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The Other Couple

By: Claire McGowan
Narrated by: Rachael Beresford
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A relationship on the rocks. A body on the beach. A secret they can't escape.

For Beth and Vince, on the brink of a break-up, their island getaway was a last-ditch attempt to save their crumbling marriage. Instead, it’s left them with a haunting memory: the discovery of a young woman’s body on the beach, and Vince’s arrest by suspicious local police. Now back in London after an alibi freed him, they’re desperate to move on—until a familiar face from that terrible night reappears on their street. One they hoped never to see again.

Detective Alison Hegarty was on the scene too, drawn into the case during what was meant to be a relaxing babymoon. Now she’s also back in London, heavily pregnant but in a race against impending maternity leave. Can she unravel the lies that connect the holiday murder, a long-ago crime and a new suspicious fall?

As Beth and Vince are forced to face up to the choices they made that night—and the lies they’ve told one another—one thing seems certain: you can run away from your secrets, but the truth will always find you.

©2026 by Claire McGowan. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Crime Thrillers Domestic Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime

Critic reviews

‘McGowan delivers an enticing tale of murder and troubled marriages set in the Canary Islands…It’s an effective bit of escapism.’—Publishers Weekly
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LOVE THIS AUTHOR THE UNDER LYING STORY LINE WAS REALLY GOOD BUT IT ALL BECAME A BIT TOO MUCH OF WHO HAD THE WORST PERSONALITY AND 6WAS THE MOST DISLIKABLE AND WHO YOU WERE SHOUTING AT GET A BACKBONE NARRATOR GOOD

A BIT TOO MUCH

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This had me double guessing every chapter, was very glad to pick this up. Not my usual genre but I’m glad I did.

That twist tho !!!

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I read this book over one weekend. I enjoyed the different perspectives from the two main characters and the switching between past and present. The story was fast paced and you wanted to keep going to find out what happened. Enjoyable read - would recommend.

Fast paced and moreish!

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