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The Unheard
- Narrated by: Olivia Vinall
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
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Summary
He did kill. Kill and kill and kill.
Tess’ number one priority has always been her three-year-old daughter, Poppy. But splitting up with Poppy’s father, Jason, means that she cannot always be there to keep her daughter safe.
When she finds a disturbing drawing, dark and menacing, among her daughter’s brightly coloured paintings, Tess is convinced that Poppy has witnessed something terrible. Something that her young mind is struggling to put into words.
But no one will listen. It’s only a child’s drawing, isn’t it?
Tess will protect Poppy, whatever the price. But when she doesn’t know what, or who, she is protecting her from, how can she possibly know who to trust?
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- Frankie
- 23-10-21
Slightly disappointing
I absolutely loved this writer’s early tense thrillers, so I was excited to see that she had written another stand-alone novel, not connected to a series involving the same character. It was a fairly good listen, and very well read, but somehow it lacks the page-turning quality of her early works, which I sometimes sat through the night to finish. Instead, this just seemed to be a bit dreary, with a vague sense of threat. Possibly, I am just so fed up with the same old theme within ‘psychological thrillers’ of threatened or missing children. This is usually coupled with violence, bullying or coercion from a male (in this case two men) against a female character, usually in a domestic setting. Yes, these situations are very often horribly real in our every day world, but surely thriller writers are capable of creating different scenarios, otherwise the description of ‘thriller’ doesn’t really apply, because the stories are so predictable. This isn’t a bad book by any means, but it’s just very standard, and I think Nicci French is capable of producing something much more exceptional.
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- penpal
- 08-02-22
Excellent
I’ve always loved Nicci French thrillers, perhaps not so fond of the female detective series, but this one is excellent. Exciting and well narrated. I found it difficult to put down. In addition to which I didn’t want it to finish which is always the test of a good book . The problem I’m faced with now is to find something which is comparable...a difficult task indeed.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-02-22
Anti climax ending
No plot twist whatsoever. So many crazy ways it could have gone and yet another flat ending. I wonder when will the authors appreciate the really skilled build up they do throughout the book in order to stop ruining the endings with all these emotionless techniques. The ending is so flat and unrealistic it seems as if they actually have no idea what it feels like to be in these kind of situations. Not to mention that the whole Tess is another Frieda Klein under a different name. Be creative cause it is getting boring at this point.
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- Debbie
- 20-02-23
Save your credit
In parts it sounded as if the authors had been told they had to write 3,000 words that day and it was getting late and they were tired. The listing of contents in kitchen drawers and bathroom cabinets at one point went so far past tedious it became funny.
I found the lead character very irritating and her interactions with the authorities totally unbelievable.
If it had been in print and I’d been reading it I doubt I would have made it to halfway through,
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- colin/rita johnstone
- 08-03-24
Tense but real
Characters were believable. Gripping plot. Performance was excellent and made listening easy. Nicci French at top of their game!
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- Frankie
- 24-01-24
Good story
this was a good story and I didn't guess the ending, in fact I really enjoyed it
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- Vickey Cross
- 03-06-23
unputdownable
I’m a long term fan of the writer and she never fails to keep me interested and wanting to know impatiently what’s in the next chapter. Implausible in parts but it’s a novel not a real life story and I loved it
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- Anonymous User
- 10-01-23
disappointing
strong start but disappointing and unbelievable and a bit silly ending. very disappointing indeed
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- Ole Andreasen
- 14-11-22
Excellent
I really really liked it... Excellent story and great performance. I do like the Nic i French collaboration a lot.
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- TKH
- 22-08-22
Disappointing
I’ve always enjoyed the novels by the NF partnership. This one was very disappointing & if by a new author I hadn’t previously enjoyed, I’d avoid listening or reading anyone else in the genre
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