6 Major Differences Between Netflix's The Perfect Couple and the Book

1. Merritt's death is accidental in the book

2. Justice is not served in the book

3. The bride-to-be is called Celeste, not Amelia

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4. Greer's scandalous past has been invented for the show

5. Will, the youngest brother, doesn't exist in the book

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6. The final scene of the series and the book are dramatically different

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