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A Simple Lie

A Heart Stopping Psychological Thriller

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A Simple Lie

By: Mary Bush
Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
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What harm can one small lie do?

Forced to give up her career as a dentist, and still unemployed a year later, Valentina Knight has finally run out of options. With foreclosure looming she acts in desperation, lying to get a position as an assistant to the county medical examiner. Val's relieved. She won't be homeless. But Val didn't count on the lie trapping her in a dangerous game with a killer.

Val quickly becomes involved in the case of Francine Donohue, who disappeared from her neighborhood and is discovered dead six months later. The bizarre circumstances surrounding the murder are not the first of their kind. With the evidence pointing to a serial killer, and a calling card Val understands, she quickly gets sucked into the case.

As Val is pulled in further, the situation takes a darker turn. Someone is aware of the lie she told. Someone who is prepared to kill...

©2019 Mary Bush (P)2020 Tantor Crime Crime Thrillers Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery Psychological Thriller Thriller & Suspense Murder Suspense

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Didn’t like clipped way the narrator read the story. Not very good impressions of different voices

Gory descriptions of autopsy

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OK story but the weak protagonist and bizarre narration are off putting. Perhaps would have enjoyed this more if Read as a traditional book.

Narration sounds like AI

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I really enjoyed the plot and I was interested straight away. I liked the narrator most of the time, although some words were said strangely. Great overall.

Great story

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English accent of one detective was a little off putting otherwise a great free read.

Twists and turns

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Overall I liked the book , it was a good story spots it was free but the narrator really annoyed me ! She is the ‘he said’ ‘she said’ narrator I’ve listened to before and who pronounces suggestion as SuG Jestion ???

Good story but mispronunciations grated

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