
By: John Marrs
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The New Couple
- By: Alison James
- Narrated by: Jan Cramer
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 176
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 165
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Story4 out of 5 stars 165
Behind closed doors I try to relax, to unwind in the huge clawfoot bath and forget about my complicated past. It’s hard being the new couple on the street when you’ve got secrets. Because the truth is, my charming husband isn’t really my husband. And I’m not Stephanie Hamlin....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Yet another one where gaslighting is brought up
- By Mark D on 10-01-22
By: Alison James
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The Choosing
- By: Rachelle Dekker
- Narrated by: Morgan Hallett
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 338
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 309
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 310
Like all citizens since the ruining, Carrington Hale knows the importance of this day. But she never expected the moment she'd spent a lifetime preparing for - her choosing ceremony - to end in disaster. Ripped from her family, she'll spend her days serving as a lint, the lowest level of society. She knows it's her duty to follow the true way of the authority. But as Carrington begins this nightmare, rumors of rebellion rattle her beliefs.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Predictable, young adult drama, and muddy belief
- By Melting Alaskan on 04-18-17
By: Rachelle Dekker
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The Wife Stalker
- A Novel
- By: Liv Constantine
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Meghan Wolf
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,847
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,435
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,429
Breezing into the tony seaside paradise of Westport, Connecticut, gorgeous thirtysomething Piper Reynard sets down roots, opening a rehab and wellness space and joining a local yacht club. When she meets Leo Drakos, a handsome, successful lawyer, the wedding ring on his finger is the only thing she doesn’t like about him. Yet as Piper well knows, no marriage is permanent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Glad I Listened to this Book...
- By Alicia K. Russell on 05-20-20
By: Liv Constantine
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Best Friends Forever
- By: Margot Hunt
- Narrated by: Sarah Naughton
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,514
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,377
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,375
Kat Grant and Alice Campbell have a friendship forged in shared confidences and long lunches lubricated by expensive wine. Though they're very different women - the artsy socialite and the struggling suburbanite - they're each other's rocks. But even rocks crumble under pressure. Like when Kat's financier husband, Howard, plunges to his death from the second-floor balcony of their South Florida mansion. Howard was a jerk, a drunk, a bully, and, police say, a murder victim. The questions begin piling up.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very, very good!
- By horslovr on 02-04-18
By: Margot Hunt
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The Good Wife
- By: Gemma Rogers
- Narrated by: Imogen Church
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 535
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 516
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 516
Tom, my husband, is always watching, controlling my every move. He chooses my clothes, my hairstyle, even instructing what and how much I’m allowed to eat – just ten measly mouthfuls. I’ve become isolated from those I love, forbidden to work and stuck at home to fulfil his every whim. My identity along with my life is long gone. I am slowly suffocating but I know Tom will never, ever let me leave alive. A chance encounter with Savannah changes everything. Tom couldn’t tear his eyes away from her. Could she be my saviour?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great but too much explicit sex
- By Elizabeth on 06-12-24
By: Gemma Rogers
John Marrs does it again
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It was a love - hate for me
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Wow!
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Original, forward thinking and scary read!
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The idea of marriage
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Great ending, meh otherwise.
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Amazing writing and content
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Amazing!!!
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Won’t be disappointed
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F…..k the government
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