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Someone Else's Skin (D.I. Marnie Rome 1): Winner of the Crime Novel of the Year

By: Sarah Hilary
Narrated by: Abigail Thaw
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Devastating, brilliant and heralding an outstanding new talent in crime fiction, SOMEONE ELSE'S SKIN is the crime debut of the year.

Some secrets keep you safe, others will destroy you...

Detective Inspector Marnie Rome. Dependable; fierce; brilliant at her job; a rising star in the ranks. Everyone knows how Marnie fought to come back from the murder of her parents, but very few know what is going on below the surface. Because Marnie has secrets she won't share with anyone.

But then so does everyone. Certainly those in the women's shelter Marnie and Detective Sergeant Noah Jake visit on that fateful day. The day when they arrive to interview a resident, only to find one of the women's husbands, who shouldn't have been there, lying stabbed on the floor.

As Marnie and Noah investigate the crime further, events begin to spiral and the violence escalates. Everyone is keeping secrets, some for survival and some, they suspect, to disguise who they really are under their skin.

Now, if Marnie is going to find the truth she will have to face her own demons head on. Because the time has come for secrets to be revealed...

(P)2014 Headline Digital©2014 Sarah Hilary Crime Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedurals Psychological Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Exciting Suspense
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Really enjoyed this, great pace with twists and turns to keep you guessing. liking this new detective and will be moving straight onto the next book in her series.

Great book

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An okay storyline with and interesting and unconventional angle which is the thing that helps keep the interest in the story going.

Several twists to the narrative also help.

Recommended but not the best I have listened to.

I also wonder how much the story was manipulated in order to place a well worn cliche towards the end?

An okay story. A bit unconventional.

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While I totally support the author's concept into revealing domestic violence from the other side (making sure people understand that the statistics are still very one sided) - there seems to be a lack of conclusion to the story. We don't know what happens to the main culprit or victims.

My favourite part is when one of the girls, who is being held against her will in an honour crime, has to take the initiative to help herself, which reinstates the problem with police in dealing with these kinds of issues and thinking of it as a secondary offence when it is just as serious, if not more. I can see that the author was attempting to break down taboos and stereotypes but doesn't quite get there. The performance was good on the other hand.

Concept interesting but seems to be lacking

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The book was better in some parts than others. There was incorrect pronunciation too. Maybe it could have been better edited.

Good in places

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I enjoyed the story but unfortunately the narrators constant swallowing is very very off putting.

Let down by narrator

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