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The Birthday Party

By: Shalini Boland
Narrated by: Clare Corbett
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A party. A nightmare. A child gone without a trace.

It started out as a party: six little girls gliding and giggling at the ice rink to celebrate Natalie’s daughter’s eighth birthday.

But by Natalie’s next head count, it’s turned into a crime scene. Six children went onto the ice—and now there are just five. Nobody saw her niece, Elle, being taken. Nobody saw the person in a cartoon costume lure her quietly away.

Traumatised by what happened on her watch, Natalie spends the next decade supporting her sister, Jo, as the years since Elle’s abduction tick by. But as the tenth anniversary approaches, Jo becomes convinced that someone is stalking her—someone who knows the truth about that day on the ice.

As long-buried secrets start to surface, the sisters must relive the horror of losing Elle—and watch the world as they know it shatter before their eyes.

©2025 by Shalini Boland. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Crime Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting
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Listened in a day .. great story kept me engaged from start to finish … highly recommend

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A great story that kept me interested the whole way through. Thoroughly enjoyed it. A good twist at the end.

Compelling listen

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Little girl (not your own) goes missing at a skating party. The author captured the tension and fallout extremely well. It was a little repetitive at times but the climax was good and unexpected. Would recommend for lovers of domestic thrillers.

The Birthday Party

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A fantastic read. I was still guessing right until the end of the book.

I loved this!

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Well sh**! This book is gripping anyway but the ending is jaw dropping. Absolutely brilliant and I will be trying some of the authors other books now

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