Rock Paper Scissors

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER from the author of His & Hers, now a #1 Netflix show, and the hit bestseller My Husband's Wife!
“Feeney lives up to her reputation as the “queen of the twist”. . . This page-turner will keep you guessing.” —Real Simple
Think you know the person you married? Think again. . .

Things have been wrong with Mr and Mrs Wright for a long time. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs. Self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter Adam Wright has lived with face blindness his whole life. He can’t recognize friends or family, or even his own wife.

Every anniversary the couple exchange traditional gifts--paper, cotton, pottery, tin--and each year Adam’s wife writes him a letter that she never lets him read. Until now. They both know this weekend will make or break their marriage, but they didn’t randomly win this trip. One of them is lying, and someone doesn’t want them to live happily ever after.

Ten years of marriage. Ten years of secrets. And an anniversary they will never forget.

Rock Paper Scissors is an exciting domestic thriller from the queen of the killer twist, New York Times bestselling author Alice Feeney.

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Published Jun 21, 2022

320 pages

Average rating: 7.52

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Readers say *Rock Paper Scissors* by Alice Feeney is an intense, twisty psychological thriller with a spooky, atmospheric vibe that keeps you hooked. ...

Sue Dix

Mar 14, 2026

10/10 stars

Nothing in this novel is what it seems. Are there ghosts? Maybe. Are there murderers? Maybe. Is everyone lying? Maybe. A husband and wife in a snowstorm in Scotland in a place called Blackwater. What could go wrong? I’m sure you know the answer to that. I also loved the semi-epistolary insertions. Alice Feeney delivers a chilling story.

kylie_fitz

May 26, 2025

2/10 stars

Genuinely confused about the hype

JacintaB

Dec 17, 2023

8/10 stars

Loved this book. So many twists and turns. And definitely didn’t predict the ending

ajhughes19

Aug 14, 2022

8/10 stars

This thriller starts off pretty happy and chipper with harmless omitted secrets between a husband and wife. A wrench is thrown into disrupt things and everything from that moment on is a whirlwind of creepy moments, memories and well constructed plans. This author does a great job with putting a plot together so sound you keep guessing and are still being surprised right up until the end of the story.

Brody

Mar 28, 2026

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney is a powerful thriller that shows how little we may truly know the person we love. The story builds tension through secrets, trust issues, and clever twists, especially with the use of Adam’s face blindness and Amelia’s hidden letters. It’s short, intense, and leaves you thinking about how relationships can hide more than they reveal.