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Happy Ever After

By: C. C. MacDonald
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton, Chris MacDonald
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About this listen

She made one terrible mistake… and someone isn’t going to let her forget it.

**Picked as a 2020 'Unmissable Debut' by the Daily Express**

'Kept me gripped and kept me guessing' Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said

Naomi seems to have everything. A beautiful daughter, a gorgeous house, a perfect life.

Behind the scenes, though, she and her husband are drifting from one another and struggling to conceive their second child.

Then Naomi meets a parent at her daughter's nursery. Sean understands her, or so she thinks. Looking for a connection, for a friend, Naomi makes a terrible mistake.

Weeks later, when Naomi attempts to contact Sean, he has disappeared without a trace. But it becomes clear that someone else knows her secret. Someone who wants to make sure she never forgets what she did.

A twisting, addictive thriller about desire and deceit, perfect for fans of Apple Tree Yard, Blood Orange and Our House.

'Excellent domestic noir, chillingly plausible… I loved the ending' Jo Spain, author of The Confession

'An absorbing story, a bunch of unexpected twists, great writing. I totally lost myself in this book' John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

'Sexy, chilling and wonderfully twisty' Emily Koch, author of If I Die Before I Wake

'Clever, perceptive...explores obsession, marital discord...the final twist chills' Literary Review

READERS LOVE HAPPY EVER AFTER:

'A brilliant, engrossing thriller’

‘Amazing debut…Terrifying and electric’

'A clever psychological thriller with twists that I didn’t see coming'

'An interesting take on the stalker genre'

'Read this in a day! Brilliant book’

Family Life Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction

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Critic reviews

Happy Ever After is insanely gripping . . . it's slick, smart and so very human (Cath Weeks, author of The Wife's Shadow)
This creepy tale of obsession will give you shivers.
A highly addictive thriller about blame and guilt with a satisfyingly shocking ending. (Jo Jakeman, author of Sticks and Stones)
A dark and deeply satisfying slice of domestic noir (C. L. Pattison, author of The Housemate)
Very readable domestic noir.
This fresh, atmospheric thriller kept me gripped and kept me guessing; the plot shifts like quicksand under your feet (Erin Kelly, author of He Said/She Said)
Excellent domestic noir, chillingly plausible. I was really caught up in the web of lies, and I loved the ending (Jo Spain, author of Dirty Little Secrets)
A gripping debut. Sexy, chilling and wonderfully twisty.
HAPPY EVER AFTER is a brilliantly-plotted, emotionally-acute debut that will keep you guessing until the very last page.
The best kind of literary thriller. An absorbing story, a bunch of unexpected twists, great writing. I totally lost myself in this book. And it’s a debut novel too, so an added wow.
All stars
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...IF the author had not ruined it by including an annoying young child and too much about pregnancy?! Just diminishes a perfectly good mystery.

Would have been a great story...

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This contemporary thriller was recommended to me by a friend and it was fantastic. Surprises and subtle nuances throughout.

Loved this. Superb twists and details

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Wonderfully written and full of twists and turns. The characters are very human, and the story ever enticing. I definitely recommend this book.

Brilliant!

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First time for a C C Macdonald read for me and i really liked it. I can't think of anywhere in the story where it went off the boil so to speak. One of those books that you just didn't want to put down,. When you are having a book read to you, the narrator/s have to be smack on and they certainly were. Recommended.

Excellent

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The first trimester is very slow and a couple of times I almost returned the book. The plot and story unfolded more in the last sections of the book making it difficult to put down. The performances were good and made the listening more intriguing. Overall a good listen

Slow start be patient

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