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  • By: Tom Bale
  • Narrated by: John Telfer
  • Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
  • 3.8 out of 5 stars (569 ratings)
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All Fall Down

By: Tom Bale
Narrated by: John Telfer
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Summary

You tried to save a life. Now you're fighting to save your own.

It should have been an idyllic day for the Turner family - until a dying man, beaten beyond all recognition, arrives at their home, uttering the words 'help me'.

Rob and Wendy Turner and their children try to explain away the horrific scene as being in the wrong place at the wrong time, but in the days that follow, their lives are threatened in ways they could never imagine.

The family is unaware that they are being watched by someone with their own terrifying agenda, who will stop at nothing to fulfil their own twisted desires. But when hidden secrets come rushing to the surface, it's clear not everything is as it seems in this happy family. Are the Turners victims of circumstance - or does the key to their fate lie closer to home?

Forced to fight for everything they hold dear, can they save themselves before time runs out - or will their act of compassion see them paying the ultimate price?

A heart-stopping, shocking and tense thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last minute.

©2016 Tom Bale (P)2016 Audible, Ltd

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"Tom Bale is one of the best British thriller writers around." (Simon Kernick)

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fantastic, kept me on the edge of my seat

loved the book, it kept me on the edge of my seat most of the way through, not for the faint hearted. can be a little graphically in places, but not over the top. would recommend 100%, good thriller.

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Phew - What a twisty turny thing!

I must admit I have been conflicted by this book. On one hand I hate gratuitous violence and in particular when it is of a sexual nature. On the other hand what could I possibly have expected when I read the synopsis of the story before buying? Thankfully the author keeps proceedings tightly controlled and relatively easy to stomach and this is a testament to his skill as a thriller writer. The plot chugs along at a cracking pace and the great strength for me was the fact I really liked the family in peril. They are certainly not angelic by any stretch of the imagination, but this makes the whole thing a very big cut above average.
I was kept intrigued to the end and left feeling like I wanted to hear more from this author and the narrator, who did a first class job.

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It was ok, but not stunning

Where does All Fall Down rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It was a bit convoluted an unbelievable. Usual stupid people doing stupid things they grow to regret later on in the story.

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MIND BLOWINGLY SUPERB !

Brilliant story, brilliant narrator, kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to end .. the narrator was excellent & made you feel as though you were actually in there with all that was going on.....
I certainly didn't expect the ending it had - have I said it was brilliant ;) It WAS !!!!

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Exciting

Enjoyed it and was surprised at the constant turn of events.
I did wonder how Georgia got away so quickly when her feet were tied together!

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Couldn't stand the narrator

Listened to a couple of hours of this and enjoyed the story so far, but absolutely couldn't stand the narrator. He made the female voices sound like a parody of a transvestite and the intonation of all of his characters seemed all wrong. Returned the audiobook but I will get it in paperback to finish.

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A Let Down

I persevered to the end with this because it has so many positive reviews, and kept hoping it would get better, but I just couldn't buy into the story, which seemed implausible, or like any of the characters. Perhaps this was partly down to the narrator - the women's voices, in particular, just sounded drippy. Overall the storyline was too rushed to be believable - the 'brood' plot line, especially, was just too bizarre. I was glad when it was over.

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Just Bizarre

The story was just too unbelievable, it did not grip me at all. Did my best to persevere but just got more ridiculous as story went on. Sorry can't recommend, in the end I had to return. Well done to the narrator for keeping going!

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A bit disappointed

I'm not picky when it comes to books but this was disappointing. Wasn't a fan of the narrator, took me a while to get into it and I didn't buy the accent for Rob who I imagined to be less 'posh'. Story was far fetched and a bit lame. It had a few twists but the directions it went were just plain strange and I didn't think they really worked.

Ending was ok but generally I found this book hard to get into then ultimately unsatisfying.

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Brighton is the place to be.

I found this novel somewhat overlong. Tom Bales novels are invariable good, but I am afraid this was a let down.

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