The Golden Couple

Introduction

The Golden Couple is a psychological thriller by Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks. It tells the story of a “consultant,” Avery Chambers—a former therapist who lost her license due to misconduct. The story centers on Avery as she helps a married couple, Marissa and Matthew Bishop, heal from Marissa’s marital infidelity. The couple appears to be making progress until the book’s pivotal twist is revealed: Matthew is only pretending to forgive Marissa and has been orchestrating a plot to kill Marissa and the man she had an affair with, Skip, all along.

Sarah Pekkanen and Greer Hendricks are a #1 New York Times best-selling author duo and have collaborated on numerous thrillers, including The Wife Between Us (2018), An Anonymous Girl (2018), and You Are Not Alone (2020). They first collaborated as an author-editor team before writing together. The edition referred to in this study guide is from Pan Books, an imprint of Pan Macmillan, London, published in 2022.

Content warning: The Golden Couple and this study guide reference physical assault, implied sexual assault, self-harm, suicide, and euthanasia.

Plot Summary

The Golden Couple is told via alternating points of view, shifting back and forth between the voices of

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