The Cousins

De: Karen M. McManus

Narrado por: Sarah Skaer, Kate Reinders, David Garelik, Julia Whelan

Number one New York Times best seller • From the best-selling author of One of Us Is Lying comes your next obsession. You'll never feel the same about family again.

Milly, Aubrey, and Jonah Story are cousins, but they barely know each another, and they've never even met their grandmother. Rich and reclusive, she disinherited their parents before they were born. So when they each receive a letter inviting them to work at her island resort for the summer, they're surprised...and curious.

Their parents are all clear on one point - not going is not an option. This could be the opportunity to get back into Grandmother's good graces. But when the cousins arrive on the island, it's immediately clear that she has different plans for them. And the longer they stay, the more they realize how mysterious - and dark - their family's past is.

The entire Story family has secrets. Whatever pulled them apart years ago isn't over - and this summer, the cousins will learn everything.

Fans of the hit thriller that started it all can watch the secrets of the Bayview Four be revealed in the One of Us is Lying TV series now streaming on NBC's Peacock!

©2020 Karen M. McManus (P)2020 Listening Library

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Every twist is gasp-inducing... Another McManus novel worth pulling an all-nighter for.” (Kirkus Reviews)

"McManus (One of Us Is Lying) once again crafts a taut, multilayered mystery....[She] weaves past and present to take readers on a well-paced, twisty ride that will hold readers rapt till the last page.” (Publishers Weekly)

“A slow-burn, uneasy beginning ultimately makes way for a frantically paced end peppered with twists that genre fans will happily take in stride.... Fans of McManus' previous offerings and of mysteries steeped in family dramatics will be eager for this." (Booklist)

Story is decent, readers not so much

While the basic storyline here, though tired, is a decent one, the “acting” or lack there of, if that’s the correct term, is juvenile, especially those of the female parts.
I often felt I was listening to my 11 year old granddaughter’s TV programs instead of a professional reader for the audible books. The catty, uneven tones, especially during the first half of the book seemed only to lack a laugh track on Nickelodeon at night!
The story was decent, though a very tired one of poor little rich kids disinherited by the evil grandparent and etc. could have been better, but if they’d had decent voice actors instead of what’s here, I might have liked it far more than I do. Proceed with caution! It’s a PG 13, to its credit though, so no fears if you want to listen on a long car ride with kids present, and etc...

Great story!

I really enjoyed this book. I definitely will be getting others from Karen McManus !

it's okay..

I think this is Korean for a young reader. 18 to 25. Bits and Pieces missing from the plot, while other chapters go on forever.. I listened to this while packing orders and not once did I stop to "really" listen, it was kind of boring.. For me the ending just seemed dull.. The performance was great though! the beginning was much better. mid way through I got bored..

a great read

it was so amazing! I've loved all of her books but this one was like top notch!

Highly addictive author

An enjoyable, twisted, thrilling ride with a difficult-to-anticipate ending—just like every other story from this delightful author. The Husband and I (both of us over 40 years old) enjoy listening to these together.

Good read!

Grear book! kept me engaged. The Narrators were excellent. I wish there was a second book!

Great story

A couple less characters would be easier to follow. But a great story. Greatly read

Twisted!

Twisted good story. Love the different characters being read by various actors. Family secrets will get you in the end!

How the story unfolded is awesome

Though I did figure out some of it before the end, I couldn’t figure out how they’d get there. This is an excellent story and I look forward to listening to more stories by Karen McManus.

Plot twist!

This book was recommended to me by a friend, the only thing I disliked is how long it took to start getting to the actual story line. I am a reader who goes down rabbit holes with theories and my theory was half right. This book kept me on my toes guessing and I like not being right. The plot twist was very unexpected but I loved it.