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Tastes Like Fear

DI Marnie Rome 3

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Tastes Like Fear

By: Sarah Hilary
Narrated by: Imogen Church
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About this listen

A dark, compelling Marnie Rome novel, rich with psychological insight, from the winner of the Theakston's Crime Novel of the Year. For fans of Clare Mackintosh and Alex Marwood.

The fragile young girl who causes the fatal car crash disappears from the scene. A runaway who doesn't want to be found, she only wants to return to the man who understands her and offers her warmth, comfort, a home. He gives her shelter. Just as he gives shelter to the other lost girls who live in his house.

D.I. Marnie Rome thinks that she knows families, their secrets and their fault lines. But as she begins investigating the girl's disappearance nothing can prepare her for what she's about to face.

©2016 Sarah Hilary (P)2016 Headline Digital Crime Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Mystery Psychological Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Suspense

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Critic reviews

"Intelligently and fluently written with a clever plot and an energetic pace, dealing with harrowing topics and shot through with humanity." (Cath Staincliffe)
"Written with the verve and assurance of a future star." (Steven Dunne)
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Another great addition to this series. Really interesting well developed story. Brilliant narration. Roll on book 4.

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The Marnie Rome stories keep getting better, I'm really looking forward to the next one.

Fantastic!

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Best book I've listened to in ages, brilliantly written, great story and well narrated - Sarah Hillary is amazing

Fantastic

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Plots are complicated, characters are well drawn and believable, Imogen Church is an excellent narrator. What’s not to love? Highly recommended

Really enjoying this series

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I won't write a long review, but having listened to book one with enthusiasm - it's not often one finds a six book series that's good and that one likes - but this narrator is pants. The householder sounds as if he's closer to early eighties than forties and the narrator is just too, too - too much. I've heard her do something half good,so I thought with this writer, ,well, it's pretty well narrator proof. Well how wrong was I? Very very wrong.She absolutely ruined these books. Where was Abigail Thaw? Too expensive? On a prolonged holiday due to a particularly heavy handed lockdown? Involved in a heist and caught, currently serving a twelve stretch at her majesty's pleasure? Imogen Church is useless.I wish I could just snap my fingers and get rid of her mouth. I want to drag her back into the studio by her hair and re direct her completely. One of us might not survive the experience, but it wouldn't be her

Where was Abigail Thaw?

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