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Queen Bee

The hilarious novel from the author of FAKING FRIENDS

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Queen Bee

By: Jane Fallon
Narrated by: Jo Joyner
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Welcome to The Close - a beautiful street of mansions, where gorgeous Stella is the indisputable Queen Bee . . .

It is here that Laura, seeking peace and privacy after her marriage falls apart, rents a tiny studio. Unfortunately, her arrival upsets suspicious Stella - who fears Laura has designs on her fiancé, Al.

When Laura stumbles on the big secret Al is hiding, suddenly Stella's perfectly controlled world, and Laura's future, are threatened.

Taking a chance on beating Al at his own twisted game, these two former strangers are fast becoming friends.

But has Laura forgotten that revenge always comes with a sting in the tail?

Why people can't get enough of Jane Fallon's books:

'Hugely compelling and unpredictable' Ruth Jones

'She always delivers a fabaliss read' Marian Keyes

'Brilliant, with completely unexpected twists' Gill Sims

'She's the queen of the revenge novel' Heat

© Jane Fallon 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

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Critic reviews

Absolutely masterly. She turns her trademark wit and taste for the absurd to The Close . . . Bliss
Fallon's fun, fish-out-of-water tale is full of love-to-loathe characters and a fair few twists
It was unputdownable and such a joy to read! (Alice Feeney)
Perfectly crafted with razor sharp wit, Queen Bee is utterly hilarious and deliciously wry (Nicola Moriarty)
Fallon is a fabulously engaging writer who excels at counter-intuitive plot lines, creates believable protagonists who are as capable of bad behaviour as good . . . Blissful escapism - I adored it
Sharp and hilarious . . . had me turning the pages into the small hours (Louise Candlish)
The brilliant Jane Fallon does it again. Queen Bee is a whip-smart, laugh-out-loud, feel-good kinda novel perfect to curl up on the sofa with (Ali Land)
I love it. I thought it was whip-smart, sassy and gripping (Gillian McAllister)
Jane Fallon's wry observation and razor-sharp wit make for a compelling read
A perfect beach read
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I loved this book. Its perfectly paced, wonderfully narrated and you get pulled into the characters lives with ease. It would make a great TV show.

Fabulous story from start to finish

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Ok book. But my god she spent most of the book going on and on and on about the rich women’s Botox / plastic surgery. It drove me nuts. The author made it abundantly clear she does not approve of not aging gracefully and this seemed to become the main slant of the book. A tad tedious

Repetitive

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...and narrator and I could hardly switch it off. Actually this was a second listen because I'd just finished Worst Idea Ever and I wanted to remind myself of what other Jane Fallon's could be like and this didn't disappoint - real, descriptive, well plotted and satisfactorily concluded...

Perfect match of author ...

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Not my usual kind of read but I loved it glad I tried it

Great Book

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finished in 2 days , great plot , funny and Jo Joyner needs to do more narrations was great to listen too!

lovely narrator

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