The Power Couple, Alex Berenson
The Power Couple, Alex Berenson
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The Power Couple

Author: Alex Berenson

Narrator: Steven Weber, Marin Ireland

Unabridged: 12 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/09/2021


Synopsis

From #1 New York Times bestselling author and Edgar Award winner Alex Berenson comes a supercharged thriller about marriage and the dangerous secrets spouses keep.

Rebecca and Brian Unsworth appear to have it all. A nice house in the suburbs of Washington, DC. Two well-behaved, healthy teenage children. Important government jobs—Rebecca working in counterterrorism for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Brian serving as a coder for the National Security Agency. Their lives stand to improve even more as Brian, in his off-hours, has just developed and sold a highly profitable app.

However, the Unsworths’ marriage isn’t as perfect as it seems. After two decades together, they’ve drifted apart, talking little and having sex even less. Seeking to revive their strained relationship, they decide for their twentieth wedding anniversary to take their two kids, Kira and Tony, on a European getaway.

They have a blast…until one night in Barcelona when Kira doesn’t come home from a dance club. She’s gone. Abducted. Over the course of a single weekend, the Unsworths will do everything possible to find her—as Kira herself discovers just how far she’ll go to break free of the trap that’s been set for her. And even as Rebecca and Brian come together for Kira, they realize their marriage is more tenuous than they realized.

The Power Couple is both a fast-paced, globe-trotting espionage novel full of surprising twists and a nuanced look at modern marriage—the challenges of balancing career, parenthood, sex, and love.

About Alex Berenson

Alex Berenson is a former New York Times reporter and award-winning novelist. He attended Yale University and joined the Times in 1999, where he covered everything from the drug industry to Hurricane Katrina and served as a correspondent in Iraq. In 2006, The Faithful Spy, his debut novel, won the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best First Novel. He has since written twelve more novels and a nonfiction book, Tell Your Children. Currently, he lives in the Hudson Valley with his wife and children.


Reviews

Exciting Premise The Power Couple is a suspenseful thriller about the kidnapped teen of an FBI agent. I went in blind, and I think this is the way to go, so I am not going to include a plot summary. The narrative is split between “The Power Couple,” Brian and Rebecca, with another view shared from t......more

Goodreads review by David

The Power Couple April 8th 2022 I waited a couple of days to write this review after I finished because I wasn’t sure what I thought about it. Which can be a good thing and, in this case, it was. The book opens with a well-used trope with a young adult being kidnapped in Europe. Both parents are Law......more

Goodreads review by Holly

A mix of international espionage, suspense and domestic drama. Narrated by: Steven Weber, Marin Ireland Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins Release date: 02-09-21 Audible edition Wow, this was an engaging read. The characters were all well developed and the narration was spot-on. Although th......more

A power struggle within a marriage...and only one, the husband or the wife, can come out on top. The entire premise of The Power Couple revolves around the personal lives and career trajectories of Brian and Rebecca Unsworth...trajectories which led them to the fateful night in Spain when their d......more