The Happy CoupleINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Daring . . . a brilliant contemporary novel.Colm Tibn An intimate, sharply funny contemporary novel about a couple heading toward their wedding, and the three friends who may draw them apart Meet Celine and Luke. For all intents and purposes, the happy couple. Luke (a serial cheater) and Celine (more interested in piano than domestic life) plan to marry in a year. Archie (the best man) should be moving on from his unrequited

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character-driven crime novel from Thomas Perry

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author of Earth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet

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