Her Perfect Family
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Her Perfect Family
Buy Now for £18.99
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Narrated by:
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Elizabeth Knowelden
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Steve West
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By:
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Teresa Driscoll
About this listen
A gripping psychological thriller from the bestselling author of I Am Watching You. The perfect family? Or the perfect lie?
It’s their daughter’s graduation and Rachel and Ed Hartley are expecting it to be one of their family’s happiest days. But when she stumbles and falls on stage during the ceremony, a beautiful moment turns to chaos: Gemma has been shot, and just like that, she’s fighting for her life.
PI Matthew Hill is one of the first on the scene. A cryptic message Gemma received earlier in the day suggests someone close to her was about to be exposed. But who? As Matthew starts to investigate, he finds more and more layers obscuring the truth. He even begins to suspect the Hartleys are hiding something big - from him and from each other.
While Gemma lies in hospital in a coma, her would-be killer is still out there. Can Matthew unravel the family’s secrets before the attacker strikes again?
©2021 by Teresa Driscoll. (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
“Intriguing. Different. I raced through it beyond my usual ‘lights-out’ time. You simply HAVE to read to the end to find out what happens.”—Jane Corry, Sunday Times bestselling author
“Her Perfect Family is a thrilling ride, a finely-crafted mystery that begins with a terrible act of violence, a mother’s worst nightmare. I was gripped from the first page…I loved it!”—Melanie Golding, bestselling author of Little Darlings
Ok, feels a bit generic
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My first sentence is precise about the book but audible wanted another 8 words.
Good Tale
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brilliant
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None the less, I dutifully put "Her Perfect Family" in my pre-orders and got a very pleasant surprise!
This for me was a return to form and while it was not the most thrilling, gripping and thought provoking psychological audio book I have listened to, it did hold my attention, entertain and totally flummox me with red herrings and plot twists a plenty.
I have always had a bit of a problem with the narration and feel Steve West, despite his huge acting talent and dulcet tones, simply to be miscast as Matthew. Steve has a lovely voice but sounds too James Bondish, slick and almost cartoonishly polished and dynamic for an ex-copper private detective. He sounds more like one of those film trailer voice over guys to be honest. Fabulous, but far to high octane and sophisticated for the character. Also when it comes to voicing child's parts he sounds positively demonic and also verges into "Little Britain" territory with some women characters making them sound oddly comedic.
One of the main problems I had with " I will make you pay" was the wimpy protagonist who sounded like she could not battle her way out of a damp paper bag. After listening to this follow up audio-book I am beginning to think a good portion of that might have been down to the narrator. I am a big fan of Elizabeth Knowelden's work in other audio books but somehow, again in "Her Perfect Family" the mother's narration was twittery, wimpy, neurotic and it made me really dislike the character despite the fact that there was nothing weak or wishy washy about her - rather (like Jessica Rabbit) she was just voiced (drawn) that way and it was a shame that, for me, it made her a silly, irrelevant. unlikeable character.
However, as much as the narrators did not allow this audiobook to reach its full potential and be as gripping and enjoyable as possible, they both are very gifted performers and the book professionally read - unlike many I have had to return as the narrators have rendered them infuriatingly impossible to listen to.
All in all, with a recast narration I would have given this audiobook a 5 star rating instead of a 4, so possibly advisable to get in print instead as the plot was well- crafted and kept you guessing, there were no plot holes, all tied up nicely. The epilogue was really more of a plot summary which seemed to go over old ground on the raison d'etre of the plot - but apart from that it was a good listen with nothing overly gory, violent or upsetting
I suppose after 5 books it is unlikely for a change of narrators, but I will still look forward to Teresa Driscoll's next book and hope she keeps me ducking and diving and guessing all the way through only to be blindsided time and time again.
Return to form in this intriguing mystery
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