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Into the Darkest Corner

By: Elizabeth Haynes
Narrated by: David Thorpe, Karen Cass
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Summary

AMAZON BOOK OF THE YEAR 2011

WINNER OF AMAZON RISING STARS 2011

AMAZON EDITORS' CHOICE BEST CRIME NOVEL OF 2011

LONGLISTED FOR CWA JOHN CREASEY (NEW BLOOD) DAGGER 2011

Catherine has been enjoying the single life for long enough to know a good catch when she sees one. Gorgeous, charismatic, spontaneous – Lee seems almost too perfect to be true. And her friends clearly agree, as each in turn falls under his spell.

But there is a darker side to Lee. His erratic, controlling and sometimes frightening behaviour means that Catherine is increasingly isolated. Driven into the darkest corner of her world, and trusting no one, she plans a meticulous escape. Four years later, struggling to overcome her demons, Catherine dares to believe she might be safe from harm. Until one phone call changes everything.

This is an edgy and powerful first novel, utterly convincing in its portrayal of obsession, and a tour de force of suspense.
©2012 Elizabeth Haynes (P)2012 Audible Ltd
Psychological Women's Fiction Crime Fiction Suspense Romantic Suspense
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Critic reviews

"Check the locks on your doors and windows and surrender to this obsessive thriller." (Karin Slaughter)
“This intense, gripping account of domestic violence and its aftermath is utterly unputdownable. A stunning debut.” (SJ Watson)
“From its uncompromising prologue - a young woman being bludgeoned to death in a ditch - Haynes's powerful account of domestic violence is disquieting, yet unsensationalist. This is a gripping book on a topic which can never be highlighted enough.” ( Guardian)
“A very impressive first novel. The pain and frustration of OCD is brilliantly evoked and I winced every time Cathy embarked on yet another ritual. The contrast between Cathy's two lives is cleverly drawn and the hesitancy in her new relationship is very believable. This is a fantastic personal read with plenty for a reading group to discuss.” ( NewBooks Magazine)
“Within ten minutes I couldn't put it down. I've always said that I would never be caught in an abusive relationship, as I'd be out of it at the first sign of a problem but after reading this book I realised that it really isn't that simple. There's a superb picture of the burdens of OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). It's not enough to check once that the door is firmly locked. What if you didn't lock it properly? There's real dramatic tension in this book and when I got to the end the first thing that I did was to turn back to the beginning again.” ( The Bookbag)
“A tense and thought-provoking début novel with dark moments. Its portrayal of obsession is one that will send a shiver down your spine and you'll hope that you are never in that position. But don't look for a "pat" ending - it seems that things never end the way one hopes! This début novel by a police intelligence analyst is certainly well worth the read.” ( Shotsmag)
“Our South coast-based book group had been starved of a good book for a month or two, so it was with some excitement that we stumbled across the buzz on Twitter about Elizabeth Haynes' compelling debut novel Into the Darkest Corner. Thankfully starvation swiftly changed to gluttony when we got our hands on the book, as this is a compulsive thriller with sufficient twists and plot turns to keep the most action-avaricious of readers satisfied.” ( Bookgroup.info)

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BRILLIANT

This book is the reason that reading is such a wonderful gift. Buy it NOW!

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amazing

gripping from start to finish, didn't really like the accents, but enjoyed the storyline immensely.

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Engaging if flawed

Told from two points in time 4 or so years apart the story comes together at the end which is very well done.
Character development is a little disjointed at times but I suppose necessary to create a conclusion.
Good narration without being great and overall very entertaining as a stand-alone audiobook experience

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Eerie

Love books that flip, 'before and after'. Very good and very descriptive. Not for the feint hearted. The narration was brilliant. The story line is compelling. I couldn't stop listening. The truths of domestic violence and its hold on victims is so well laid out.

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Good listen but a bit predictable

Good story but a bit predicable. I didnt really like when they swapped narrators for 2 of the sections and not sure why they did that as for me personally it felt pointless, if they was going to have 2 narrators it would have been better to use him for Lee to make the character stand out more.

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Outstanding!

This was a difficult book to listen to due to the subject matter, but also completely unputdownable It is a dark and twisted psychological thriller which is definitely not for the faint hearted. It's tense and it's brutal and a real emotional rollercoaster.

The writing is fantastic and the book is well paced and excellently plotted. The characters are realistic. My heart just broke for Catherine, and Ms Haynes did a brilliant job of portraying Lee who went from the charming man Cathy first met to the monster he became.

This is most definitely one the the best psychological thrillers I have read/listened to. Totally outstanding!

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brilliant!

loved every minute of it! the way the story developed and leads you to understand the characters is nothing short of magnificent. the subject matter is both real and terrifying, well done!

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Far too long

The story line was good but the book was far too long. The narrators kept me listing but if I were reading the book myself I would have given up.

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Brilliant

I struggled with this book at beginning but I am so glad I stuck with it, it is one of the best books I have listened to. The narration , when I got used to her accent and voice was superb and it had me on the gripped and on the edge of my seat. At times it was very hard to listen to as it contains graphic violence but well worth it … what a journey. Incredibly well written and very well narrated.

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Gripping

I was unsure what to say in this review. To say I enjoyed listening to this seems wrong somehow, yet I really did enjoy it. At times it had me in tears and is quite harrrowing in places, especially thinking about the thousands of people going through abuse like this every day. I am not sure it really needed the two narrators as I thought the main one was very good.

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