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By: K.L. Slater
Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Rachel Atkins, Yasmin Mwanza, David Holt
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When a killer’s podcast reveals more than the truth....

Esme is a start-up success who runs her own successful media company and heads up a series of investigative podcasts. She also has a beautiful home, where she lives with her sister, Michelle, and her son, Zachary. Sure, there’s an ex-husband hanging around - Owen likes to pop round a bit too often - but everything is civilised and amicable. She has life all tied up.

But Esme knows that any successful podcaster is only as good as her last story, so she sets out on a new series of interviews to get to the truth behind Simone Fischer’s high-profile murder of her husband. Self-defence, crime of passion or coldly pre-meditated?

She emerges after one jail visit to discover that her sister has been viciously attacked and is in a coma. And so begins the unravelling of Esme’s life. Where she thought there was trust and loyalty, she slowly discovers deceit and betrayal. No one is quite who they seem - not even her closest family.

As the podcast interviews plunge deeper into revealing the unnerving psychology of a murderer, Esme must try to keep her own sanity intact. The truth - about Simone and Esme’s own family - is there, if Esme can only find it. But will her investigations reveal more than she ever wanted to know?

This taut psychological thriller is perfect for fans of Serial and Kathleen Barber’s Truth Be Told.

Please note: audio for this title was replaced on 3rd March 2021

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This is K L Slater’s best novel yet. The format adds a new interest to their novels which can be a little formulaic. Slater intoduces a host of truly unlikeable characters as usual- overbearing mother in laws, manipulative exes. And the frustrating situations that make you want to give the protagonist a shake!
The story is gripping and interesting and original- a podcaster interviews a female murder convict in an effort to quash her conviction, whilst dealing with some serious and shocking issues in her private life.

The main narrator who is playing the part of Esme is excellent- much preferable to the usual narrator for her books. However the narrator for Justine was absolutely woeful. Perhaps at least listen to what a Nottingham accent sounds like before attempting to replicate it?! It was like a cross between North Yorkshire and Manchester. Justine’s own voice was like a child being asked to pretend to talk like the queen. Another disappointing aspect was the levels between Esme’s and Justine’s parts were different- kept having to turn the volume up and down.

Thankfully Justine’s parts were few and far between and I thoroughly enjoyed this book overall.

K. L.Slater’s best so far, let down by some of the narration

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Story outline sounded fab, unfortunately it didn't deliver. It wasn't a fully formed book but rather a series of short turns and twists, some of which were completely unbelievable or borrowers from several other books and sandwiched together.
For some inexplicable reason one character had another narrator. In the book there are several key characters who feature heavily, but the the character with the extra narrator wasn't even a key part.
I also found her voice extremely irritating and she emphasised the wrong words.

Overall disappointing.

Had more promise than it delivered

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K L Slater seems to be quite good at these. Easy to follow and kept my interest going all the way through. No flat bits.

This is about Esme Fox who has recently started her own Podcast business and has a staff of 5 including herself and her sister. She has ex-husband Owen who is still hanging about, and their son Jackerie who had a life-changing road accident. Esme is trying her best to make her business a success, but family and business problems all conspire to make that a struggle.

Audible say that "The audio was replaced on 3rd March 2021". Whatever that was about, they didn't fix the problem of the narrator who plays Justine. Don't let that put you off the book as a whole. "Justine" only has a minor part in the narration. Clare Corbett is the main narrator as "Esme" and her performance is absolutely amazing.

Another domestic thriller, but a good one

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Really good thriller with clever twists that you don't see coming. Well read. Really enjoyed this one. Couldn't put it down!

Excellent!

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Loved this book. The twists were great and it was such an original plot. The performances were brilliant too.

Great performances and gripping story

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