Lizzie, a prosecutor turned defense attorney, received a collect call from Rikers. Zach, an old friend from law school, has been arrested for assault of a police officer, but there’s more to it. His wife, Amanda, was found murdered in his home, and Zach wants Lizzie to get him out of Rikers before he’s arraigned for the murder. Lizzie is hesitant since she has not handled a murder before, but her boss talks her into taking Zach’s case.

A Good Marriage is told from Lizzie’s perspective after the murder, and Amanda’s perspective before. It alternates between the two points of view plus there are memos and court testimonies spaced out in between. I liked the way it was written from both perspectives. The author did a good job of keeping us in suspense as to what was happening and who murdered Amanda.

There were a few different types of marriages in this story, and I’m not sure any of them were good! I like how these different marriages helped with the story and how they were all intertwined a little. The characters were well built up which kept adding more suspense and made it harder to figure out who done it! There were definitely twists throughout, and the author was great at keeping us on our toes. This book had a very slow start for me, but the ending was definitely not what I expected and moved at a much faster pace.

Thank you Kimberly McCreight and Harper for an advanced reader’s edition in exchange for my honest review.