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Good Me Bad Me

By: Ali Land
Narrated by: Hannah Murray
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Good Me Bad Me by Ali Land, read by Hannah Murray.


'NEW NAME .
NEW FAMILY.
SHINY.
NEW.
ME.'

Annie's mother is a serial killer.

The only way she can make it stop is to hand her in to the police.

But out of sight is not out of mind.

As her mother's trial looms, the secrets of her past won't let Annie sleep, even with a new foster family and name - Milly.

A fresh start. Now, surely, she can be whoever she wants to be.

But Milly's mother is a serial killer. And blood is thicker than water.

Good me, bad me.

She is, after all, her mother's daughter...

Praise for Good Me Bad Me

'Original and compelling - what a sensational debut!' Clare Mackintosh, number one bestselling author of I See You and I Let You Go

'An astoundingly compelling thriller. Beyond tense. You hardly breathe. Best read in ages' Matt Haig

'I absolutely loved it and read it in less than a day. A proper page turner and brilliantly written' Edith Bowman

'This book is a work of twisted genius. It is going to be HUGE. Watch out for Ali Land' Bryony Gordon

'Ten pages into Good Me Bad Me, I became an Ali Land fan. Her beautiful, intimate voice immediately tugged me into the heart and mind of a serial killer's daughter and then wouldn't let go. Is there hope for this teenager's new life outside of her mother's horror? Original, intense, and utterly compelling, Good Me Bad Me is not just a terrific thriller but a psychological dive into a young girl's soul. It takes subtlety and perfect balance to maintain a dark tale like this, and Land never once stutters or makes you look away' Julia Heaberlin, author of Sunday Times bestseller Black-Eyed Susans

'A triumph of tension. I doubt I'll ever sleep again' Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of R&J bestseller The Last Act of Love

'Intelligent and disturbing, Good Me Bad Me had me hooked from the first page' Debbie Howells, author of Richard & Judy book club bestseller The Bones of You

Milly's voice is gripping and shocking. This is a book you will want to discuss with everyone you know' Claire Douglas, author of The Sisters and Local Girl Missing

'Good Me Bad Me is a novel that explodes off the page, with beautifully drawn characters and carefully executed pace. Heart rending, engrossing and ultimately terrifying, you'll be thinking about it a long time after you've turned the final page' Rowan Coleman, author of R&J bestseller The Memory Book

'Unbelievably good, utterly gripping' Jill Mansell


'I read this book in one compulsive gulp over two days and absolutely loved it. It's raw, superbly controlled and it chills to the bone' Richard Skinner

'You know from the first page you're in confident hands. A genuinely disturbing debut that will stay with you long after you turn the last page. Good Me Bad Me is going to be huge - and it deserves to be' Catherine Ryan Howard

'The best crime debut I've read in ages. Creepy, edgy and addictively twisted. I loved it' Sarah Hilary

'Ali Land's Good Me Bad Me is an intensely compelling exploration of nature versus nurture wrapped up in a page-turning psychological thriller. Darkly disturbing and beautifully written. What more could any reader want?' Sarah Pinborough

'Good Me Bad Me is an astonishing debut - technically sophisticated and emotionally heart wrenching. So many things are done well - the status jungle of girls school, the psychological dissonance of a dysfunctional family, the internal machinery of damaged children. I thought it was wonderful' Helen Callaghan, bestselling author of Dear Amy

'One word: Wow. What a brilliant book - believable, shocking, thought-provoking and utterly compelling. The writing, as well as being so pacey, is beautiful. This feels such a current and original book' T R Richmond,author of What She Left

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Critic reviews

It's rare to come across a book you can't stop thinking about, talking about and pushing into the hands of everyone you know
The new Girl on The Train, which was the new Gone Girl. You get the picture. This psycho-thriller by Ali Land is set to be massive
Dark, claustrophobic and thought-provoking, you'll read this outstanding book holding your breath
Chilling
Dark and unsettling . . . a truly gripping story
Incredible, very special
A gripping tale about a teenage girl waiting to give evidence at her serial-killer mother's trial. Unsettling and unforgettable
Uncomfortable, shocking, and totally compelling, put this to the top of your to-read pile
Unsettling. Holds our attention from the opening page. There is so much to praise here
Had me on the edge of my seat from the first page
All stars
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When I started listening to Ali Land's Good me Bad me, I thought I had made a big mistake in buying the book. I found Hannah Murray's soft monotone voice infuriating and off-putting. How wrong I was - 'never judge a book by its cover' - excuse the near pun.

Hannah Murray's reading of this engrossing and must listen too story was perfect.

So, my only complaint is that it is 4.30am and I only wish I had started listening earlier yesterday so that I could at least have had a decent night's sleep. I'm knackered 😴

What a delight - what a surprise

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I am. It sure what the equivalent of a page turner is in the audio book world but this book is that. My poor dog has walked miles in the last few days as I could not bare to stop listening to this fascinating, gripping, emotional tale.
Hannah Murray is the only person I could imagine telling this tale. The only sad thing is that I have just listened to the best book of 2017 & it isn't even the end of Jan.

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What did you like most about Good Me Bad Me?

The suspense & how what had happened before was drip fed - just the right amount to hold your interest all the way through

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No - probably too much to take in .

A dark story with twists & turns

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What made the experience of listening to Good Me Bad Me the most enjoyable?

The tone of the narrator matched the book so well, that I am pleased to have listenrd to the audible rather than read the book.
Especially the mother's voice.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The main character, none of the characters were particularly nice, but compelling.

What about Hannah Murray’s performance did you like?

Brilliant, seemless, brought the characters to life and chillingly so.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Daniel's death, and when she was in the stand.

Chilling

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I heard the author being interviewed on Woman's Hour and thought this sounded like my sort of book. Most of the reviews were enthusiastic, so I made my purchase.

The narrator does convey Millie's mindset very well, but I wasa little irritated that she also used the monotone when other characters were speaking. She conveyed Millie's confidence gradually building very well, though.

I'd guessed the truth about Daniel fairly early on, but was on the edge of my seat in terms of Morgan's, MK's and Phoebe's safety. Very gripping situations, all of them.

Had I not known the author's firsthand knowledge of this sort of situation I would probably not have found the book so disturbing; as it is I felt very uncomfortable contemplating what had happened and what was likely to happen in the future. Presumably this was the author's aim, in which case she succeeded!

Left me feeling uncomfortable

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