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    The Power Couple: A Novel
    The Power Couple: A Novel
    The Power Couple: A Novel
    Audiobook12 hours

    The Power Couple: A Novel

    Written by Alex Berenson

    Narrated by Steven Weber and Marin Ireland

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    From #1 New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award winner Alex Berenson comes a supercharged thriller about marriage and the dangerous secrets spouses keep.

    Rebecca and Brian Unsworth appear to have it all. A nice house in the suburbs of Washington, DC. Two well-behaved, healthy teenage children. Important government jobs—Rebecca working in counterterrorism for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Brian serving as a coder for the National Security Agency. Their lives stand to improve even more as Brian, in his off-hours, has just developed and sold a highly profitable app.

    However, the Unsworths’ marriage isn’t as perfect as it seems. After two decades together, they’ve drifted apart, talking little and having sex even less. Seeking to revive their strained relationship, they decide for their twentieth wedding anniversary to take their two kids, Kira and Tony, on a European getaway.

    They have a blast…until one night in Barcelona when Kira doesn’t come home from a dance club. She’s gone. Abducted. Over the course of a single weekend, the Unsworths will do everything possible to find her—as Kira herself discovers just how far she’ll go to break free of the trap that’s been set for her. And even as Rebecca and Brian come together for Kira, they realize their marriage is more tenuous than they realized.

    The Power Couple is both a fast-paced, globe-trotting espionage novel full of surprising twists and a nuanced look at modern marriage—the challenges of balancing career, parenthood, sex, and love.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateFeb 9, 2021
    ISBN9781797118024
    Author

    Alex Berenson

    Alex Berenson is a former New York Times reporter and award-winning novelist. He attended Yale University and joined the Times in 1999, where he covered everything from the drug industry to Hurricane Katrina and served as a correspondent in Iraq. In 2006, The Faithful Spy, his debut novel, won the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best First Novel. He has since written twelve more novels and a nonfiction book, Tell Your Children. Currently, he lives in the Hudson Valley with his wife and children.

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    • 5/5
      This was a great book. I listen to a lot of books and find myself drifting in the middle. This one actually kept my interest the entire time.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Alex has matured into a masterful author. He blends character, plot, pacing perfectly. I have read all of his previous novels. Unlike so many “New York Times bestselling authors” with rave blurbs by other “New York Times bestselling authors” who write sequels that are slipshod and formulaic, Berensen respects and challenges his audience. BRAVO!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Great author but not a great book. Seems that he wanted to try his hand in the hot “psychological thriller” genre. Judged in that context it is just average. Overlong, mushy characters and predictable plot. It really is pretty obvious about a third into the book. The rest is filler events as we wait for the conclusion. Again, this is not a bad book, just disappointing from this author.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Great story and had my interest from the beginning. Highly recommend to avid thriller readers !!!!!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Excellent book all the way through, with many surprises!! Great narration as well!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Was absolute loving the whole thing…Steven Weber as a narrator is SO good with 4+ accents and easily transitioning between genders without being awkward.
      I was disappointed by the ending…while the entirety of the book is not particularly based in reality, I was left rolling my eyes as it ended.
      Despite that, I would still recommend it as it was an exciting and well written ride.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      There were moments when they went back in the past that felt long and drawn out, and I wondered how they were relevant. It all came together in the end and the ending was good. Not an amazing novel but one that holds your interest.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Great story plot , characters and twists. Loved the ending

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    • 5/5
      An amazing book. Great imagination and great story. Wonderful details. Finished it in 2 days

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    • 5/5
      Well written and suspenseful. Narrator was excellent. A satisfying listen.
    • 5/5
      Great Character development and History of each as book progressed leading to the exciting Climax !!
    • 2/5
      So slow and not worth the read many parts were not necessary
    • 4/5
      Fantastic narration! Good story, I liked how the same events were told from different viewpoints.
    • 5/5
      Loved. Great story that built with each chapter. Great character development and an appreciable plot twist. A must listen!
    • 5/5
      Completely unpredictable and very suspenseful. I highly recommend this book
    • 5/5
      So good! Lots of twists and turns I didn’t totally expect. Narrator was great, a true performer.
    • 5/5
      This was a Fabulous book! She really fleshed out the characters in such a way that you could empathize with each of them. Really kept me engaged all the way to the end.
    • 3/5
      Audiobook version. Steven Weber is one of the best audiobook actors out there, which is what drew me to this work. I enjoyed the character development of the main couple, especially through extended backstories , which I thought were the most engaging parts of the book. I'm afraid the ending amused me more than anything else, but a good read all around.
    • 5/5
      I absolutely loved this! I was hooked from the beginning! 10/10 recommend!
    • 5/5
      I loved the banter between them and how they really thought about each other.
    • 5/5
      It was interesting and suspense filled. I liked the story line and viewing life from both the husband , wife and daughters eyes.
      Great one ?
      P.sI listened to the audiobook
    • 5/5
      Excellent story...had me on the edge of my seat! Read it!