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Fragile Cord

DS Coupland, Book 1

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Fragile Cord

By: Emma Salisbury
Narrated by: Alister Austin
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About this listen

Fragile Cord is an emotional roller coaster charting the psychological meltdown of a mother with a deadly secret.

Tracey Kavanagh was her usual upbeat self - right up until the moment she drowned her son and tied a rope around her neck, killing herself and her unborn child.

For Alex Moreton, this case couldn't have come at a worse time. Battling with her partner over whether to have another child, she is superstitious about pushing their luck - they're happy enough as they are...aren't they?

DS Kevin Coupland is dealing with a serious assault outside a wine bar in Swinton. Devoted family man Ricky Wilson is brutally stabbed following an altercation with youths while out with his wife and their children to celebrate her birthday.

Coupland and Moreton's cases merge when it transpires that Tracey and Ricky were tragically connected. Is it possible that there could be more to these two investigations than pure coincidence?

©2013 Emma Salisbury (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd Modern Detectives Mystery Police Procedural Fiction Suspense

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found it a bit long winded at times but it eventually all became clear as all the loose ends linked up. also found it profoundly sad.

secrets and fears

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At the beginning I didn’t think I would like it but five minutes in and I couldn’t turn it off!!

Amazing

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The narrator’s voice is a bit deadpan. Sentences merged at times and I kept going back to re-listen in order to make sense of the story. Still found it enjoyable though.

Good story and well written

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a good listen story good narrator good .kept me interested untill the end of it.

fragile cord

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absolutely brilliant !!! really good,edge of your seat kind of story. will definitely be on to the next book very soon

edge of my seat !!

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