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Elise King is a successful and ambitious detective—or she was, before medical leave left her unsure if she'd ever return to work. She now spends most days watching the growing tensions in her small seaside town of Ebbing: the weekenders in their fancy clothes, renovating old bungalows into luxury homes, and the locals resentful of the changes.

Elise can only guess what really happens behind closed doors. But Dee Eastwood, her cleaner, often knows. She's an invisible presence in many of the houses in town, but she sees and hears everything.

The conflicts in town boil over when a newcomer wants to put Ebbing on the map with a giant music festival and two teenagers overdose on drugs. When a man also disappears the first night of the festival, Elise is drawn back into her detective work and starts digging for answers. Ebbing is a small town, but it's full of myriad secrets and hidden connections that run deeper and darker than Elise could have ever imagined.

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I have been eagerly awaiting Fiona Barton’s next book, but this was no where near as gripping as her first three.

The narrators did her no favours, monotone performances that made it easy to zone out.

The story jumps in time and between characters, but because there seems to be very light character development through the years, it’s hard to remember if we are in the past or not.

Too many quirky surface characters, whilst the main ones are dull.

Massive let down

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I'm a big fan of Fiona Barton because I find her writing and characters completely authentic. this book didn't disappoint and, although different to her previous stories, was a tremendous listen.

Superb British Crime

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Fiona Barton is who rekindled my love of reading.
I picked one of her books up from my late grandmas collection and it started me off with a love of reading.
I’ve been waiting a few years now for a new book from her, so I was very excited to see this one come up in my preorder list.
Another fantastic book, with a slightly different perspective than my usual crime novels.
It’s very well written and really enjoyable.
The narration on the audiobook is fantastic.
Highly recommend.

Another excellent book.

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Fiona Barton can do no wrong with me - her stories are always so well written I couldn't stop listening

Excellent

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I've enjoyed this authors previous work and, while I perhaps didn't quite like this one as much, I found this a good story that had enough complexity and depth to keep you guessing and learning about the characters histories throughout. Perhaps a little stretch of the imagination that they all arrived in the same town, but I'll let that go. Good engaging performances bringing the text to life.

Enjoyable tale with some nice complexities

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