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Five Bad Deeds

By: Caz Frear
Narrated by: Beth Eyre, Chris Harper
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 From the internationally bestselling author of Sweet Little Lies comes a dark and twisty thriller about secrets, lies and revenge. Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Laura Marshall and T. M. Logan.

* LONGLISTED FOR THE CWA TWISTED DAGGER 2025 *

'A dark, addictive, suburban nightmare' Chris Whitaker
'Ferociously entertaining, spiky, bitchy, funny' Catherine Ryan Howard
‘A page-gripping, nail-gnawing good read’ Cara Hunter
'A deliciously dark story' Nikki Smith

Ellen Walsh has done something very, very bad. If only she knew what it was . . .

Teacher, mother, wife, and all-around good citizen Ellen is juggling non-stop commitments, from raising a teen and two toddlers to job-hunting, and renovating her dream home.

Amidst the chaos, a note arrives in the mail declaring:

Sooner or later everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences.

Ellen has no idea why someone would send this to her. She tells the occasional white lie, has a sharp tongue now and again, but she’s done nothing to incur the wrath of an anonymous enemy.

As she races to discover who’s set on destroying her life, Ellen receives more threatening messages, each one hitting closer to home and everything that she cherishes.

Could the five bad deeds that come back to haunt her explain why things have taken such a deadly turn?

Praise for Five Bad Deeds . . .
‘This book is genius. Funny, authentic, keeps you guessing and gasping as you can’t trust ANYONE’ Jo Callaghan
'Deliciously waspish, twisty, and relatable' Claire McGowan
'Five Bad Deeds is an absolute scorcher with a moral message about the effect of our actions on others at its dark and thrilling heart' Victoria Selman
'Layered characters, gut-punching twists and beautifully written' Jo Spain
'An utterly compelling, superbly characterised, constantly fascinating mystery' Gytha Lodge©2024 Caz Frear (P)2024 Simon & Schuster, UK Amateur Sleuths Domestic Thrillers Family Life Genre Fiction Mystery Psychological Thriller & Suspense World Literature Marriage Scary
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Was expecting more from this novel, after enjoying all of Caz Freers previous work. It was awfully drawn out and seemed to take forever to get anywhere, and it seemed very contrived, trying to make us think in one direction when it when it was, in fact, actually the complete opposite. A little dishonest I felt. I was hoping for the end to reveal a big twist that would save the book, but sadly it never came. A bit of a damp squib, disappointingly.

Average at best

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Best book I have listened to in ages. Great storyline keeps you guessing. I have listened to books by this author before and really enjoyed the style of writing. Excellent narration

loved it

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A brilliantly observed cast of characters where flaws came to light in very clever ways. Kept me guessing about who what where and why!

Exceptionally enjoyable

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Well narrated but hearing reader swallowing was really annoying. Happened a number of times and found it distracting

Performance

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What started out as an easy listen, wound up putting knots in my tummy. I didn't see the end coming and I'm still reeling from it.
Brilliantly believable story.
Good choices re narrators.

Still shell-shocked...

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