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Close to Home

By: Cara Hunter
Narrated by: Lee Ingleby, Emma Cunniffe
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Close to Home by Cara Hunter, read by Emma Cunniffe and Lee Ingleby. Featuring 37 cameo voices including Cara Hunter.

HOW CAN A CHILD VANISH WITHOUT A TRACE?

Last night, 8-year-old Daisy Mason disappeared from a summer party at her home. No one at the party noticed her leave. Even her parents aren't sure of the last time they saw her.

DI Adam Fawley is trying to keep an open mind. But he knows that in nine cases out of ten, it's someone close to the victim.

When a pair of bloody tights is discovered, Fawley's worst suspicions are concerned.

Someone knows where Daisy is.
And her time is running out.

Introducing DI Fawley and his team of Oxford detectives, CLOSE TO HOME is the new crime series readers and authors are raving about.

'A MAZEY, GRIPPING READ' Ian Rankin

'One of the best crime thrillers I have ever read' Kathryn Croft

'The last twist was a genuine stroke of genius' John Marrs

 Crime Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Fiction Crime Exciting Suspense

Critic reviews

A pro, with admirable command of pace and rising tension
A breathtaking denouement
Hunter keeps her readers guessing until the last page
All stars
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Kept me guessing right until the last few pages, excellent story cleverly written and well read.

Really enjoyed this book

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I have only recently joined audio books because of having headaches every time I read a book/kindle, so swapped to audio so far I have listened 13 books and have to say I've gave most of them 5 stars. This book however only 3 . My reason for this is parts of the book that was covering twitter! Grrrrrrr drove me made! I nearly just turned it off! It went on and on # this and # that, too much time spent on that it felt like it was the writer trying to fill pages! So because of this I've marked it down to a 3. Don't get me wrong I live in the future but it was too much!

Good but....

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The story was all over the place, jumping around with random flashbacks. The americanisms were also very jarring, throwing me out of the story.

Too much jumping around

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Loved narration. Was simple, easy to read story. Nothing gripping or extra special but worth a read.

7/10

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Unnecessarily made difficult to stay focused and I lost interest half way through a basic basicallygood story

too disruptive

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