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The Perfect Child

By: Lucinda Berry
Narrated by: Christine Williams, Erin Bennett, Dan John Miller
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A Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestseller.

A page-turning debut of suspense about a young couple desperate to have a child of their own—and the unsettling consequences of getting what they always wanted.

Christopher and Hannah are a happily married surgeon and nurse with picture-perfect lives. All that’s missing is a child. When Janie, an abandoned six-year-old, turns up at their hospital, Christopher forms an instant connection with her, and he convinces Hannah they should take her home as their own.

But Janie is no ordinary child, and her damaged psyche proves to be more than her new parents were expecting. Janie is fiercely devoted to Christopher, but she acts out in increasingly disturbing ways, directing all her rage at Hannah. Unable to bond with Janie, Hannah is drowning under the pressure, and Christopher refuses to see Janie’s true nature.

Hannah knows that Janie is manipulating Christopher and isolating him from her, despite Hannah’s attempts to bring them all together. But as Janie’s behavior threatens to tear Christopher and Hannah apart, the truth behind Janie’s past may be enough to push them all over the edge.

©2019 Heather Berry. (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Crime Fiction Domestic Thrillers Psychological Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction Suspense Exciting Scary Family Drama

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Critic reviews

"A mesmerizing, unbearably tense thriller that will have you looking over your shoulder and sleeping with one eye open. This creepy, serpentine tale explores the darkest corners of parenthood and the profoundly unsettling lengths one will go to to keep a family together—no matter the consequences. Electrifying and atmospheric, this dark gem of a novel is one I couldn’t put down.”—Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author

“A deep, dark, and dangerously addictive read. All-absorbing to the very end!”—Minka Kent, Washington Post bestselling author
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loved it, just felt there could have been more to the ending, like what happened to janey,.... did Hannah get better ECT

grupping

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Well worth a read or listen! I can definitely recommend! Completed in almost 48 hours!!

Excellent!

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best audible book I've listened too so far, loved it from start to finish, well worth downloading

excellent book

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enjoyed the book especially seeing as I had just returned 3 different books I couldn't get into. I liked the story line and the characters even though I think the dad needs to step up and take some responsibility. wasnt too sure on the abrupt ending but still enjoyed the book

enjoyed the book, bot sure on ending

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I was completely gripped by this book - it's well written and the author builds very creepy tension slowly throughout the chapters......and then it abruptly ends seemingly in the middle of the story?! Prepare to be frustrated. If there is a sequel then fair enough, if not then it's an incomplete story.

There had better be a sequel!

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