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By: C.L. Taylor
Narrated by: Clare Corbett
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‘Claustrophobic and compelling’ KARIN SLAUGHTER
‘A rollercoaster with multiple twists’ DAILY MAIL
’A million dollar new story from a million selling author' SARAH PINBOROUGH

Sometimes your first love won’t let you go…

When Lou Wandsworth ran away to France with her teacher Mike Hughes, she thought he was the love of her life. But Mike wasn’t what he seemed and he left her life in pieces.

Now 32, Lou discovers that he is involved with teenager Chloe Meadows. Determined to make sure history doesn’t repeat itself, she returns home to confront him for the damage he’s caused.

But Mike is a predator of the worst kind, and as Lou tries to bring him to justice, it’s clear that she could once again become his prey…

The million copy Sunday Times bestseller returns with a gripping psychological thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat.

©2018 C. L. Taylor (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Crime Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Urban Women's Fiction Crime Exciting Scary
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The book seems to be set in the modern day but there are constant references to it being set in 2007? Am I missing something? There are lots of events and technology used that simply weren't available back then. It just really left me confused to if I was missing something and I kept rewinding to try and make sense of it. I think it was a huge set of very strange errors?

The writing apart from the era was strong and the characters and setup intriguing. I just don't really think the whole thing hung together quite right. The motivations of the characters seemed all over the shop except for young Chloe who was actually very believable until the last chapters.

The story seems to basically finish with 30 minutes still left to go at which point you just have the same exposition told by two characters.

The final chapter seems to shift a certain character too far from being believable.

CL Taylor is a good writer, but this is not her best work by a long way.

A lot was good, and the some not so good.

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The story was engaging, the pace was fab, the ending didn’t disappoint. The best of all was the narrator Clare Corbett. I have listened to quite a vast amount of audio books and I truly believe that she is just excellent.
The writhing and the narration worked perfectly 10/10.

A truly magnificent listen.

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This was my first C L Taylor book and I don’t know whether I really liked it or not, but it was a compulsive listen so I guess that’s a good start.
None of the characters were that likeable and the plot stretched my belief system, as did the bionic men and women who bounced back from violent injuries and deprivation.
I did admire the writing skill though, often in thrillers the plot can drag but this one? Wow. James Bond would look like a slouch next to our heroine.
I was fascinated to get back to the story although the ending was predictable.
It was a good way to spend a Sunday and the gritty subject matter, the grooming of teenage girls, was well executed.
The narrator did a great job too, and feel compelled to seek out other C L Taylor novels now.

Complex plot, suspend your belief... but it romps along

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I was really engrossed with this one.
Well narrated and easy to tell the characters apart.
Great ending. Will be searching for more from this author

Really Enjoyed

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As I read this book I became more and more engrossed, needing to read more , more and more. In some ways it should even be read by young teenagers as a warning!

chilling weather you have children or not

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