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The Child

From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a dark and explosive new thriller

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By: Mandasue Heller
Narrated by: Emily Spowage
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*The Sunday Times Top Ten bestselling author is back with her unputdownable new thriller!*

SHE INHERITED HIS FORTUNE.
AND HIS SECRET SON...

Isla Hanson has the perfect life: a big house in the suburbs and a doting, older husband, Jerry. Only one thing is missing - a baby.

When Jerry dies suddenly, Isla's world is torn apart. Especially when a young woman turns up at the funeral and claims that Jerry is her baby's father.

Isla is sure that her husband wouldn't have betrayed her, but as she listens to Melanie's story, she begins to doubt everything about the man she loved.

And she soon realises the lengths she'll go to keep the small child in her life...©2026 Mandasue Heller (P)2026 Orion Publishing Group Limited Crime Thrillers Family Life Genre Fiction Mystery Thriller & Suspense
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Had me gripped within minutes. Listened in one day, whilst doing the biggest pile of ironing!

Mandasue’s best book yet!!!

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The story chopped & changed, kept you listening. Well written piece. Switch at the end is brilliant.

Great Book - Definitely Worth a Listen

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brilliant loved it as with all mandasue heller books would love annie aldington to narrate tho

good twist at the end

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definitely true to life. will try more from this author this was the first. found the story easy to follow

Easy listening

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