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‘The final double twist is well worth waiting for’ My Weekly

‘Hooks you in to the drama straight away’ The Sun

Every marriage has its secrets…

Beth and Tom Hardcastle are the envy of their neighbourhood – they have the perfect marriage, the perfect house, the perfect family.

When the police knock on their door one evening, Beth panics. Tom should be back from work by now – what if he’s crashed his car? She fears the worst.

But the worst is beyond imagining.

As the interrogation begins, Beth will find herself questioning everything she believed about her husband.

They’re saying he’s a monster. And they’re saying she knew.

©2021 Alice Hunter (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Domestic Thrillers Genre Fiction Mystery Psychological Small Town & Rural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Marriage Exciting Fiction Thriller
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I really couldn’t put the book down at all. Then, I had a dog related accident halfway through reading (my greyhound chewed it to bits) I had to download the audio version asap! I’m so glad I did! What an amazing twist at the end ;-) Thank You Alice. Amazing writer x

Wow! Amazing!

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The start was not promising, was not particularly thriller-ish either, but the further I listened the better it became.
Not so many unexpected twists and turns in the story, glad to say. Just a slow development to the end. Will listen to the second book as well.

An interesting point of view

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Unfortunately the justice system is often long and slow. I’m guessing that there are a few people who will listen to this book hoping for the gore, the grit and the urgency of the police chasing a serial killer. This story is told from the perspective of the serial killer’s wife and it shows how slowly the justice system really moves, especially for those who are one step removed from the action.

The devil is indeed in the detail. It would be too easy to read this novel quickly, assuming that the wife is naive, even stupid but that would be to miss the point, and the detail, entirely.

It’s still there, maybe not the gore, but the menace certainly is.

There is a twist, though I wasn’t fussed about it, I felt that it was too obvious and unnecessary though I suppose that it will appeal to those who are hungry for definitive answers.

Aside from the twist (or lack of), this was good to listen to and yes, gripping, even though it was a slow burn.

Slowly burning towards the TNT barrel...

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A couple of the narrators were fab but unfortunately the main one was very poor. Accents were awful and all the characters sounded the same.
I enjoyed the story and would definitely recommend the book!

Good story but annoying narration

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Couldn’t stop listening to this once I started. Great narration. The end slightly disappointed in comparison to the rest though.

A compelling listen

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