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Mine
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Narrated by:
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Chloe Massey
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J.L. Butler
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Set in the Inns of Court in London, where justice and corruption go hand in hand. J L Butler’s taut, gripping legal drama brims with suspense and obsession, and only you can solve the case…
‘A gripping, thrill-a-minute ride through London’s dark side’ Erin Kelly
‘Gripping, intelligent, thrilling’ Adele Parks
‘Intelligently written. Compulsive. I defy you to put this down.’ Jane Corry
Fatal Attraction meets Apple Tree Yard. This debut novel will be your new obsession.
Francine Day is a high-flying lawyer about to apply for silk, ambitious and brilliant. She just needs one headline grabbing client to seal her place as Queen's Counsel … Martin Joy. The attraction is instant. Obsessive.
They embark on a secret affair and Francine thinks she can hold it together. But then Martin's wife, Donna, goes missing. And Martin is the prime suspect.
As the case unravels so does Francine, because the last person to see Donna Joy alive, was her.
My client. My lover. My husband. My obsession.
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Critic reviews
‘A gripping, glamorous, thrill-a-minute ride through London’s dark side’ – Erin Kelly
‘Gripping, intelligent, thrilling’ – Adele Parks
‘Taut, sinister, clever, with dark and delicious twist coiled in its heart’ – S K Tremayne
‘With shades of Apple Tree Yard, Fatal Attraction and Doctor Foster, this unapologetically sexy, relentlessly tense and tightly plotted novel is a gut-twisting must. Read it now before the big-budget movie version arrives’ Heat
‘Fiendishly plotted and perfectly paced, MINE is a thrilling exploration of obsession, love, professional duty and personal trauma, all played out against the backdrop of a brooding, rain-lashed London. Few books are worthy of a 4am finish, MINE is definitely one of them.’ – Caz Frear
‘Intelligently written. Compulsive. I defy you to put this down.’ Jane Corry
“well-crafted…it’s hard not to admire this heroine”The Wall Street Journal
‘A slick, suspenseful and sexy read’ Red
‘Addictive’ Cosmopolitan
‘a pacy puzzle of a novel that kept me guessing’Fanny Blake, Woman & Home
‘A slick page-turner that pulses with tension’ Lucy Clarke
‘A nail-biting read.’ Prima
‘Fans of Apply Tree Yard and BBC1’s The Split will race through this pacy, well-written thriller’ Fabulous Magazine
‘a very twisty thriller’ inews
A good story
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what a great thriller!
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The story itself was decent, kept me guessing until the end although I still prefer Tasmina’s normal style. I didn’t find myself particularly liking any of the characters, which was good for the who was it where is she aspect of the plot but didn’t find myself rooting for anyone really. If another one is written as JL Butler I think I’ll try reading it myself and seeing if I find that different.
Hard work
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Enjoyable
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However I was in deep when the mental health issue was brought up so I stuck with it. I think it would have been just as good without that additional theme running through and in ways it did detract from the story and really contributed nothing in my opinion.
The other thing I could have done without was the theme of Northern girl goes South and though the narrator did a great job, the accent did grate a lot for me as a non native of the UK and at times I found it overpowered the story so would have found it more pleasurable listening with a more neutral accent.
This is a great tribute to the book that I struggled through these two off putting issues and thoroughly enjoyed the book.
I did not care much for the protagonist and I did find myself gritting my teeth at some of her thoughts, actions, skewed logic and priorities and sometimes the language was a bit graphic for me - but it was a rip roaring story and I really did love it.
I did love all the wonderfully descriptive vignettes of London and the legal world it conjured up and I did rather like the bad boy romantic interest and all the twists and turns, though would have preferred a more capable protagonist and it was hard to believe that such a wishy washy silly billy could have become a top barrister ... but hey ho, it was all very gripping, intriguing and fun. Plus I loved the mention of Lemon Wine and Rose Lattes - both of which I had to google - both so on trend and both I would love to try!
I find myself wondering more and more these days, do editors exist as my other little gripe with this book was the number of times people "puffed out their cheeks" and "gaped". Francine, the protagonist must have puffed out her cheeks about 5 times and gaped about three times but she was not the only one as one of the male characters caught the habit and also started puffing his cheeks out .... um a good editor should have spotted this and requested paraphrasing or just a simple lack of repetition as it took away from an otherwise excellent book.
I am a big fan of Tasmina Perry's last couple of books and I can highly recommend this book written under her new pen name of J L Butler despite my own personal preferences and I so look forward to the next book in the series " ALONE" which I have on preorder!
So nearly a 5-star thriller-a right riveting read!
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