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Dear Amy

The Sunday Times Bestselling Psychological Thriller

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FIRST CLASS PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE FROM A MAJOR NEW VOICE IN FICTION

In her guise as 'Dear Amy', agony aunt for a local newspaper, Margot Lewis has dealt with all sorts of letters - but never one like this...

Dear Amy,

I've been kidnapped by a strange man.
I don't know where I am.

Please help me,
Bethan Avery

This must be a cruel hoax. Because Bethan Avery has been missing for nearly two decades.

But as the present-day search intensifies for another missing schoolgirl, Margot is unnerved enough to take the letter to the police, hoping they will dismiss it as a sick joke.

Instead, they let Margot in on a little secret. One that confirms her darkest fears and tangles her up in the search for the sender, which could save one young girl's life and cost Margot her own...

Praise for Dear Amy

'Dear Amy sets up a terrific, tricky premise and then delivers the suspense thriller readers hope for-a tense plot, imaginative twists, and smart writing' Julia Heaberlin, author of Sunday Times bestselling Black-Eyed Susans

'Dear Amy is accomplished, engaging and utterly thrilling; beautifully written, with a narrator who manages to be both vulnerable and fierce at the same time. I found myself cheering her on at every gut-wrenching turn. The breathtaking finale is the most exciting and terrifying thing I have read in a very long time' Elizabeth Haynes, bestselling author of Into the Darkest Corner

'I knew from the first page that this was going to be a brilliant book, and I wasn't wrong. A superb debut psychological thriller with an unusual and original premise which keeps the reader hooked until the last page' Rachel Abbott, author of Kill Me Again

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Critic reviews

Dear Amy sets up a terrific, tricky premise and then delivers the suspense thriller readers hope for-a tense plot, imaginative twists, and smart writing (Julia Heaberlin, author of bestselling)
I knew from the first page that this was going to be a brilliant book, and I wasn't wrong. A superb debut psychological thriller with an unusual and original premise which keeps the reader hooked until the last page (Rachel Abbott, author of)
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I'm not generally into the crime/thrillers/mystery genre, but a friend recommended this book so I decided to check it out. When I did, the summary sounded interesting and the audible sample drew me in immediately, so I bought it. I'm very glad I did!

The story was compelling and the writing was brilliant - had a fresh quality to it and was so evocative; the author is obviously very observant. One of the reasons I tend not to read in this genre is that I feel there are pitfalls that tend to come up again and again that wreck the plausibility of a lot of stories - things like the characters doing stupid things in order to advance the plot - I was very happy when listening to this to find whenever I worried this would happen, it didn't!

On the narration front, I was also super impressed. All three of the narrators were superb and I will be looking to see what else they've done. I listen to a lot of books and am really picky about narrators so I'm amazed to have found one book with three that I found faultless (this is pretty much unheard of in my world ;)

All in all, definitely recommend this book if you're into this genre at all and also if you're not but are willing to give it a go.

Recommend it

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Where does Dear Amy rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Amongst the top 10

What other book might you compare Dear Amy to, and why?

Quite a few others. Books need to keep me guessing and not be predictable.

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

Absolutely splendid from Helen Baxendale. Faultless delivery. She picked up every nuance of the storyline and didn't miss a beat. Rare in an audio book reader unless the reader is the actual writer.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Indeed. I was so sad for Amy.

Any additional comments?

I defiinately look for this author again and for books read by Helen Baxendale.

Brilliant in every way !

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I enjoyed this book. The subject matter was interesting. However at times felt it was trying a little too hard. Too much heavy description stopped it from being as suspense filled as it should have been, but this didn't stop my overall enjoyment.

Good but could have benefitted from slight pruning

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This was a nice listen, I especially enjoyed it being set in Cambridge. The tension builds up but the events are predictable for an experienced thriller addict! I guessed almost everything.

Not a bad book

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it was well read and the story gripping .. loved the surprising twist and end.

Couldn't stop listening

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