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Mozhan Navabi and Andrew Eiden trade perspectives in The Perfect Marriage across dual timelines, each calibrated to their character's partial knowledge — Navabi's controlled urgency versus Eiden's tightly wound defensiveness — and the 9-hour runtime keeps the courtroom tension from overstaying its welcome. Most of the picks here match that domestic suspense register and nearly all run at a similar length, packed with unreliable information and characters whose motives only clarify too late.

10 books for fans of The Perfect Marriage

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    Home Is Where the Bodies Are

    by Jeneva Rose

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    Cleaning out their dead mother's house, three estranged siblings discover she's been hiding murder victims in the basement for decades. Rose forces the family to confront not just their mother's secret life as a killer, but how family loyalty can blind us to monstrous truths.

    3.80 Goodreads (305.8K ratings)
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    Persistence

    by Marc Costanzo

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    Police officer Celia Miller faces a department that won't respect her and criminals who see her as a target. Outnumbered and defenseless, only persistence will keep her alive.

    5.00 Goodreads (4 ratings)
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    Doubt and Debt (The Three Heirs Book 3)

    by John W Feist

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    Family Christmas becomes a nightmare when Brad discovers someone wants him dead while a corporate raider targets his business and his best friend aids America's enemies. Multiple threats converge for maximum tension.

    5.00 Goodreads (3 ratings)
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    The Death Of The Shadow Merchant

    by Timothy Bullard

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    Drowning in grief and addiction after his wife's death, decorated veteran Jon Wesley learns her cancer was misdiagnosed—her life could have been saved, igniting his desperate quest for justice.

    4.86 Goodreads (14 ratings)
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    Between the Lies

    Bear & Mandy Logan • Book 5

    by L.T. Ryan, K.M. Rought

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    The Logan investigation peels back layers of deception where secrets breed lies and lies hide truth, creating a maze that could destroy Bear and Mandy's partnership.

    4.65 Goodreads (4.3K ratings)
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    Children of the Empire (Noah Wolf Book 27)

    Noah Wolf Series • Book 27

    by David Archer, Vince Vogel

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    When a manufactured disease threatens global catastrophe, Noah Wolf faces enemies who've weaponized childhood itself in this high-stakes thriller.

    4.60 Goodreads (584 ratings)
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    Caught Sleeping

    The Senator's Wife • Book 2

    by Jen Lyon

    4.59 Goodreads (4.5K ratings)
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    Over the Edge

    Bear & Mandy Logan • Book 4

    by L.T. Ryan, K.M. Rought

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    Former black ops specialist Bear Logan thought Oregon's backwoods offered sanctuary, but peace proves elusive when conspiracy and danger track him down.

    4.57 Goodreads (3.9K ratings)
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    Look Twice

    Ingrid Skyberg FBI Thriller • Book 8

    by Eva Hudson

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    An undeveloped roll of film from Agent Skyberg's predecessor contains cryptic photos—a Scotland map, rare bird, office party—that may be clues to crimes he never solved before dying.

    4.57 Goodreads (441 ratings)
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    Caught in the Web

    Bear & Mandy Logan • Book 6

    by L.T. Ryan, K.M. Rought

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    What should have been a peaceful Italian getaway turns into Bear and Mandy Logan's most dangerous case when a ruthless enemy makes their family connection the target. Some vacations require survival skills.

    4.56 Goodreads (2.7K ratings)