Rock Paper Scissors

Cover of Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
Author: Alice Feeney
Publisher: Flatiron Books
Year: 2026
Language: en
Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9781250875617
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Height: 7.499985 Inches
Length: 4.12 Inches
Weight: 1 Pounds
Width: 0.999998 Inches
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Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney is a psychological thriller published by Flatiron Books in April 2026. This edition spans 384 pages and is presented in English. The narrative centers on Adam and Amelia Wright, a couple whose marriage has been strained for years. When they win a weekend getaway to Scotland, they hope it will rejuvenate their relationship. However, Adam’s lifelong struggle with face blindness complicates their connection, and the couple’s annual tradition of exchanging letters takes a dark turn as secrets begin to unravel.

Readers will find a tense exploration of family life and the complexities of marriage and divorce within this gripping story. As the couple confronts their hidden truths, the weekend getaway transforms into a suspenseful journey filled with unexpected twists. Rock Paper Scissors delves into the themes of deception and the fragility of relationships, challenging the notion of knowing one’s partner. This edition invites readers to engage with the intricate dynamics of a marriage on the brink, making it a noteworthy addition to the genre of domestic thrillers.


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About the Author

ALICE FEENEY is the New York Times bestselling author of Sometimes I Lie, I Know Who You Are, His & Hers, and Rock Paper Scissors. Her novels have been translated into over twenty-five languages and have been optioned for major screen adaptations. Alice was a BBC journalist for fifteen years and now lives in the Devon countryside with her family. Daisy Darker is her fifth novel.

Product Description

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“Feeney lives up to her reputation as the “queen of the twist”…This page-turner will keep you guessing.” ―Real Simple

Think you know the person you married? Think again…

Things have been wrong with Mr and Mrs Wright for a long time. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs. Self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter Adam Wright has lived with face blindness his whole life. He can’t recognize friends or family, or even his own wife.

Every anniversary the couple exchange traditional gifts–paper, cotton, pottery, tin–and each year Adam’s wife writes him a letter that she never lets him read. Until now. They both know this weekend will make or break their marriage, but they didn’t randomly win this trip. One of them is lying, and someone doesn’t want them to live happily ever after.

Ten years of marriage. Ten years of secrets. And an anniversary they will never forget.

Rock Paper Scissors is the next exciting domestic thriller from the queen of the killer twist, New York Times bestselling author Alice Feeney.

Review

Book of the Month Club Selection
Publishers Weekly’s Top 10 Mysteries/Thrillers of Fall 2021
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“Feeney lives up to her reputation as the “queen of the twist”…This page-turner will keep you guessing.”
―Real Simple

“Marriage has never been so disturbing…or so compelling. Alice Feeney has written a staggering novel filled with tension, suspense, and an ending that will leave you flabbergasted. You think you know where it’s going, but you have no idea.”
―Samantha Downing, bestselling author of My Lovely Wife

“Chilling and clever, with a twist so sharp you’ll get whiplash. Rock Paper Scissors is the kind of blistering, one-sit-read that Alice Feeney is just so incredibly good at.”
―Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of We Begin at the End

“I loved it!”
―Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes

“Entertaining and grippingly suspenseful on every page, this is a book not to be missed.”
―Deadly Pleasures

“Rock Paper Scissors is a perfectly-plotted thriller that hooked me from the opening scene. A really gripping story with clever switch-back twists that kept me off-balance (checking over my shoulder!) the whole nail-biting way. A scissor-sharp portrayal of a marriage on the rocks. Atmospheric, entertaining and clever.”
―Philippa East, author of Little White Lies

“Deliciously dark . . . An exquisitely constructed, hugely entertaining thriller.”
―Catherine Ryan Howard, author of The Nothing Man

“This one’s already been optioned, but I’d encourage everyone to read it before it heads to the screen…The two dovetail towards an explosive conclusion that leaves us with just enough ambiguity to linger in the reader’s mind long after finishing.”
―CrimeReads

“This complicated gothic thriller of dueling spouses and homicidal writers is cleverly plotted and neatly tied up.”
―Kirkus

“Sharp, cunning, and packed with shocks, Rock Paper Scissors gives new meaning to the word ‘twisty.’ A broken marriage, so many secrets, and a setting that will literally give you chills: just when you think you know what’s going on, Alice Feeney sets off a new shockwave.”
―Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of The Girls Are All So Nice Here

“Not just fiendish but positively Feeneyish – dark, ingenious and very clever.”
―Cara Hunter, author of Close to Home

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Publisher: Flatiron Books. Year: 2026.
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ISBN-13: 9781250875617.
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Language: en. Pages: 384.

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