A chilling retelling of Stephen King's novella about a woman who discovers her husband of 27 years is a notorious serial killer.
Darcy Anderson thought she had a perfect life. A happy marriage of 27 years, two successful children, and a comfortable home in Maine. But when she stumbles upon a hidden box in their garage while looking for batteries, her world shatters. She finds the identification cards of a missing woman, leading her to the horrifying realization that her boring, coin-collecting husband is actually “Beadie,” a serial killer who has been torturing and murdering women for decades.
What follows is a tense and psychological struggle as Darcy tries to reconcile the man she loves with the monster he truly is. Faced with the impossible choice between turning him in and destroying her children’s lives or living with a killer, Darcy takes matters into her own hands. This story explores the deep, dark secrets that can hide behind the facade of a “good marriage” and the lengths a mother will go to protect her family.
Title: A Good Marriage Author: Stephen King ISBN: 9781439192597
Imagine you have been married for 27 years. Everything is fine. You have two great kids, a nice house in the suburbs, and a husband who still cups your breasts when he walks up behind you. You think you know him. You think you have a good marriage.
Title: A Good Marriage Author: Stephen King ISBN: 9781439192597
Before we get to the scary stuff, we need to talk about how normal this family was. Because that is the real kicker. If they were weird or creepy from the start, it wouldn’t be as interesting. But Darcy and Bob were the definition of “fine.”
Title: A Good Marriage Author: Stephen King ISBN: 9781439192597
Here is how it works: your entire life can change in about five minutes. For Darcy Anderson, it all started because the TV remote died.
Title: A Good Marriage Author: Stephen King ISBN: 9781439192597
Darcy was back in the kitchen, trying to act like everything was normal. The phone rang, and she let the machine pick it up. She wasn’t ready to talk to Bob yet. She was afraid he would hear something in her voice.
Title: A Good Marriage Author: Stephen King ISBN: 9781439192597
Darcy went back to the garage. She got down on her knees and crawled under the workbench. She expected to find mice or maybe more magazines.
Title: A Good Marriage Author: Stephen King ISBN: 9781439192597
The phone was ringing. Darcy ran back into the house, her hands wet and shaking. She had to answer. If she didn’t, Bob would wonder why.
Title: A Good Marriage Author: Stephen King ISBN: 9781439192597
Darcy went to her sewing room. It was the only place that felt safe. She turned on her computer and stared at the Google search bar.
Title: A Good Marriage Author: Stephen King ISBN: 9781439192597
Darcy couldn’t stop. She was like a detective now. She went to the attic and pulled out her old appointment books. She also found Bob’s travel records for his coin business.
Title: A Good Marriage Author: Stephen King ISBN: 9781439192597
It was 2:45 AM. Darcy was still awake, staring at the walls. Suddenly, she heard a sound. A car door slamming. Then the front door opening.
Title: A Good Marriage Author: Stephen King ISBN: 9781439192597
Bob sat there and talked for hours. He didn’t deny anything. Instead, he tried to explain why he was a monster.
Title: A Good Marriage Author: Stephen King ISBN: 9781439192597
Bob and Darcy went to bed. Can you even imagine? He had just admitted to being a serial killer, and then he wanted to cuddle and sleep like everything was fine.
Title: A Good Marriage Author: Stephen King ISBN: 9781439192597
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Title: A Good Marriage Author: Stephen King ISBN: 9781439192597
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We finally finished “A Good Marriage.” This story is a wild ride from start to finish. It starts with a normal woman finding a hidden box in her garage and ends with a murder and a cover up. Stephen King really knows how to take a simple concept and turn it into something terrifying.