Name: Behind Closed Doors
ISBN: 9781250121004

B.A. Paris

The friends of a seemingly perfect socialite couple that begin to see cracks in the facade when they realize that the husband and wife are never apart and that there are bars on one of the couple's upstairs windows.

A Novel

Behind Closed Doors

Amanda Autumn Berrey

‘Agatha Christie?’ Her brown eyes light up with pleasure, as there’s nothing she loves more than listening to murder mysteries.

Without routine, there is no risk of me becoming institutionalised and unable to think for myself. And I must think for myself.

The door opens and he stands in the doorway, my handsome, psychopathic husband.

Everything I have ever told him, he has used against me.

she tells him that she can hear flies buzzing around in her head.

***The Million-copy International Bestseller*** ‘If you love The Girl on the Train read Behind Closed Doors’ Elle ‘Twists our expectations of the entire psychological thriller genre’ Guardian

I have never hated a fictional character so much with my entire being. I went into this not knowing what it was about and since chapter ONE I was so enraged. As someone who has studied the topic of DV before I was pissed the entire book, which you know that means that the author did a magnificent job. And that last line? Completely shattered me. I'm gonna read a comfy cottage core fantasy now (hopefully) so I can calm down cuz this was so good that im so mad about it.

Tsu 💙

Was a very interesting story. Jack was seriously a terrible man, but her staying didn’t really make sense. It bothered me she didn’t say anything to her parents before they left. I wish we got to see more of what actually happened. Everything in the book was very descriptive until the end, which I would have wanted to be most descriptive. Loved Millie’s part with the pills. 

Ava DeFrances

Samantha 

The ending was epic, the last page is what surprised me the most! I loved the story, it was a tense read!

blue

Y’all this book was CRAZY. I seriously never could figure out what was going to next. When I first started reading it I couldn’t figure out why I got it but it made so much sense after and I didn’t want to put it down.

Lauren Dale

This book was a super quick read I just could wait to get to the end to see how the main character gets out on top. Satisfying ending 🩷

Kiana Johnson

**TW domestic violence

This book was a super quick read I just could wait to get to the end to see how the main character gets out on top. Satisfying ending 🩷

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 I will be honest,I had higher expectations with this book especially after seeing a few very good reviews.I felt that it was predictable and sometimes quite annoying (despite the fact that I understand Grace’s “impossibility” of escaping in those particular moments).

 Overall it was a good read, but I can definitely say it’s not the best thriller I’ve read with this kind of “theme”.

alexandria slocum

behind closed doors takes you on a wild ride. you will experience so many emotions as you learn more about the “perfect couple” grace and jack. grace and jack seem to be a perfect couple, and although they are still newlywed, they seem to have it all. but you soon start to question why grace is never able to grab coffee or get together with her girlfriends, or have a phone. why there are security bars on windows or why grace isn’t even allowed to carry a pen with her. the ending of this book had me floored, and i still haven’t stopped thinking about it. behind closed doors is an amazing psychological thriller that will have you all over the place and in shock at what you learn happens behind closed doors.

Holy moly this book was insane! All the different twist throughout and Jack was freaking insane! Loved the ending though it was so satisfying!

Hannah Williams

Oliver Magnanimous

Bad writing and bad plot. Exciting though, I read it in three days.

Marcy Pursell 

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           This book had me intrigued, and I thought the dual timelines made it interesting, but I felt like there was a lot of buildup and then nothing happened... And I never understood what Jack actually meant to do with Millie. It felt like a dumb ending, and I expected so much more.

Disturbing on so many levels, but I couldn’t put it down. 

Amanda 

Teba nabeel

This filled me with fear and anticipation and so much anxiety.
Gosh the end literally made me tear up

Jaden Nelson

Short version: Super page turny, really suspenseful and super intelligent plot. I basically read the whole thing in like 6-ish hours(in one day), lots of plot twists, but I don't really want to read it again super soon; I would definitely recommend reading it to others though.

Melissa Palmer

Book #113 Read in 2016
Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

This book is one that a reader will not be able to put down. Jack and Grace seem to be the perfect couple--but what is really going on in their marriage? This book makes Gone Girl look like a fairy tale. This book is a great psychological thriller and I highly recommend it. I borrowed this book from the public library.

Jule

Classic what you see is what you get.
If you are looking for a straightforward story which you could easily listen to on the side, this one is it.

Goes to show that it doesn’t always have to have a big plot twist to be interesting.

This was one of the first suspense/ thriller books I ever read and I loved it, I don’t remember the details anymore but I still think about it to this day. I know the plot twist was good and not too easily predictable. 

Levena Banda

A real page turner. Terribly compelling. A really easy read about Grace, the perfect wife who lives in a perfect house, has a perfect marriage and lives the perfect life; and movie-star handsome Jack Angel, the perfect husband and charming lawyer who defends battered women and has never lost a case. But how well do you know your partner? And how long into the marriage do the skeletons start to appear? Absolutely riveting! I read this in one sitting and right from the first chapter, alarm bells went off in my head, there were red flags everywhere. I devoured this

Peggy Walker

I picked this up at the airport, looking for a thriller to pass the time. I think I had actually read it before on my Kindle. Not memorable enough. 

I found it difficult to believe that Jack could completely hide what a psychopath he was from Grace and all those around him. He would not know how to imitate a caring, nurturing man. I also found it hard to believe he would shut it all off immediately following the wedding, with no transition at all. I also found it hard to believe that someone who had carved out a good life for herself on her own like Grace would find herself so totally alone and helpless. I just found it all hard to believe. Would not recommend.

Zaira A 

The story grabs you from the beginning. It is such a quick read since you want to know how the book ends. Although the book keeps you in suspense, I felt that certain aspect of the story needed further development. I was expecting more surprising twist to the story, certain aspect were a little bit predictable. I still felt the fear and desperation of the characters. In certain chapters I was in the edge of my seat wanting to know whats going to happen. Overall it was a very good suspense book. I cant wait to read more of her books in the future.

Toni Scola

Alexis Donahue

Interesting read… the ending was good and well thought out!

Miyah Smallwood

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           3.5 stars,,,, This book was good. I was irritated with Grace though because the obvious disrespect from Jack was just unreal. First it started off with him telling her to wear the cream dress instead of the blue dress, knowing that Mille love how blue looks on Grace. That was simple but noticeable too. Then the fact that Grace was so desperate (tbh) that she quit her job, sold her house, took the money from selling her house and put it towards a house that she has never seen before all for a man that she hasn’t even married yet that she met about 2 weeks ago. I don’t know who is more crazy, Jack or Grace. Then to add on, he used Millie’s disability to get a better seat on the plane. This left my jaw dropped. But i should have seen it coming sadly bc of his character. Overall though, Esther help me keep reading. Shout out to her for saving Grace once she left (this part was confusing at first but then i had to remember that Jack was dead). I knew that red room had some potential and meaning. Was this book irritating at times, yes. But did it pull through in the end, also yes.

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