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The Secretary

By: Renée Knight
Narrated by: Victoria Hamilton
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Brought to you by Penguin.

The eagerly anticipated new thriller from the No.1 bestselling author of
Disclaimer.

'Poised to establish herself as a big name' Telegraph

Look around you. Who holds the most power in the room? Is it the one who speaks loudest, who looks the part, who has the most money, who commands the most respect?

Or perhaps it’s someone like Christine Butcher: a meek, overlooked figure, who silently bears witness as information is shared and secrets are whispered. Someone who quietly, perhaps even unwittingly, gathers together knowledge of the people she’s there to serve – the ones who don’t notice her, the ones who consider themselves to be important.

There’s a fine line between loyalty and betrayal. And when someone like Christine Butcher is pushed to her limit, she might just become the most dangerous person in the room . . .

©2019 Renée Knight (P)2019 Random House Audiobooks
Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction International Mystery & Crime Mystery Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Crime

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"Poised to establish herself as a big name." (The Telegraph)

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I couldn't wait to buy this book after enjoying Renee Knight's "Disclaimer", which I absolutely loved!
Now I wish I'd taken more notice of the few negative reviews before I bought it.
Listening to it, made me feel like I was trapped with an extremely boring house guest who only ever wanted to talk about herself!
I hate books that are all narration with very little dialogue. It's impossible to craft characters without dialogue or for the reader to feel emotion for those characters without hearing their voices. The book has no emotion, no sexual tension, no likable characters and no action ...... at least up to chapter 12 there isn't. I'm not reading any further!

Dull

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I was rather put off by the cover image so was not expecting such a captivating book; I did not want to stop listening!

Not what I expected but definitely worth it!

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Brilliantly written, exceptionally narrated - this kept me gripped from the very first word!
I will now download the original Renee Knight book.

Fantastic book

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I really liked this book. I would highly encourage anyone to listen. Narration was good, subtle yet lively

I liked it

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initally i found the narrators voice jarring and didnt immediately take to this book, but later i found that it suited the story of Christine the secratary perfectly.
couldnt stop listening towards the end.
would be great on the big or small screen, esecially if the same actress plays the part!

brilliant

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