Rock Paper Scissors: A Novel

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

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 the latest exciting domestic thriller from the queen of the killer twist, New York Times bestselling author Alice Feeney.

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Published Sep 7, 2021

313 pages

Average rating: 7.52

196 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

SLAMMIEST
Jul 21, 2025
10/10 stars
So good!
Mary Pat Holt
Feb 05, 2026
8/10 stars
Alice Feeney does not disappoint with this one. It is a creepy, twisty thriller set in a remote renovated chapel for a weekend getaway. Adam and Amelia have a strained marriage when she wins a weekend away to a romantic chapel in Scotland. Is it just what their marriage needs or will it be the end of their marriage? Told in alternating chapters between Adam, Amelia and later Robin, it kept me intrigued and wanting to read more. You will have to read to find out who Robin is.
Janicks
Feb 02, 2026
6/10 stars
Great twists at the end, they just keep
coming. Sadly you have to get through the rest of the book first. I have not yet met an alice feeney charecter who is likeable!
Bosky
Dec 30, 2025
8/10 stars
Loved this book. The character development was well done. The book was gripping. Loved the 'letters' sent to the husband, but were never sent. The reason for 4 stars instead 5, is due to the fact that the end was a little rushed and felt somewhat unfinished. However, Alice, you created a good thrilling tale that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Caroline D'cruz
Dec 29, 2025
8/10 stars
Rock, Paper, Scissor is my first book by author Alice Feeney and the first thriller for the year 2022. The book was gripping till the very end. There were a lot of small things that I really like about Rock, Paper, Scissor but first little of the plot.

The plot is about a couple who are married 10 years but all is not right between them for a long time. So when the couple win a weekend getaway to Blackwater Chapel in Scotland, they take the chance to give their marriage a final shot. The couple exchange traditional gifts on their anniversary while the wife write she husband letters which she never let's him read. The letters are honest and hold a lot of secrets. But someone in their marriage is lying and don't want a happily ever after.

The book though a bit slow paced still kept me hooked on because all the major twist and turned came in end. The book sometime felt creepy and eerie and will give you goosebumps. The characters in the book are easily relatable.The book is written in terms, that there were a lot of interesting line that I felt was so true and if you are the one to learn new words then this book does contain 13 new words that you will learn along with its meaning.

Overall the book is a must read if your someone who is into thrillers.

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