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The Darkest Lies

A Gripping Psychological Thriller with a Shocking Twist

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By: Barbara Copperthwaite
Narrated by: Alison Campbell
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Summary

A mother desperate for the truth. A daughter hiding a terrible secret.

Melanie Oak appeared to have the perfect life. Married to her childhood sweetheart, Jacob, the couple live with their beautiful, loving, teenage daughter, Beth, in a pretty village. Nothing can shake her happiness - until the day that Beth goes missing, and is discovered beaten almost to the point of death, her broken body lying in a freezing creek on the marshes near their home. Consumed with grief, Melanie is determined to find her daughter's attacker. Someone in the village must have seen something. Why won't they talk?

As Melanie tries to piece together what happened to Beth, she discovers that her innocent teenager has been harboring some dark secrets of her own. The truth may lie closer to home and put Melanie's life in terrible danger.

A completely gripping psychological thriller with a twist you won't see coming. Fans of The Girl on the Train, The Sister and Before I Let You In will be captivated.

©2017 Barbara Copperthwaite (P)2017 Bookouture Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Scary Village
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The story was good but the whole experience was ruined by the flat monotone of reading by the narrator.

Awful Narrator

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This book was totally ruined by the narrator who read like she was reading to a reception class! Every word was artificially enunciated and she read really, really slowly.
The story was a good one, but the "shocking twist" was predictable, so not as gripping as I'd hoped.

Awful narrator.

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I found this story really slow, I stuck with it longer than I really wanted to because I wanted to know who the assailant was. The readers voice was a little bit annoying. I found the way the author kept repeating 'Beth' in the mother's thoughts tiresome.
Overall though, I thought it was well written. The twist is unexpected and the book has a satisfying end.

Slow but worth it

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Well, what can I say? This is the first book by Barbara Copperthwaite I have read and I can say it was incredible.
The storyline is flawless, told from a Mothers point of view, a Mother who is desperate yet unfailing in her quest to uncover the truth behind a horrific attack on her teenage daughter Beth.
As the chillingly realistic tale unfolds the reader is only left to gasp out loud.
The ending, oh my days, the ending, as terrifying as it is, made me want to punch the air in triumph.
I absolutely LOVED this book and cannot recommend it highly enough.

Wow.. Thrilled and Chilled in equal measures

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I would definately recommend this. love a book that keeps you thinking along one line then a twist comes that changes everything.

awesome thriller

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