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The Secret Mother

By: Shalini Boland
Narrated by: Katie Villa
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About this listen

"Are you my mummy?"

Tessa Markham returns home to find a child in her kitchen. He thinks she’s his mother. But Tessa doesn’t have any children.

Not anymore.

She doesn’t know who the little boy is or how he got there.

After contacting the police, Tessa is suspected of taking the mystery child. Her whole life is turned upside down. And then her husband reveals a secret of his own….

Tessa isn’t sure what to believe or who to trust. Because someone is lying. To find out who, she must confront her painful past. But is the truth more dangerous than Tessa realises?

An absolutely pause-resisting psychological thriller with a twist that will make you wonder if you can ever trust anyone again. If you loved Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train, and The Sister this book will have you hooked.

©2017 Shalini Boland (P)2017 Bookouture Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Exciting Scary Thriller

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Critic reviews

‘Absolutely addictive and brilliant with an end I didn't see coming. This is one book you have to read and it gets 5 huge stars from me!!!!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars

‘Wow, wow, wow! What a fantastic book! The book starts with a bang… from page one and believe me, it doesn’t let up throughout the book and keeps you gripped until the very end!’ Stardust Book Reviews, 5 stars

‘Oh yes, yes, yes, yes this was my kind of read, I really have taken this and added it to my top 10 this year, it’s a screaming from the rooftops fantastic read, if you love a good thriller… if you love to stay up all night reading because you simply can't switch your mind off from a book, this is it, you found it, don't look any further… so fast paced it leaves your breathless. One of the best psychological thrillers that I have read that has shocked me, left me dribbling for me and wanting more from this author.’ Read Along With Sue, 5 stars
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This is a great book, you really feel for the characters and really want to know what happens. if it wasn't Audible I'd say it was a page turner but I listened to the whole thing in 2 days and would have been 1 if life didn't get in the way haha. Strongly recommend.

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I enjoy this book , it was a bit drawn out in the middle and yes I did work it out but found it entertaining.

Enjoyable Story

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A story that took me a moment to get into but once there, I couldn’t stop listening. Interesting twist albeit ever so slightly predictable towards the end. Recommend 👌🏻

Enjoyed

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First I've read by this author but definitely won't be the last. I loved this.

Brilliant!

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A little too predictable, but enjoyable nonetheless. It says something about the performances that i kept listening to the end despite having figured out all the twists.

Kept me entertained

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Loved it. Highly recommend it. Liked the characters. Very gripping though I had a suspicion of the end.

Very exciting

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The book is good and the story is strong. It is read really well and reads easily. The ending is weak with less detail on the challenges of a new life for some of the characters..

Good story

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I had to start again once because when I first listened to Chapter 1 the narration seemed very fast and I couldn't concentrate BUT when I waited until I was alert and could give it my full attention I didn't look back. This was a completely addictive listen for me with outstanding narration. I was looking for every opportunity to carry on with the story. Even though it was easy to see where the ending was heading I still really wanted to listen right up to the end and hear it play out.

An Addictive Listen

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Didn’t think u would like it at first but story is cracking although it predictable it doesn’t detract from the enjoyability. Wonderful ending too.

Great book

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Predictable but a good read, hooked from the start but easy to see where it's going. Read beautifully.

Predictable

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