Allegedly

By: Tiffany D. Jackson

Narrated by: Bahni Turpin

Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

Orange Is the New Black meets Walter Dean Myer's Monster in this gritty, twisty, and haunting debut by Tiffany D. Jackson about a girl convicted of murder seeking the truth while surviving life in a group home.

Mary B. Addison killed a baby.

Allegedly. She didn't say much in that first interview with detectives, and the media filled in the only blanks that mattered: a white baby had died while under the care of a churchgoing black woman and her nine-year-old daughter. The public convicted Mary, and the jury made it official. But did she do it?

There wasn't a point to setting the record straight before, but now she's got Ted - and their unborn child - to think about. When the state threatens to take her baby, Mary's fate now lies in the hands of the one person she distrusts the most: her momma. No one knows the real Momma. But does anyone know the real Mary?

©2017 Tiffany D. Jackson (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"Bahni Turpin’s stunning narration of this audiobook at some points seems like a multivoiced performance.... Turpin excels at giving dimension to even minor characters - bullying housemates, pretentious and cruel housemothers, and the lawyer who is determined to get Mary justice.... From the gripping beginning to the unsettling ending, Turpin maintains the intensity of this compelling story." (AudioFile)

Fooled Me

I was hooked, lined and sunk. I bought it all. Loved the book as it was well written and the narrator was on point as usual. Bahni is the boss. BUT I did yell at the main character a few times because she second guessed every thought until it was detrimental to her cause. Good read/ listen enjoy!

Soooo Good

This is not a thriller but it was amazing! The narration was spot-on and added to the excellent story. It moves along quickly and while parts are predictable while others are surprising, it's never boring. A twist at the end I never saw coming. Get it - it's worth the credit.

Where to begin?

This book really took you through each and every emotion known to mankind. A serious rollercoaster. Mary really makes you believe that she didn’t kill Alyssa, then again, I’m not sure who killed her. I don’t know what to believe. I’m confused at the end and that just may be my own understanding.

Suspenseful

I was drawn into the story on the first page. I never anticipated this ending. I’m rather disappointed with this ending.

WHAT?!?!

I did NOT see that coming! This book kept me guessing the WHOLE TIME! Just WOW!

Hmmm

The story was ok but the narrator was AWESOME! The story was quite long winded . Most times I wished they got to the point but they never did until I wasn’t interested anymore.

A really good book. Bahni never disappoints

This is a really good book. This is my first time reading something by Tiffany Jackson - definitely not my last. Bahni never seems to disappoint me when reading a book! She's amazing. She needs to work on her Spanish and Jamaican accents. There's an issue with moving from an accent back to her normal voice. The accents are sometimes blended in - that's why I gave her 4 stars. The story line was really good. I would have given it 5 stars, but there were little loop holes that could have been filled. With the inappropriate stuff that Ray and the prison guards were doing, how come no one ever noticed? Wouldn't they have done an autopsy to figure out how Ray and the baby died?

Very good

Enjoyed this, story was good. The narrator was excellent. This was a very interesting story!

Great ending

As I read I wanted to believe it would have a happy ending. There know happy endings in real life. Great ending.

BEST BOOK READER EVER!!!!

Bahni Turpin could bring an OBITUARY TO LIFE!!!! When she reads, it’s like a verbal movie. She takes you on a Vivid Verbal Roller Coaster. I can’t finish the book fast enough because I’m so emotionally invested and I don’t want to stop. The book was GREAT!!!!! The reader was EXCEPTIONAL!!!!