For Better and Worse Lib/E

by Margot Hunt, Cassandra Campbell (Read by)

Overview

Till death do us part

When they fell in love back in law school, Natalie and Will Clarke joked that they were so brilliant that together they could plan the perfect murder. After fifteen rocky years of marriage, they had better hope they're right.

Their young son Jacob's principal is accused of molesting a troubled student. It's a horrifying situation-and the poison spreads rapidly. One night before bed, Jacob tells Natalie he is a victim, too. In that moment, her concept of justice changes forever. Natalie decides the predator must die.

To shelter Jacob from the trauma of a trial, Natalie concocts an elaborate murder plot and Will becomes her unwilling partner. The Clarkes are about to find out what happens when your life partner becomes your accomplice-and your alibi.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781982542610
Publisher:	Mira Books
Publication date:	12/11/2018
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 6.10(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Margot Hunt is the pseudonym of a bestselling writer of twelve previous novels. Her work has been praised by Publisher's Weekly, Booklist and Kirkus Reviews. BEST FRIENDS FOREVER is her first psychological thriller.

Editorial Reviews

"A twisty tale for fans of domestic thrillers." -Kirkus Reviews on For Better and Worse

"...roller-coaster action..." -Publishers Weekly on For Better and Worse

"Will please fans of psychological thrillers, especially those featuring unhinged, vengeance-seeking women." -Booklist

From the Publisher

2018-09-18

After planning the perfect murder on their first date decades before—theoretically, of course—a married couple find themselves testing just how foolproof their plan was.

Natalie and Will Clarke met in law school and now, years later, are raising a spunky 11-year-old named Charlie in a small seaside Florida town. Will spends his days behind a desk doing real estate law while Natalie is always in court in her capacity as a defense attorney. Their marriage has lost a bit of its spark, and Natalie worries Will may be having an affair, but overall things are good. Tensions rise when the principal of Charlie's school, a former close friend of the Clarkes', is accused of molesting a child. Gossip swirls around town. It only hits home, however, when Charlie confesses to Natalie that he is also a victim. Aware of all the extra trauma and pain that Charlie will have to deal with if he makes an official statement, Natalie makes a decision that will change her family forever: The principal has to die. Hunt (Best Friends Forever, 2018) has concocted another thriller of small-town Florida life gone extra wrong. Each page races forward as the characters contend with different obstacles thrown in their ways, from pills to police to unfortunate phone calls. The narrative switches between Natalie and Will, which, though at first refreshing, gets old two-thirds of the way through since Natalie is the more compelling character. The question of whether they'll get caught or not permeates the book, as each revelation questions whether the Clarkes are still in the clear or if they're even on the same side. The end, when it comes, is unexpected and ominous, as is only proper.

A twisty tale for fans of domestic thrillers.

Kirkus Reviews