Domestic noir for dark times

11.01.21
Winters in Denmark are not for outdoors activities for any extended period of time.

Put another bout of restrictions on top of that and you have a lurking depression on your hands!
But a good book, whether printed, audio or online, can cure most things. Add to that the thrill of a good domestic noir novel and the knowledge things could be sooo much worse, well, it puts things into perspective. Unless of course your spouse is acting a bit odd… 

Shari Lapena: The Couple Next Door

Anne and Marco Conti seem to have it all—a loving relationship, a wonderful home, and their beautiful baby, Cora. But one night, when they are at a dinner party next door, a terrible crime is committed. Suspicion immediately lands on the parents. But the truth is a much more complicated story. Inside the curtained house, an unsettling account of what actually happened unfolds. Detective Rasbach knows that the panicked couple is hiding something. Both Anne and Marco soon discover that the other is keeping secrets, secrets they've kept for years.
Every parent’s worst nightmare is just the beginning.

Peter Swanson: The Kind Worth Killing

Delayed in London, Ted Severson meets a woman at the airport bar. Over cocktails they tell each other rather more than they should, and a dark plan is hatched - but are either of them being serious, could they actually go through with it and, if they did, what would be their chances of getting away with it? Back in Boston, Ted's wife Miranda is busy site managing the construction of their dream home, a beautiful house out on the Maine coastline. But what secrets is she carrying and to what lengths might she go to protect the vision she has of her deserved future?
A who is fooling who is fooling you.

Sarah Pinborough: Behind Her Eyes

Since her husband walked out, Louise has made her son her world, supporting them both with her part-time job. All that changes when she meets David, successful and charming and very interested in Louise. But that all comes to a grinding halt when she meets his wife Adele. Beautiful, elegant and sweet – Louise's new friend seems perfect in every way. As she becomes obsessed by this flawless couple they each, in turn, reach out to her. However, when she gets to know them both does she begin to see the cracks. Is David really the man she thought she knew and is Adele as vulnerable as she appears? Just what terrible secrets are they both hiding and how far will they go to keep them?
A twist and an ending I did not see coming. Not your average domestic noir.

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