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The Taking of Annie Thorne

By: C. J. Tudor
Narrated by: Richard Armitage
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About this listen

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Taking of Annie Thorne by C. J. Tudor, read by Richard Armitage.

Then . . .

One night, Annie went missing. Disappeared from her own bed. There were searches, appeals. Everyone thought the worst. And then, miraculously, after forty-eight hours, she came back. Though she couldn't, or wouldn't, say what had happened to her.

But something happened to my sister. I can't explain what.
I just know that when she came back, she wasn't the same.
She wasn't my Annie.

I didn't want to admit, even to myself, that sometimes I was scared to death of my own little sister.

Now . . .

The email arrived in my inbox nearly two months ago.
I almost deleted it straight away - but I clicked Open:

I know what happened to your sister. It's happening again . . .

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Critic reviews

Some writers have it, and some don't. C. J. Tudor has it big time . . . The Taking of Annie Thorne is terrific in every way
Confirms Tudor as Britain's female Stephen King. There is a creeping dread on every page and, as you start a new chapter, a dark shadow over your shoulder. Tudor's punk prose style and her great eye for menace make this a book no one should read at night.
There is no sign of second-album syndrome: the mix of grotty provincial realism and amateur cold-case sleuthing works just as well here
As enjoyable and well written as her first, The Chalk Man
Dark, gothic and utterly compelling, The Taking of Annie Thorne pulls off a rare combination - an atmosphere of unsettling evil along with richly nuanced characterisation
Tudor's 2018 The Chalk Man was a standout mystery novel with a fresh voice and a spooky plot. This is even better
Shows that her excellent The Chalk Man was no one-off in matching Stephen King for creepiness
From the author of The Chalk Man comes an equally creepy story about missing children
Spine-tingling
Spine tinglingly good
All stars
Most relevant
Lots of twists I didn't see coming. Gets spookier as you go through. A few unanswered questions still, but can fill in the blanks with my imagination. Excellently read by Armitage once again!

A great thriller!

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Richard Armitage narrated this book and he is superb. So good that I think he would make any book worth listening too. However, this book was excellent in any case. The characters pulled you in, the story was gripping and the supernatural element was fabulous. Really brilliant. I couldn’t stop listening to see what happened next and can’t wait to download another book by the same author, although I am hoping that it will also be narrated by Richard Armitage.... I would highly recommend this book

Brilliant

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This is a dark story, but with comedy in parts.

I couldn’t stop listening and it’s a book I’ll think about a lot.
Great performance by Richard Armitage.
I’ll be purchasing more of CJ Tudor’s books,

A great listen

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I loved this book and didn't want it to end.. Fantastic story and the narrator was excellent. It has been one of the best audible books I have listened to.

Fantastic

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Brilliant story and had so many twists. Richard Armitage is one of my favourites narrators.

would definitely recommend.

A really good listen.

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