And so It Begins

Stephanie King, Book 1

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And so It Begins

By: Rachel Abbott

Narrated by: Olivia Vinall

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WHO WILL BELIEVE YOUR STORY IF THE ONLY WITNESS IS DEAD?

Cleo knows she should be happy for her brother Mark. He's managed to find someone new after the sudden death of his first wife - but something about Evie just doesn't feel right...

When Evie starts having accidents at home, her friends grow concerned. Could Mark be causing her injuries? Called out to their cliff-top house one night, Sergeant Stephanie King finds two bodies entangled on blood-drenched sheets.

Where does murder begin? When the knife is raised to strike, or before, at the first thought of violence? As the accused stands trial, the jury is forced to consider - is there ever a proper defence for murder?

Rachel AbbottOlivia VinallWildfireA Stephanie King Thriller

Detective

Domestic Thrillers

Mystery

Psychological

Suspense

Thriller & Suspense

Women Sleuths

Women's Fiction

Fiction

Crime

Murder

Exciting

Detective Domestic Thrillers Mystery Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction Crime Murder Exciting

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"A properly addictive, leave-the-light-on thriller." (Red Magazine)

"Masterly and compelling. I couldn't put it down until its heart-stopping conclusion." (Robert Bryndza)

"Unbearably tense, with a killer twist." (Good Housekeeping)

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The storyline is interesting and inventive, and requires you to keep guessing to a certain extent. The characters, however, are small in number and are not likeable, and this kept me strictly at arms length rather than feeling engaged. I mostly felt caged within a very small set; a claustrophobic atmosphere. Some of the plot is obvious from the start, although this is not problematic as details are revealed more slowly. Well, drip fed really. Scenarios are revisited several times as the details come to the surface, and I sometimes wanted to speed things up. The ending was also slow paced and lacked any kind of tension or excitement, plodding patiently on revealing the last few pieces of the jigsaw. (Perhaps this was partly due to the narrator?). Not intending to listen to any other books by this author.