Books like A Good Marriage by Kimberly McCreight

Alicia Berenson, a celebrated painter, shoots her husband Gabriel and then falls silent, becoming a media sensation. In North London’s Grove secure unit, psychotherapist Theo Faber devotes himself to uncovering why she became the Silent Patient and his own true motives.

A 2012 crime thriller that explores a marriage in turmoil as one wife disappears, leaving her husband to confront suspicion and secrets.

A suspenseful look inside the seemingly perfect marriage of Jack and Grace, where love, secrecy, and abuse mask a household of hidden violence.

An orphan with Tourette's teams up with a trio of street‑smart boys to run a low‑budget detective agency in Brooklyn—only to find himself embroiled in a murder mystery after their mobster boss is killed.

Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel Passing explores the life of Irene Redfield, a married Harlem woman whose world is disrupted when her childhood friend Clare Kendry—now passing as white—reappears.

A sprawling examination of ambition, love, and crime in early 20th‑century New York, revealing how a young man's rise is tainted by social class, ambition, and tragedy.

When executive Sayre Baxendale forces Astra to quit, he invites her to his country house—business or romance?

Diana Gale’s wedding is ripped away by a kidnapping, and a copycat killer targets her next. To survive, she must trust her former fiancé turned detective, Reed McCaskey, and together they race to stop the deadly predator while their attraction reawakens.

In "The Tremor of Forgery," American writer Howard Ingham arrives in sweltering Tunisia to draft a film script, only to find his apartment invaded and a murder committed amid an eerie cast of ex‑patriote and local characters.

Nick and Nora Charles navigate a New York murder mystery with wit and charm, turning a hard‑boiled investigation into a sophisticated comedy of manners.

Three college friends—Julia, Ralph, and Ingrid—bond in Sydney. When Ingrid moves to New York and vanishes on September 11, Julia and Ralph delve into her mysterious disappearance, unraveling secrets of friendship, inheritance, and the city’s shadows.

Tess Beckett faces her worst nightmare after her husband, a decorated cop, is revealed as a serial killer who escaped from prison.

When his wife, psychologist Susie, is arrested after a client’s murder, husband Lachlan must uncover a web of secrets to prove her innocence.

After a mysterious plane crash kills her husband’s alleged passengers, a wife's search for the truth uncovers a web of lies that could shatter her entire world.

When a strained marriage ends in murder, DS Jane Bennett and DI Mike Lockyer face a brutal South London case that probes family loyalties and secrets within a high‑profile police squad.

Ours is a culture of divorce, yet some couples have happy, long-lasting marriages. What is their secret? When so many marriages fail miserably, why do others succeed? This book has the answers. Judith Wallerstein, coauthor of Second Chances, the landmark bestseller on divorce, now turns her attention to marriages that work. Based on a groundbreaking study of fifty couples who consider themselves happily married, The Good Marriage offers an entirely fresh vision of that most complex of human relationships. Wallerstein describes what she considers the four basic types of marriage: romantic, rescue, companionate, and traditional. She identifies the natural stages of a marriage and explains the nine psychological tasks - including separating from the family of origin and making a safe place for conflict - that must be undertaken by anyone committed to having a good marriage. Wallerstein and coauthor Sandra Blakeslee introduce us to a number of couples who speak honestly and eloquently about the intimate interiors of their marriages. We meet Sara and Matt, whose passion for each other still burns strong many years after their first electrifying encounter; Helen and Keith, who discovered that marriage can heal the wounds of an unhappy childhood; Ellis and Janet, who each brought two children to their second marriage and made it work. Thanks to the astonishing candor of these couples, we learn a great deal about how partners in a good marriage overcome difficult obstacles, resolve the conflicts that come with parenting, and keep love alive despite the myriad pressures of modern life. The men and women interviewed by Wallerstein readily admit that even the best relationship requires hard work and continuing negotiation. But they also convey an inspirational message, for almost all of them feel that their marriage is their single greatest accomplishment. The Good Marriage explains why, and its lively mix of storytelling and analysis will challenge every couple to think in a profoundly different way about the most important relationship in their lives.

When a violent gang sweeps the Beaumont Hotel during a Central Park concert, manager Pierre Chambrun must uncover the motive behind a targeted attack on former beauty queen Victoria Haven.