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Skin Deep

By: Liz Nugent
Narrated by: Sophie Ward, Declan Rodgers, Anna Maria Everett, Daniel Betts, Trev Fleming, Michael Gould, Annette Flynn
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

IBA Crime Fiction Book of the Year Winner 2018

WINNER of the Dead Good Books Award for the Book That You Can't Put Down!

She's not who you think she is . . .

'I could probably have been an actress.
It is not difficult to pretend to be somebody else.
Isn't that what I've been doing for most of my life?'

Cordelia Russell has been living on the French Riviera for twenty-five years, passing herself off as an English socialite. But her luck, and the kindness of strangers, have run out.

The arrival of a visitor from her distant past shocks Cordelia. She reacts violently to the intrusion and flees her flat to spend a drunken night at a glittering party. As dawn breaks she stumbles home through the back streets. Even before she opens her door she can hear the flies buzzing. She did not expect the corpse inside to start decomposing quite so quickly . . .

'Pure genius. Absolutely brilliant' Shari Lapena

'A twisted thriller, reminiscent of Patricia Highsmith' Ian Rankin

© Liz Nugent 2018 (P) Penguin Audio 2018

 Crime Thrillers Domestic Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense World Literature Exciting Scary

Critic reviews

What takes a woman from an island childhood in Ireland to murder and ruin in a grotty flat in Nice? - another dark twisted story from No 1 bestseller Liz Nugent.
Gone Girl fans will love Liz Nugent's Lying in Wait ... it twists, it turns, its characters are utterly despicable and it is a compulsive triumph
A stunningly talented writer (Sophie Hannah)
An unputdownable psychological thriller with an ending that lingers long after turning the final page
The intricate plotting and jolting suspense hold you in a vice till the last page
Clear your diary if you pick up this seductively sinister story. The twists come together in a superbly scary denouncement which delivers a final sting in the tail. Brilliantly macabre
All stars
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A very unusual storyline that kept me enthralled until the very last chapter.
Excellently written and narrated.

Captivating.

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The author seems to be drawn to create central characters with whom one feels little sympathy and Delia/Cordelia is no exception. As I found with her previous book, Unravelling Oliver, the story starts with a dramatic prologue that presages what happens later, but then, for quite a few chapters the pace slackens and the back-story is revealed. At first I thought this was going to be more like an Edna O’Brian novel about the life of a spirited young Irish girl, however, it soon develops in something much darker as Delia evolves from being adored daughter of a doting father into Cordelia the ruthless manipulator of men. She is blessed, and cursed, by being exceptionally beautiful. Soon she leaves a trail of destruction of other people’s lives as the story gets more engrossing and event is piled upon event. Although she is in many ways utterly cold-hearted and selfish I couldn’t help but feel sorry for her at times as she copes with the ups and downs of her extraordinary life. A story of a plucky survivor with a final dramatic and unexpected ending.

Most of the story is ably carried by the voice of Delia, but other narrators add the perspective of the other characters.

An engrossing story of an eventful life

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Ms Nugent never disappoint! I wish she could write a book a week to keep up with my listening!!!

another great story by Lyz Nugent

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Probably the best audiobook I've listened to in ages. Superb story and brilliantly narrated. Wow!

Superb!

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Fantastic story, so many twists and turns . Couldn’t stop listening!! Slightly disappointed at the very end.

Amazing

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