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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Average rating: 7.24

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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.
AmiC
Jan 04, 2025
7/10 stars
I enjoyed it.
SherylStandifer
Dec 20, 2024
1/10 star
Ugh, I really hated this book. Women building their lives around a man. Bad decisions everywhere. Characters with no redeeming value. Oh, and they must not only be lying misogynists - but rich lying misogynists. I slogged this out for almost 400 pages based on a book club friend’s recommendation. And saw the ‘so-called’ twist coming a mile away. Glad it’s done. Now on to something worthwhile. It certainly won’t be the sequel.
MegannGentryy
Dec 03, 2024
9/10 stars
Good thiller, made you have a love-hate relationship with main character, just smutty enough
Carla_is_Reading
Oct 24, 2024
8/10 stars
Extremely entertaining and enticing.

This was a read that kept me wanting to tune back in to see what was happening next. Even when I started figuring stuff out early on, I still needed to know.

I will say, that I am slightly tainted by a similar story line with another book and granted the OTHER book was released later on, I ended up reading this one second, so much of this book I felt I have experienced before.
But with that being said, I did enjoy it very much. I made sure to take out any bias opinions and experience this with a new lens.
I highly recommend this twisty, fast paced, thriller!

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