"The Perfect Marriage" by Jeneva Rose is a murder mystery with a twisted plot that has an intriguing premise. A successful lawyer Sarah has to defend her husband Adam on the murder trial of Kelly, her husband's mistress. A twisted plot is put forth convincingly until the very end, but does the writing and climactic revelation live up to the built-up suspense?
Sarah's character sketch, as a competent and successful defense attorney is one of the biggest strengths for this novel. Even that suffers from a weak writing towards the end. Adam's character on the other hand has enough presence throughout the novel that is more convincing as the vulnerable, helpless suspect who is deperate to come out of the situation he is in. The other characters are given adequate importance but there isn't anything exceptional as they come along as the usual ones in any mystery novel - some of them being added just to build up the list of suspects.
Though the proceedings in the novel keep the readers engaging with short chapters and enough twists, the novel tries hard to satisfy the readers with a climax that throws them off-guard which might be a hit-or-miss.
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