Goodnight Beautiful

Genre: Psychological Thriller / Mystery / Suspense

Book Type: Physical

Author: Aimee Molloy

Pages: 304

Publisher: Harper (October 13, 2020)

Book Description:

A handsome psychotherapist. His lonely wife. And in his home office ceiling, a vent …

You’d listen too, wouldn’t you? (You know you would.)

Newlyweds Sam Statler and Annie Potter are head over heels, and excited to say good-bye to New York City and start a life together in Sam’s sleepy hometown upstate. Or, it turns out, a life where Annie spends most of her time alone while Sam, her therapist husband, works long hours in his downstairs office, tending to the egos of his (mostly female) clientele. Little does Sam know that through a vent in his ceiling, every word of his sessions can be heard from the room upstairs. The pharmacist’s wife, contemplating a divorce. The well-known painter whose boyfriend doesn’t satisfy her in bed. Who could resist listening? Everything is fine until the French girl in the green mini Cooper shows up, and Sam decides to go to work and not come home, throwing a wrench into Sam and Annie’s happily ever after.

Showcasing Molloy’s deft ability to subvert norms and culminating in the kind of stunning twist that is becoming her trademark, Goodnight Beautiful is a thrilling tale of domestic suspense that not only questions assumptions but defies expectations.

Thoughts:

I really enjoyed #theperfectmother and couldn’t wait to read this book – and it didn’t disappoint!

I don’t know what I just read, but I enjoyed it! I love the game of figuring out who (or what) to believe, and this book definitely checked that box. The book is broken up into three parts and is told from different perspectives.

Sam and Annie are newlyweds who move out of NY to care for Sam’s aging mother. He’s welcomed back to his hometown, is a local therapist, and suddenly goes missing. Who was the last person to see him? Why are the police questioning Annie? Which narrative do you believe?

This book takes a turn I did NOT see coming, and although it was a little hard for me to believe (hence the rating not being a full 5 star), it worked for this story and I was able to buy into it. Although it was slightly farther fetched, and at times I was yelling at the characters, I enjoyed this book and recommend it. It was a short and fast read that will have your head spinning.

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

#mysterycontemporary #suspense #thriller