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True Crime Story

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True Crime Story

By: Joseph Knox
Narrated by: Joseph Knox, Sarah Parks, Ciara Baxendale, David John, Chris Thompson, Louis Bernard, Drew Dillon, Shane Zaza, Caitlin Griffiths, Conor McLeod, Dolly Webb, Grace Cooper, Isla Lee, Levi Brown, Noah Marullo
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'What happens to those girls who go missing? What happens to the Zoe Nolans of the world?'

In the early hours of Saturday, December 17th, 2011, Zoe Nolan, a 19-year-old Manchester University student, walked out of a party taking place in the shared accommodation where she had been living for three months.

She was never seen again.

Blending fact and fiction in his first stand-alone novel, Joseph Knox delivers a thrilling true crime story like no other.

© Joseph Knox 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

 Biographical Fiction Coming of Age Crime Thrillers Genre Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Biography Fiction Crime Exciting Scary
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Critic reviews

Scandalously entertaining...Knox is a fantastic writer. His ambitious fourth novel satirises and celebrates the true-crime genre with glee ... by turns horrific and hilarious (Mark Sanderson)
Truly immersive: complex, disturbing, unexpectedly funny and very smart (Laura Wilson)
One of the most engaging cold-case novels I have read (Natasha Cooper)
Knox the author pulls off a hybrid triumph: at once an old-fashioned whodunnit and a smart postmodern literary novel asking questions about the ethics of all editing, as well as the true-crime genre. Dazzlingly original. (John Dugdale)
The gifted Joseph Knox continues his upwards trajectory...forging something original and innovative. (Barry Forshaw)
Best new fiction. Knox tears up the rule book, this bravura performance it's darkness leavened by very black humour (John Williams)
This satire of the true crime genre is ingenious, funny and totally original
Reads like a cinematic true crime documentary. Brilliant, compelling and original.
An absolute triumph. It sucked me in, chewed me up, spat me out and left me blinking like the moment the lights go on at a fuzzy basement nightclub. Phenomenal, current, bleakly devastating. An iron gauntlet in the guts. Loved it.
Highly original and mischievous novel - a complete triumph
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very good narration very suited to the story clever structure and well told story very hard to stop listening to get sleep

great story

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I’ve read all of the Aiden Waits books by Joseph Knox and loved all three. Having been a student in Manchester myself, albeit a long time a go, the Aiden waits books filled me with nostalgia for the city, so when I heard about True Crime story, once again set in Manchester and in student halls no less, I was excited for its release. It did not disappoint! I’m so glad I got the audiobook version, it really brings to life the interviews, and I particularly enjoyed Knox himself, having inserted himself into the narrative. Pure genius! A must read, especially if you’ve ever lived in Manchester as a student!! Kept me guessing right to the end :-D

Love love love

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Just wow…
Truth can be way more wicked than fiction indeed. Incredible story and performances.

The only thing that annoyed me about this book is that Joseph Knox and not Evelyn Mitchell is the name on the cover.

Wow

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I think this is my favourite ever audiobook. Brilliant production of an amazing book. Definitely listen to this - the narration really adds to the story

Excellent

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As much as I enjoy reading thrillers, they can occasionally feel a bit stale and formulaic.

I really enjoyed this refreshing take, and listening to it gave extra depth for me, as the characters voiced their own interviews. Each choice of performer seemed perfectly matched to their corresponding character, which is no mean feat with a fair few characters to assign.

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