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Cross Her Heart

By: Sarah Pinborough
Narrated by: Antonia Beamish
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From the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes, now a Netflix sensation! WARNING: Will keep you up all night Lisa tells lies.

Most of them are small white lies intended to make the life of her daughter, Ava, easier.

But her biggest lie of all about to be exposed.

Because Lisa is lying to everyone.

Lisa isn’t who she says she is.

Lisa isn’t even called Lisa at all.

Her real name is Charlotte Nevill and as a child she was convicted of the brutal murder of her half-brother, Daniel.

Someone out there knows the truth. They’re determined to make Lisa pay. And they won’t stop until everything she loves is destroyed.

‘Brilliantly clever and compelling, loved it!’ B A Paris, author of Behind Closed Doors

‘A pacy, twisty thriller that will hook you with its first few pages’ Stylist

Cross Her Heart is about three interesting women and some nasty men. To say more would reveal a powerful plot’ The Times

‘Heart-breaking in places, twisty as hell’ C.L. Taylor, author of Strangers

‘Sarah Pinborough does it again with this disturbing descent into a heart of darkness’ Cara Hunter, author of Close to Home

‘A powerful, twisty thriller’ Michelle Frances, author of The Girlfriend

‘Once the first reveal hits you in the face, you’ll be lucky if you can put the book down to go to bed… and if you can get to sleep when you do’ Independent

‘A dark and compulsive read’ Woman & Home

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Critic reviews

‘Brilliantly clever and compelling, loved it!’ B A Paris, author of Behind Closed Doors

‘Cross Her Heart is dark, unflinching and disturbing and there was parts of it I wanted to read from between my fingers… Heart-breaking in places, twisty as hell. I'd like to claim that I guessed the ending but Sarah stayed one step ahead of me all the way through. Pacy, unnerving, addictive read with a dark, dark heart’ C.L. Taylor, author of The Accident

‘Sarah Pinborough does it again with this disturbing descent into a heart of darkness. Highly recommended’ Cara Hunter, author of Close to Home

A powerful, twisty thriller with characters that stay with you long after you've finished’ Michelle Frances, bestselling author of The Girlfriend

‘Critics have spent much time searching for well-written, original examples. Sarah Pinborough passes the test. She writes with passion, creates strong, subtle characters and is adept at conjuring the unexpected. Cross Her Heart is about three interesting women and some nasty men. To say more would reveal a powerful plot’ The Times

‘Action-packed adventure thriller’ Daily Mail

‘The author’s storytelling is as sure-footed as ever’ Guardian

‘A pacy, twisty thriller that will hook you with its first few pages’ Stylist

‘Once the first reveal hits you in the face, you’ll be lucky if you can put the book down to go to bed… and if you can get to sleep when you do’ Independent

‘A dark and compulsive read’ Woman & Home

‘A dark and twisted thriller that will have you sleeping with the light on’ Red Online

‘A slow-burning sense of panic starts to build and will keep readers hooked until the last page, culminating in an explosive final scene which is beautifully paced, atmospheric and incredibly tense…an intense and enjoyable thriller’ Daily Express

‘The reigning queen of the out-of-nowhere twist returns with an addictive tale of hidden pasts and troubled relationships’ i

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Ludicrous, but what the heck. I enjoyed the listen wondering how on earth the writer was going to pan it out. The ending was as bizarre as the rest of the book, but it’s just a bedtime story. Not a great work of fiction, for sure.

Ludicrous

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I liked the ending however I wish it answered more of my questions..
Good character building and very well switched between them..

Well written story with difficult subjects

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After listening to Behind her Eyes last year, I had to have this book. It was a good story, well told and going in blind (barely a summary and no reviews) allowed me to be surprised at every turn. I wasn’t as mind blown as I was at the end of the previous book, but it was well worth a listen none the less.

Gripping

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You know those books that you can guess the plot within 3 chapters well this isn’t one of them. Just when you think you have it all figured out there’s something new and everything is turned on head. A beautifully written book that will keep you guessing

A beautifully written book

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I binged this one pretty much in one day as it was so compelling. As ever, with Sarah Pinborough, just when you think you've worked out what's going on, she pulls the rug out from under you and everything you thought you had worked out about these characters turns out to be wrong. It's heartbreaking and upsetting in places but I can't say why without spoilers. Just be aware that Pinborough brings up some truly awful subjects but they are handled sensitively.

I really liked the depiction of female friendships and the thought processes of Ava are all too believable for a 16 year old.

Antonia Beamish does a great job; all the characters are clearly differentiated and believable.

No one does twisty like Sarah Pinborough

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