The Last Mrs. Parrish: A Novel

A mesmerizing debut about a coolly manipulative woman and a wealthy "golden couple," from a stunning new voice in psychological suspense.

Amber Patterson is fed up. She’s tired of being a nobody: a plain, invisible woman who blends into the background. She deserves more—a life of money and power like the one blond-haired, blue-eyed goddess Daphne Parrish takes for granted.

To everyone in the exclusive town of Bishops Harbor, Connecticut, Daphne—a socialite and philanthropist—and her real-estate mogul husband, Jackson, are a couple straight out of a fairy tale.

Amber’s envy could eat her alive . . . if she didn't have a plan. Amber uses Daphne’s compassion and caring to insinuate herself into the family’s life—the first step in a meticulous scheme to undermine her. Before long, Amber is Daphne’s closest confidante, traveling to Europe with the Parrishes and their lovely young daughters, and growing closer to Jackson. But a skeleton from her past may undermine everything that Amber has worked towards, and if it is discovered, her well-laid plan may fall to pieces. 

With shocking turns and dark secrets that will keep you guessing until the very end, The Last Mrs. Parrish is a fresh, juicy, and utterly addictive thriller from a diabolically imaginative talent.

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Published Jul 3, 2018

Average rating: 7.25

948 RATINGS

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Community Reviews

Anonymous
Jan 14, 2025
6/10 stars
Entertaining beach read, mildly suspenseful. 2.5 stars rounded up because it kept my attention during a pandemic. My book club enjoys thrillers and frankly they start to run one into the other especially if they aren’t well written. Without giving away anything the ending is just too buttoned up and the twists are a bit predictable.
Mary Raven
Jan 28, 2023
6/10 stars
Saw it coming and so it seemed to go on forever
VaneReads
Jun 25, 2025
8/10 stars
Great plot twist in the end. This book took really long to get juicy. I did enjoy it though
Harrietaspy
May 04, 2025
2/10 stars
So many great reviews on what this book is terrible (see Emily May's for one). Lying about rape and tape being a justifiable consequence... Beyond the pale.
AmiC
Jan 04, 2025
7/10 stars
I enjoyed it.

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