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The Mothers

Five women. Five secrets. One missing husband.

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The Mothers

By: Sarah J Naughton
Narrated by: Nicky Diss
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About this listen

 FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR

'Dazzlingly inventive'
Sunday Times, Crime Book of the Month

'A meticulously plotted exploration of friendship, foe-ship and the lies that bind, which builds to a gripping and powerful conclusion'
Cara Hunter

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FIVE WOMEN.

They meet at their NCT Group. The only thing they have in common is they're all pregnant.

FIVE SECRETS.

Three years later, they are all good friends. Aren't they?

ONE MISSING HUSBAND.

Now the police have come knocking. Someone knows something.

THE TROUBLE WITH SECRETS IS THAT SOMEONE ALWAYS TELLS...

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'The perfect dose of thrills and suspense, this will keep you engrossed to the very end' Heat

'Original and stylish... will keep you guessing to the last page'
Sharon Bolton

For fans of Big Little Lies, The Rumour and I Invited Her In, this is first class psychological suspense from the critically acclaimed Sarah J Naughton.©2019 Sarah J. Naughton (P)2019 Orion Publishing Group Crime Crime Thrillers Fiction Mystery Psychological Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Suspense Exciting British Fiction Domestic Noir

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Enjoyable but too many characters and many of them stereotypes. Found it hard to follow everyone’s plots. A decent enough read.

Enjoyable

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I liked the narration of this book and the story was enjoyable and more so because, for a change, I didn’t see all of the twists coming.

Good listen

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I started to expect something but not quite the plot twist the author threw in at the end. Good build-up and variety of characters. Had thought more of the detective than how that was left, although the ending makes sense why the detective character isn't given the gratification you believe she will get.

I did, however, find the author a little undermining of working women and her stance on the female body, and this expectation every woman should go back to pre baby weight

Overall, it's worth a read/listen, but you may find some of the descriptions of the characters a little misogynistic despite the fact it's written by a woman

Was a good story

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Finished it in 3 days! Interesting characters, very clear, kept me interested throughout, a few plot twists, well written. The narration was brilliant. Strongly recommend!

Very good!

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The narration is good. The story is interesting throughout the whole book. The characters are well written and believable. The story isn't too nerve wracking or creepy, but keeps your mind occupied.
I'd listen to it again :)

well read and entertaining 👍

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