The Estate

De: Liza Costello

Narrado por: Denise Gough

There’s no place like home...and Beth hopes there never will be again.

Beth never had a settled home as a child, but that’s all behind her now. She’s fine. Great. Settled in her single life. Until friends start peeling away, moving on to careers and family, leaving her feeling impatient and angry. When she bumps into Jason at a party, she spots the opportunity for her own fresh start - to turn her back on a reckless life of drinking and missed deadlines. She can build a new life, too...can’t she? When she discovers that Jason has the opportunity to house-sit a new build out of town, she glimpses her chance. There’s only one catch - Jason needs to stay in town for the sake of his new job. But Beth can keep their dreams alive on her own, can’t she?

As her drinking worsens, and new friends turn out to be prospective enemies, her sense of reality begins to unravel. As Beth comes to confront the mysteries of her own past, she moves closer to understanding the desperate crime at the heart of the estate. But first she must learn who is behind the strange attacks on her new home. And is Jason who she thought he was? Can she even trust him?

In this taut crime novel set in the aftermath of the Irish recession, a change for the better turns into a nightmare of uncertainty. An edge-of-your-seat psychological thriller, perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Cass Green.

©2018 Liza Costello (P)2019 Audible, Ltd

Meh.

The narrator did a good job - great voice, very listenable. The story? Meh. Too convoluted, too “philosophical”, too... I don’t know. I tried really hard to like it, hoping for something more, but it never came. So many things unresolved for me. Sorry.

Meh. Couldn’t get into it

Listening to this us like listening a banal conversation at another table in a restaurant but being forced to stay at your meal too long. Just not interesting.

Excellent Debut

Beth is obviously an alcoholic, and her college friends are growing up while she's stuck in the swing of the party scene. One evening when she was extra drunk, she meets a boy and decides to go home with him. They become inseparable until Beth has to go stay in an empty house that he wants to move to in a few months because it's free rent, and he has to work in another city for awhile.

On her on, Beth is not doing so well. Weird noises, banging sounds, and a realization that her boyfriend might not have her best interests at heart start to stress her out. And, when she's stressed, she drinks more.

The narrative voice is sort of weird at first. I couldn't figure out if it 'fit' the story, because it was so 'matter of fact.' However, I ate this book up like a plate of hot spaghetti and really enjoyed it. I think the narrative was perfect.

This novel is an excellent first novel from Liza Costello and I will keep my eye out for more from her.

-Wendi

Wow!

I took a chance on this Audible original and wow, it was so good! Great from start to finish. And the ending... I’ve enjoyed all the Audible originals I have chosen so far and this surely did not disappoint. Highly recommend if you’re looking for a good thriller.

Couldn't finish

This book started fine but I got about halfway through and decided I'd had enough and will move on to something else. What an idiot of a main character. Never got invested enough to care what happens. And maybe it's a regional thing, but I had a really difficult time picturing this "estate," which didn't help.