The Arrangement

By: Robyn Harding

Narrated by: Amanda Dolan

Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

A Pretty Woman tale turns toxic and deadly in this provocative and riveting thriller of sex, obsession, and murder from Robyn Harding, the “master of domestic suspense” (Kathleen Barber) and the USA Today best-selling author of The Swap and Her Pretty Face.

Natalie, a young art student in New York City, is struggling to pay her bills when a friend makes a suggestion: Why not go online and find a sugar daddy - a wealthy, older man who will pay her for dates and even give her a monthly allowance? Lots of girls do it, Nat learns. All that’s required is to look pretty and hang on his every word. Sexual favors are optional.

Though more than 30 years her senior, Gabe, a handsome corporate finance attorney, seems like the perfect candidate, and within a month, they are madly in love. At least, Nat is...Gabe already has a family, whom he has no intention of leaving.

So when he abruptly ends things, Nat can’t let go. She begins drinking heavily and stalking him: watching him at work, spying on his wife, even befriending his daughter, who is not much younger than she is. But when a body is found near Gabe’s posh Upper East Side apartment and the police tie her to the murder weapon, she can’t help but think she must have gone too far - she just can’t remember anything that happened that night.

Emotionally powerful and packed with pause-resisting suspense, The Arrangement delves into the sordid, all-too-real world of shadowy relationships between wealthy, powerful men and the young women who are caught in their web.

©2019 Robyn Harding (P)2019 Simon & Schuster Audio

Good read

Hard to put this one down, lots of twists and turns to keep you entertained and engaged. End was Meh, could have elaborated a bit more.

Surprisingly good

I thought it was going to be a subpar story but it was surprisingly good

Better than the blurb

Robyn Harding is a freaking genius.

I had no interest in reading THE ARRANGEMENT. Sugar daddies and babies, not my thing. But, when THE ARRANGEMENT showed up on a Kindle Daily deal, knowing how much I enjoyed Harding’s other book I figured I’d give it a try, I could always DNF if I hated it.

Harding grabbed me from page one. Natalie is accused of murder. Whom did she allegedly kill? As I read further, my list of potential victims grew. Her stalker ex? Her Sugar Daddy? His not-so-ex wife? His daughter?

THE ARRANGEMENT is a high tension page-turner and I’m up two hours past my bedtime writing a 5 STAR review because I couldn’t put it down.

Enjoyable from the start

Good book from start to end. Not as predictable as many like this genre often are.

Good

A bit slow to start but didn’t figure out who the killer was until the end

Fantastic

LOVED all of it. Great from start to finish. Ending I predicted but still fantastic.

So GOOD!

Definitely a must read. It keeps you on your toes. You end up rooting for exactly what you shouldn't. Who is the good guy? Who is the bad guy? It all kind of gets twisted in this one. One thing is for sure, you won't want to put it down until you know all the details!!

Great book! I only wish….

This book was written beautifully and read well to the audience. I loved everything about this book and couldn’t put it down. The only thing I wish is that the Nat, the main character, didn’t become so immature in my opinion. But as most young 20- something’s are, I guess it should not have surprised me. I only wish she had turned out to be just a tad bit more rational.

Definitely a good one!

The writing and narration in this book is excellent! It is so relatable on some levels yet amazingly unpredictable!

If you are looking for a good listen and can do some mindless task while listening (because this book will demand your attention),I would highly recommend it.

Good Listen

I enjoyed this listen and it kept me entertained the whole time. I did feel like the killer was slightly predictable but I was shocked at who turned up dead.