I’ve read two of her other thrillers, Sometimes I Lie, and His & Hers, giving the latter five stars. But at the end, who was who? I was lost.Ĭonfusion, convoluted albeit well-plotted novel reigns. Ooh, the atmosphere-definitely adds to the suspense vibe-builds the tension. The dead of winter atmosphere, cold, snow, ice, freezing temps. There is a “caretakers” cottage a short distance from the chapel, occupied by an old crone with her own motives and objectives. There is something really weird about this win at Blackwater Chapel in the Scottish Highlands and doesn’t take long to become sinister, creepy, which only adds to the deception each is dishing to the other. It doesn’t take a long time for me to mistrust either of them and the mistrust to grow into dislike. They are each aware the other is hiding secrets. Having following the anniversary traditional gifts throughout their nine years, they are trying a weekend in Scotland for their tenth, and perhaps last, anniversary.

Gees, okay, but did he still have it into the conclusion? The anniversary letters that Amelia were never going to give her husband Adam became more depressing with each year of the marriage. There is a dual POV all through the narrative and certainly no problem to follow who was who for some time. So, is it possible I missed something along the way?Īlice Feeney, the “queen of the killer twist.” I must admit to having gotten confused near the end with all the ole switcheroos. My Review:Īdmittedly, this was an audiobook and I choose audiobooks to fill the hours in which I’m cleaning, gardening, shopping, or cooking. And an anniversary they will never forget. One of them is lying, and someone doesn’t want them to live happily ever after. They both know this weekend will make or break their marriage, but they didn’t randomly win this trip. He can’t recognize friends or family, or even his own wife.Įvery anniversary the couple exchanges traditional gifts – paper, cotton, pottery, tin – and each year Adam’s wife writes him a letter that she never lets him read. Self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter Adam Wright has lived with face blindness his whole life. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs.

Think you know the person you married? Think again…. Rock Paper Scissors is the latest exciting domestic thriller from the queen of the killer twist, New York Times best-selling author Alice Feeney.

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