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The Vacation

By: John Marrs
Narrated by: Peter Noble
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The Vacation is a compulsive, holiday-set thriller from John Marrs, the author of The One, now a Netflix Original Series.

How far would you run to escape your past?

Venice Beach, Los Angeles. A paradise on earth.

Tourists flock to the golden coast and the promise of Hollywood.

But for eight strangers at a beach front hostel, there is far more on their mind than an extended vacation.

All of them are running from something. And they all have secrets they’d kill to keep…

Originally published as Welcome to Wherever You Are, perfect for fans of T. M. Logan.©2015 John Marrs (P)2021 W F Howes Ltd Crime Thrillers Genre Fiction Holidays Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Suspense Exciting
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Mr Marrs hits the sweet spot again! I really enjoyed 'The Good Samaritan' but I hated 'When You Disappeared' and went into this one with my fingers crossed but I needn't have worried as it blew my socks off.

It's a tale of many parts which contains the back stories and the present going on's of a rag tag group of people who converage on a run down hostel located in Los Angeles. The story starts off slowly and the chapters are quite small allowing the book to flow along nicely.

The narration is excellent with each character given their own voice, although there is one that sounds slightly like Sean Connery! I did start off disliking a few characters but by the time their stories were told my opinion had changed. That is down to the skill of the author.

Well worth a credit!

A mixed up tale of travel, lies, murder and more!

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I didn't know what to expect going in but the author seems to have taken everything you could ever love from the "backpack" novel and mixed it with a good spoon of mystery and intrigue and a dash of the "great American novel". The narration was outstanding and brought it to life but I'm definitely going to pick up a hard copy because I honestly feel this is a novel I will be revisiting for years to come.

Just incredible.

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I’ve loved every one of the previous John Marrs titles I’ve purchased, but this was the first one I didn’t finish.
The storyline was interesting and the characters somewhat relatable, however the terrible American accents were so annoying I just couldn’t finish the book.

Good story but annoying narration

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I have absolutely loved listening to this audio book. The guy doing the voices is amazing and really helps build an image of each character. The way the book is written jumping from present to past really helps the reader understand the background of each character. There is so much going on in this book, for me there was no part where I though it was going too slow or that I lost interest. This is one of the best books I've listen to or read in a while. I would 100% say give this book a try. I'm sad that it's actually over.

Great book

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The twists just kept on coming, and once I got past the intro of all the characters I really enjoyed the continued interspersing of their backstories which contributed to the resolutions.

The twists in the plot….

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