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You think you know the truth about the people you love. But one discovery can change everything....

Eight-year-old Billy goes missing one day, out flying his kite with his sister, Rose. Two days later he is found dead.

Sixteen years on, Rose still blames herself for Billy's death. How could she have failed to protect her little brother? Rose has never fully recovered from the trauma, and one of the few people she trusts is her neighbour Ronnie, whom she has known all her life. But one day Ronnie falls ill, and Rose goes next door to help him...and what she finds in his attic room turns her world upside down.

Rose thought she knew the truth about what happened to Billy. She thought she knew her neighbour. Now the only thing she knows is that she is in danger....

The Mistake is a completely gripping thriller that will keep you up all night, from the top 10 best-selling author of Blink, Liar and Safe with Me. Perfect for fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train.

©2017 K. L. Slater (P)2017 Audible, Ltd Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting Scary Thriller
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K L Slater is making a name for herself writing what I would describe as relatively low-key psychological dramas and infusing them with quality writing and believable characters. This one is no exception, the whole thing revolves around the death of a young boy and the flawed relationships that surrounded his life in an old pit village.

It's a dual timeline story split between the present day and the events leading up to the tragedy some sixteen years earlier. Rose, a slightly awkward teenager struggling to come of age meets an older man Gareth triggering a tragic series of events. It's a very human drama, it's not full of action and it doesn't have any real blood or gore and minimal violence.

Powered by Lucy Price-Lewis;s classy narration it's a listen that simply washes over you with quality writing. Price-Lewis is a smooth and classy performer though judging by her accents in this one I think she should probably avoid books set down under!

In all I'd rate this more a drama than an out and out thriller but it kept me entertained in a smooth and accomplished fashion. It signals the danger of controlling relationships particularly set against the hardships felt by former mining communities. It's say the other side of what most young people might have faced compared to Billy Elliot!

No hesitation in recommending it if you like low-key mystery thrillers based on flawed human relationships.

A Tragic Coming of Age

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You won’t be disappointed and the bit at the end really brought it all together in a satisfying climax

Great read

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I loved the story line and it kept me listening to the end. What I gave only 4 stars for was the reader who made it sound quite trite and naïve with her prim and proper way of speaking. I felt I had to listen beyond the voice for it to become a good novel. I think the reader would be better suited to reading young children's books.

Well written gripping from the start.

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bought this as a daily deal and safe to say was do worth the buy very well written good characters good storyline loved it good twists and turns must read

brilliant book

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I won’t listen to this author or narrator again, through no fault of their own, it’s just not my style of books. But to their credit, I was compelled to listen to the whole book so they clearly did something right. The content of the book gave me an uneasy feeling throughout and kept me guessing until the end.

Gave me the creeps!!!

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