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Innocent

the gripping and emotional new thriller from the bestselling author of FOUND

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By: Erin Kinsley
Narrated by: Lucy Paterson
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A MURDER TEARS A SMALL TOWN APART. BUT WHO DID IT?

The pretty market town of Sterndale is a close-knit community where everyone thinks they know everyone else. But at a lavish summer wedding a local celebrity is discovered slumped in the gardens, the victim of a violent assault that leads to a murder investigation.

As the police search for answers, suspicion and paranoia build - and the lives of the locals are turned upside down. Secrets that lurk beneath the pristine façade of Sterndale come to light as detectives close in on the truth...

A gripping and moving thriller with the emotional drama of series like BROADCHURCH and LIAR this is the perfect read for fans of Cara Hunter, Heidi Perks and Claire Douglas.

Praise for Erin Kinsley's first novel FOUND, a BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB CHOICE and SUNDAY TIMES CRIME CLUB PICK:

'Brilliant, utterly compelling, heart-wrenching...I was gripped and loved it.' PETER JAMES

'An unputdownable thriller.' ELLY GRIFFITHS

'Sensitive and moving...but with a core of pure tension' SUNDAY TIMES

'One of those rare finds - a page turner that is equally remarkable for the beauty of the writing. It will suck you in and take you on a journey' JO SPAIN

'Gripping...once started, impossible to put down!' MINETTE WALTERS

(P)202 Headline Publishing Group Ltd©2020 Erin Kinsley Domestic Thrillers Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Murder Crime Fiction Funny
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Critic reviews

A one sitting emotional thriller - we loved it.
Full of twists and turns to keep you guessing, this is a gripping and compelling read you won't want to put down
Emotional and gripping
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A nice story line I listened it wasn't drawn out. Narration was good worth a try.

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I enjoyed the twists and turns the assumptions and the truth worth the credit

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the narrative was good the story was ok could have been more thrilling in places

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An indifferent story, not well written. No emotion, no empathy with any of the characters, no twists and turns. Just a police investigation; questioning witnesses, following leads, then finally convicting somebody.

The audible summary covers everything if you take out the hyperbole: A TV celebrity (Tristrin Heart) goes to a local wedding and somebody hits him over the head with a champagne bottle in a remote area of the hotel grounds, fatally wounding him. Police are called. This is after we've listened to a couple of hours of introducing characters, (about 60 in all), and a lot of minutia - much of it unnecessary and doesn't add value to the story.

To be fair, we do hear in depth about the victim's wife and daughter (Isobel and Flora), also the Ridley family with whom they are close. They all do a little investigation of their own, mainly around whether Tristrin has been faithful to his wife, but don't share this information with the police.

In all, I think a good writer could have made more of the story. It definitely didn't come over to me as a "gripping and moving thriller with emotional drama". It's just a police procedural. Lucy Paterson as narrator did her best to breathe life into it.

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It wasn’t what I was expecting, I was confused by the authors name! Initially I found the narrator a little monosyllabic during the narrative sections. But I’m glad I persevered.

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