Good Intentions, Marisa Walz
Good Intentions, Marisa Walz
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Good Intentions
A Novel

Author: Marisa Walz

Narrator: Brittany Pressley

Unabridged: 12 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/03/2026


Synopsis

"A stunning debut with razor sharp tension and surprising twists." —Jeneva Rose

Even the best intentions can grow into obsession . . .

On the surface, Cady has the perfect life. She has a thriving luxury event-planning business, the man she’s loved since she was seventeen, and a social calendar she can barely keep up with. She also has Dana, her identical twin, her most trusted confidante. But when Dana dies suddenly, before Cady can say goodbye, everything shatters.

Yet to her family’s alarm, it isn’t grief for Dana that consumes her. It’s Morgan, a stranger Cady meets in the hospital waiting room that same day—a grieving mother whose tragedy mirrors her own. Cady doesn’t believe in coincidences. She becomes convinced that helping Morgan is the key to facing her sister’s death.

But is that really what she wants? Or is Cady drawn to Morgan for reasons far more complicated—and dangerous—than she’s willing to admit?

Sly, twisted, and irresistibly provocative, Good Intentions explores the moral gray zones we enter when the unthinkable happens—and the dark places obsession can take us.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press

About Marisa Walz

Marisa Walz is a Federal Reserve executive who also writes novels about people behaving badly. She lives in the Chicago suburbs with her husband and two young children.

About Brittany Pressley

Brittany Pressley is an Audiofile Earphones award winning narrator in NYC. She has recorded over 100 titles and has received several nominations for American Library Association's annual list of Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults. She is also an accomplished singer/songwriter and voice actress. Her voice can be heard on national and international TV and radio commercials as well as several animated series and video games. She is a proud graduate of Columbia University.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on October 04, 2025

From the very first chapter, Good Intentions creeps under your skin and refuses to let go. This debut psychological thriller is dark, sinister, and emotionally unsettling—exactly the kind of story that drags you out of your comfort zone and forces you to wrestle with obsession, grief, and the fragil......more

Goodreads review by Tini on November 29, 2025

Good intentions gone very wrong. An eerie slow burn of a psychological thriller that leaves you uneasy from the very first page. Cady seems to have built the perfect life: a thriving luxury event-planning business, a husband whom she's loved since she was seventeen, and her twin sister Dana, her close......more

Goodreads review by Susan's Reviews on November 19, 2025

This had me gripped from the very first chapter right until the last! I am not fond of serialized novels, but I will DEFINITELY be waiting with bated breath for this sequel. The twist was breathtaking. (I did guess it, but only three-quarters of the way in. I just had a random light-bulb moment and su......more

Goodreads review by Kate on September 10, 2025

3.5 stars! I love a good villain—especially when she’s also an unreliable narrator—and this book nails that dynamic. Cady kept me guessing throughout the story, and I somehow genuinely didn’t see the ending coming. That said, it’s a slow burn. The first half dragged a bit at times, weighed down by exc......more

Goodreads review by Heathers_readss on August 26, 2025

This book was so good! It gave me “the swimmer” vibes by Loreth Anne White in the sense that I was devoured the whole book after being hooked onto the plot, the mysterious characters and racing towards the end. The plot follows the FMC who is grieving the loss of her twin, her grief is overwhelming......more


Quotes

"Compelling. [For] readers who enjoy psychological suspense about grief, obsession, and unraveling relationships." Library Journal

"Good Intentions is an absolute feat of a debut. Both an honest and unflinching exploration of grief and an extremely unsettling peek into one woman's snowballing obsession, Walz has managed to create one of the most complex and morally grey characters that I have encountered in a very long time." Stacy Willingham, New York Times bestselling author of Forget Me Not

"A stunning debut with razor sharp tension and surprising twists. Good Intentions is a compulsive and chilling exploration of grief, obsession, and voyeurism. Walz is an author to watch!" —Jeneva Rose, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Divorce

"Walz’s delicious debut offers a gasp-inducing wild ride that will have you racing through the pages. When Cady's sister dies in a haunting accident that flips her world upside down, it becomes clear that she has her own dark, twisted past that she can no longer ignore. With an intense pace, captivating characters, and breathtaking prose, this is a must-read for anyone who loves a heart-pounding thriller." —Jessica Payne, author of Never Trust the Husband

"With a fast pace and a constant sense of foreboding and unease, fans of psychological suspense will be obsessed with Marisa Walz's debut. Good Intentions is a shocking, gritty exploration of grief and guilt with an ending that will leave readers stunned." —Mary Kubica, New York Times bestselling author of Local Woman Missing and She's Not Sorry

"I can't remember the last time I inhaled a novel as quickly and eagerly as I did Good IntentionsI simply couldn't stop flipping the pages until I reached its mind-blowing end. This is a masterfully twisty debut; psychological thriller lovers are in for a delicious treat. I can't wait to see what Walz does next." —Carola Lovering, bestselling author of Tell Me Lies

"Eerie and provocative, Good Intentions kept me turning the pages until the last shocking twist. Marisa Walz’s debut is a captivating study of grief, obsession, and guilt for fans of domestic thrillers and Caroline Kepnes’ You. This story is a unique take on the stalker narrative and the perfect one-sitting read." —Lauren Ling Brown, USA Today bestselling author of Society of Lies