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Spare Room

Written by: Dreda Say Mitchell
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
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 Beautiful double room to let to single person. Lisa, a troubled young woman with a past, can’t believe her luck when she finds a beautiful room to rent in a large house. The live-in owners are a kind and welcoming couple. Everything is fine until she finds a suicide note hidden in her room. But when the couple insist this man didn’t exist and that Lisa is their first tenant, Lisa begins to doubt herself. Compelled to uncover the secrets of the man who lived in the room before her, Lisa is alarmed when increasingly disturbing incidents start to happen. Someone doesn’t want Lisa to find out the truth. As the four walls of this house and its secrets begin to close in on Lisa, she descends into a hellish hall of mirrors where she’s not sure what’s real and what’s not as she claws her way towards the truth … This room has already claimed one victim. Is it about to take another?©2019 Dreda Say Mitchell (P)2019 Bolinda Publishing Psychological Suspense Fiction
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What the critics say

‘Breathless from the first word and thrilling to the last.’ (Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author)
‘A truly original voice.’ (Peter James, author of the Roy Grace series)
‘Fast-paced and full of twists and turns.’ (Crime Scene)

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Very suspenseful but predictable outcome

The story was really well read- loved the narrator but the ending was so predictable so nothing came as a twist or surprise ending , also took a little long to get to the point

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So interesting!

I really enjoyed this book, I was so interested the whole way through! so twisted and unique, I didn't see the end coming!

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Keeps you listening

This was a great story. Not many books keep me listening when I have other things to be doing. Enjoy

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A good book

I enjoyed listening to this story very much.... you won’t be disappointed buying it... narration was well done.

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EXCEPTIONAL

From the beginning of this book I knew it would be different from anything else I have read and enjoyed. True meaning of a thriller right through to the end. A page turner through to the last chapter.

The narrator was awesome - switching from character to character effortlessly. I look forward to reading more of Dreda Say Mitchell's books in the future.

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Wow!

So exciting! I couldn’t put it down. Each chapter had me on the edge of my seat and I couldn’t wait to find out what happened next. If you enjoy psychological thrillers you will definitely enjoy this one.

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A little unexpected

I found the story a little dragging at times but only because I couldn’t work out the story fast enough. It was right at the end when all the pieces fell into place. The narrator was easy and enjoyable to listen to. #recommendtoafriend

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Predictable and Slow-moving

It doesn’t take long to figure out what’s happening. The narrator doesn’t match the story or the characters. The author called paramedics “goons”. Overall not that great of a story.

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Terrible

What a waste of credit, I kept waiting for the suspense but it never came. Extreme repetitive chapters and annoying main character. One of the worst of this genre I have read this year.

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meh...

my husband is just recently into book and he wanted to listen to this one. I was excited as we could both listen and "compare" notes. the premise looked good but I feel a tad disappointed. Not as edgy as I thought and predictable.

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