Excellent story

Interesting story, with a lovely setting. Lyrically written and beautifully spoken.

Really enjoy listening to this book.

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Loved everything about this book!

Loved this book! Title says it all. I need 8 more words. One two three.

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Great read

This was a good read and I didn’t predict the ending at all. I love when books can trick me like that. Least favorite character is Alison’s mom who is basically the reason it’s a 4 star and not a 5 star. Maybe it’s not realistic for every character to be likeable but she always just spoke to Alison in a judgy shrill tone kind of way, over and over and over (even if she’d start to talk calmly she’d go right back to the same as before) and Alison had to beg her to cooperate and just talk to her and answer questions every single time they talked, or every little question sent her mom into a worrisome whirlwind she’d never come out of. Her conversations never lead to any story progression and I’d just be annoyed at everything she said. Besides her, it was a great read! Also some people are really just like that in real life, so it’s believable for sure. It’s just simultaneously boring and frustrating to read the same conversation multiple times. You want to just shout at her to cooperate and focus! Alison was likeable though, as well as the other characters, even the “bad” ones. Well written overall.

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Enjoyed very much!

The narrators were great and the storyline was very captivating. Kept my interest all the way through.

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Enjoyed this very much.

At first I thought this is too slow a burn, but soon enough I was sucked into the story in such a way that I could not 'put it down'. I did guess at what happened in the end, but I did not guess as to the 'why'. And that 'why' is what blew me away. Story telling at its best. Alana's sing-song narration started to grate after a while, it could have been better.

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Great Read!

As far as “mysteries” or “thrillers” go, this one was really good! It popped up as included in my membership for free.. but I would have used a credit for it! Great narrators, great imagery, great story. It took me right to the end before I could guess the twist!

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Very disappointing ending

I enjoyed this book-- nicely written, well narrated, very engaging plot -' but felt let down by the resolution. it felt unsatisfying , almost anticlimactic, which is not what one Hope's for in a mystery/thriller.

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I should have paid more attention to the title!

I did not figure out who dunnit at all! Loved the twist at the end! Wonder what will become of Allison? I enjoyed the characters and their relationships. The story by Catherine Ryan Howard was well done, and so was the narration by Alana Kerr Collins, Alan Smyth, and Gary Furlong. There was some difficulty with the recording that the editors missed, which I why I gave a 4/5 stars for performance. Otherwise, I'm on to the next one: The Nothing Man.

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If a suspect IS guilty, there are NO discrepancies!!!

Overall, this is a well-written book, well-plotted, and interesting.
HOWEVER, the main, senior detective in the criminal case states something that is the OPPOSITE of truth. He says that “There are always discrepancies.” in evidence gathered against actually GUILTY suspects. As a Criminologist, I can tell you that it’s NOT true. As proven in so very many cases of wrongful conviction (of which there are vastly more than most people realize), discrepancies in evidence against a suspect = the suspect is NOT guilty. It’s rather a huge DUH.

Additionally, in a criminal case, once investigators are convinced that a particular suspect IS guilty, those investigators NEED to do all they can to find evidence that the suspect is NOT GUILTY. If none is found, then there is a much lower chance of criminally charging an innocent person. Not a zero chance, but a much lower one. Unfortunately, it is systemic that police and other criminal investigators embody “confirmation bias”: once they believe that a suspect is guilty (or even that a person SHOULD be a suspect), they tend to interpret evidence as proof that person is guilty, and to ignore evidence that suggests that person is NOT guilty. Also, it is EXTREMELY systemic that, once police and other criminal investigators believe that they have found the guilty person, they put a halt to enquiries that had been in process. That is VERY sloppy investigating, and VERY likely to leave IMPORTANT evidence (including re connections between victims and/or suspect[s]) undiscovered. OBVIOUSLY, this = evidence showing that the “confirmed guilty” suspect is NOT guilty, and/or that a specific someone else very likely IS guilty.

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Brilliant

Absolutely captivating book. It took me just a few days to get through this book, I couldn’t put it down. The twists and turns in the plot are amazing. There are multiple actors narrating the book, it’s a great production. Definitely would highly recommend.

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