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By: Noelle Holten
Narrated by: Rachael Beresford
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‘Hugely confident … harrowing, visceral … recommended’ Ian Rankin

‘Kept me hooked’ Angela Marsons

‘An excellent read’ Martina Cole

'Gritty, dark and chilling’ Mel Sherratt

A dark and gripping debut crime novel – the first in a stunning new series – from a huge new talent.

The killer is just getting started…

When three wife beaters are themselves found beaten to death, DC Maggie Jamieson knows she is facing her toughest case yet.

The police suspect that Probation Officer Lucy Sherwood – who is connected to all three victims – is hiding a dark secret. Then a fourth domestic abuser is brutally murdered.

And he is Lucy’s husband.

Now the police are running out of time, but can Maggie really believe her friend Lucy is a cold-blooded killer?

 Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Modern Detectives Mystery Police Procedurals Psychological Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Marriage Crime Suspense
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Critic reviews

‘A hugely confident first novel. Harrowing, visceral … recommended’ Ian Rankin
‘An excellent read’ Martina Cole
‘Kept me hooked throughout … excellent pace and a very satisfying ending’ Angela Marsons
'A brilliant debut – gritty, dark and chilling. Noelle Holten knows her stuff’ Mel Sherratt
‘I loved this. A dark and chilling debut’ Robert Bryndza
‘Dark and gritty and kept me hooked until the very end. A Fantastic debut!’ Casey Kelleher
‘A chilling and disturbing look inside the lives of domestic abuse survivors and their abusers. This book is truly eye-opening. You will race through it and never see the end coming. Brilliant!’ Lisa Regan
‘A pacey, tight, immersive thriller full of powerful emotion and authentic procedural detail. Gripping stuff’ Chris Merritt
‘A hard-hitting, impressively authentic crime fiction debut … nuanced, highly readable, page turning, a definite cut above the rest. I urge you to read this book’ Howard Linskey
‘Extremely powerful, incredibly thought provoking and ringing with authenticity, this is an excellent debut’ M. W. Craven, author of the Washington Poe series
‘Noelle has conjured up a real page-turner here. The author's experience with damaged and damaging people really shines through bringing a great deal of grit to the drama. Add in some fascinating characters, relentless pace and a strong story and you have a winner on your hands’ Michael J Malone
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Good listen but not all it was said to be. Narration was very good. Not too bad

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I thoroughly enjoyed this story, although the awful accents nearly made me stop listening. I still haven't quite worked out where Kate Malone was supposed to be from, she went from Irish to Liverpuddlian and South African all in one speech at one point! I will definitely physically 'read' the next book when there is one, if it is going to be read by the same Narrator.

Story great - Narrator terrible

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Really enjoyed this debut book by Noelle, cannot wait to listen to book 2 of the series.

Well worth a listen

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There was not one single character in this book that I could relate to, all of them were annoying in their own way, but Lucy was, without doubt, the most annoying of all. I can't really say much more about this book as I found it really irritating and don't want to post any spoilers, but I will say that this is a typical DA type thriller, evil men, weak women except for the one woman who actually turned out to be just as gullible as the rest of them. The narrator does a reasonable job but she will not become a favourite with me any time soon as she has a very young sounding voice and cannot make anything sound particularly serious.

Lacklustre characters

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Would not read again or recommend probably one of the worst I’ve listened to.
She talks about not being able to buy a book or her husband will notice it, but early on she’s reading her kindle in the bath so he wouldn’t see it anyway

Predictable...not good at all

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