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  • By: Simon Wood
  • Narrated by: Emily Durante
  • Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
  • 3.7 out of 5 stars (283 ratings)
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The One That Got Away

By: Simon Wood
Narrated by: Emily Durante
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Summary

Graduate students Zoë and Holli only mean to blow off some steam on their road trip to Las Vegas. But something goes terribly wrong on their way home, and the last time Zoë sees her, Holli is in the clutches of a sadistic killer. Zoë flees with her life, changed forever.

A year later and still tortured with guilt, Zoë latches on to a police investigation where the crime eerily resembles her abduction. Along with a zealous detective, she retraces the steps of that fateful night in the desert, hoping that her memory will return and help them find justice for Holli. Her abductor--labeled the "Tally Man" by a fascinated media--lies in wait for Zoë. For him, she is not a survivor but simply the one that got away.

With an unforgettable heroine, a chillingly disturbed psychopath, and a story that moves at breakneck speed, The One That Got Away is thriller writer Simon Wood at his finest.

©2015 Simon Wood (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

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  • 23-07-15

You have to listen to this...!

Would you listen to The One That Got Away again? Why?

Yes. Its a good story which I found very gripping.

What did you like best about this story?

The Tally Man is a fantastic psychopathic baddie!

Which character – as performed by Emily Durante – was your favourite?

Zoe was a good character. The Tally Man was also very well portrayed

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Awful narration!

This storyline is distinctly so-so but what got me annoyed was the narration. Stilted, strange intonation meant that she sounded like a recorded message not a narrator. There seemed to be a full stop at end of sentences, only for her to add a name after a pause. Very distracting.

I can't imagine downloading anything that narrated by this woman.

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Good story well written

Fast paced, entertaining, well narrated although I thought the male voices let it down a little. Plausible characters that you can relate too.

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Tedious and predictable

The narrator did a reasonable job with a rather silly story. At no point did it have me on the edge of my seat. In fact the tension was underwhelming throughout.


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Excellent book

This was the first Simon Wood audiobook for for but it won't be the last !! Excellent !!

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Not too bad at all.

For a thriller this worked quite well.

The narrator did a fair job, and the storyline kept you engaged until the end, even if you did know who the bad guy was early on, it still worked as the police got closer to the truth.

There was also some understanding of PTSD, (alongside the storyline), which is always good to see because it was a fairly realistic portrayal of a person who has suffered trauma. Most people know PTSD is common amongst service personnel, but it is also something that has far wider reaches than just those people who have seen combat.

There might be slightly better crime/thriller stories out there, but this one is worth having for those times when you don't want anything too taxing.

Overall, I would mark this as good.

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The One that Got Away

What did you like best about The One That Got Away? What did you like least?

I thought the plot seemed good but was not very original but for a while it kept me listening. Soon got a bit tedious

What was most disappointing about Simon Wood’s story?

I did not like the dog part of this story as am an animal lover. The plot fairly tedious.
I hated the reader's voice.
The author was very pedantic - repeating parts of the story laboriously as if we are idiots. Won't want any more of this author thanks

Did Emily Durante do a good job differentiating each of the characters? How?

Sort of. Her voice was too shrill in some places for me

Was The One That Got Away worth the listening time?

No. Two thirds through I bounced on to the end to get rid of it.

Any additional comments?

Just not for me - sorry.

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  • 12-05-15

awful - couldn't listen to it......

Wow, it's rare that I don't stick with a book once I've started, but I thought this was such a stinker. I thought the narration just awful and e me feel the story (as far as I got) was cliche-ridden rubbish. I can see I am in a minority, so maybe the book itself comes across better than this audio version. However this was such a bad experience that I am noting to avoid both the author and the narrator from any future listens.

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Great story

I love this kind of book. Sometimes being told by the 'killer himself',. I'm a bit weird , my husband tells me because I like listening about the people in books being tortured, decapitated etc etc. I' do like these kind of books because i can always be rooting for the victim, wanting them to fight back and in the end the perpetrators get what they deserve

This book kept me wanting to read constantly. I didn't want to put it down. it held my attention for ages.

Thank you Author for writing such a clever and captivating book and to the narrator who portrayed the characters so professionally and reading the whole book in the style I'm sure the author couldn''t be happier with .





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Awful narration

Would you try another book written by Simon Wood or narrated by Emily Durante?

By Simon Wood - yes.
Narrated by Emily Durante - not a chance

Would you ever listen to anything by Simon Wood again?

Yes

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Awful and annoying. Couldn't bear to listen to it

What character would you cut from The One That Got Away?

No idea - didn't get past the first 10 mins

Any additional comments?

I will read this book myself.

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