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Bad Apple

By: Zoje Stage

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman

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Random House presents the audiobook edition of Bad Apple by Zoje Stage, read by Gabra Zackman.

Seven-year-old Hanna has never spoken a word.

She is a sweet but silent angel in the eyes of her adoring father, but with Mummy, things are different. Suzette loves her daughter but difficulties with babysitters and teachers over the years have put a strain on their relationship and her sanity.

Then Hanna speaks for the first time, to Suzette alone, and what she says is chilling.

Suzette wants to write it off as a scary joke, but she’s becoming increasingly frightened by Hanna's little games. Could she be in danger from her own child? And when it's her word against her daughter's, can she make her husband believe her?

Bad Apple is a blazing debut novel about a perfect-looking family – where sweetness can be deceptive.

Fans of BEHIND HER EYES, DAUGHTER or GOOD ME, BAD ME will love this story of dark domestic suspense.

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"Gone Girl meets The Omen...a twisty delicious read." (Entertainment Weekly)

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Once again Zoje Stage does not disappoint in terms of digging into the meat of everyday horror. This reads like a parent's worst nightmare scenario for a 'bad seed'. This is a beautifully crafted, but tense work, full of anguish and frustration. You're never really sure of what will happen next, and that's what's required to identify with the main protagonist. The narration is good and supports the flow of the work very well.