Behind Her Eyes
"Only two can keep a secret if one of them is dead. David and Adele seem like the ideal pair. He's a successful psychiatrist, she is his picture-perfect wife who adores him. But why is he so controlling? And why is she keeping things hidden? As Louise, David's new secretary, is drawn into their orbit, she uncovers more puzzling questions than answers. The only thing that is crystal clear is that something in this marriage is very, very wrong. But Louise can't guess how wrong--and how far a person might go to protect their marriage's secrets. "-- "Destined to the the blockbuster book of 2017, Behind Her Eyes is a psychological thriller with a to-die-for twist for fans of Luckiest Girl Alive and Stephen King"--
What you might want to know about Behind Her Eyes
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A single mother starts an affair with her new boss and then accidentally befriends his beautiful, anxious wife. The closer she gets to both of them, the stranger their marriage and their dreams begin to look.
Behind Her Eyes was written by Sarah Pinborough and published in 2017 by Flatiron Books. It is one of her best-known thrillers and is famous for its twist ending, which sparked the hashtag WTFThatEnding.
Yes. Netflix released a six-episode adaptation of Behind Her Eyes in 2021. The show follows the novel closely and preserves the controversial ending.
Behind Her Eyes is 320 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Behind Her Eyes takes most readers 5 to 7 hours to finish.
Behind Her Eyes is a standalone novel by an unknown author, not part of a series.
Behind Her Eyes is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.
