Any One of Us

De: Martyn Ford

Narrado por: Moira Quirk

Her old schoolfriends are dead. She might be next.

When Ruby hears from her best friend Elizabeth that two of their old classmates have been murdered, Ruby is more certain than ever that leaving her hometown was the right decision. But after Elizabeth suddenly stops responding to texts, and Ruby hears a third classmate has been killed, she knows in her heart what has happened. Elizabeth is dead too.

Missbrook Bay is a place haunted by memories Ruby wanted to forget, and people she never wanted to see again, but Ruby has no choice but to go back to investigate. While staying with her ex-boyfriend, she notices a pattern in their full school year photo—the killer seems to be working through victims in a specific order. And after her ex’s house is broken into, Ruby realises nowhere and no one is safe.

There are still many faces left in that photo. Any one of them could be the next victim—and any one of them could be the killer. And with each death, the killer is getting closer to Ruby.

©2022 Martyn Ford. (P)2022 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Reseñas de la Crítica

“Narrator Moira Quirk takes listeners through the multiple twists in this thriller based on school-day grudges.… Quirk’s character work keeps listeners engaged with the emotions and drive of the murder suspects in a way that makes it seem like no one is truly safe. Quirk is no stranger to narrating thrillers, and her skilled delivery keeps listeners enveloped in suspense.”—AudioFile Magazine

the story was good

the story was good & entertaining but the audio quality was horrible especially in Chapter 6, 10, and, 13. I wasn't the biggest fan of the way she did the voices because I could not differentiate some characters.

not recommended

The book was ok, but it was filled with so much side piece fluff, it got to a point where it was aggravating. The narration was fine, the storyline was not. Not believable, not good character development, all over the place.

Solid Thriller

This wasnʻt what I expected it to be. I expected a campy slasher, but the plot is more complex, dark, and interesting than I had expected. There are a lot of reviews about how slowly this book moves along, and how many irrelevant asides there are. I didn’t find this to be particularly slow paced, but that’s likely because as soon as I saw a run time of 11.5 hours, I went ahead and listed to this on 1.2x speed. Additionally, the narrator is excellent, which may have made all the personal details and side stories more interesting. It felt more like I was getting to know a character in depth, rather than listening to a bunch of filler material.

I do think the final twist was unnecessary. While it didn't quite reach the point of being convoluted, I think the plot ended up being more complicated than it needed to be by the end. I prefer plausibility in thrillers over a shocking twist, so I feel like the author should have quit while ahead.

Too many asides damaged a decent, if unoriginal, storyline

While details from a character's childhood, and about her thoughts and conditions that affect her actions within the book, matter, this author seemed so unable to focus that his inclusions were overkill. The minute details of every relationship, the false leads that took waaaay to long to develop and end, the painful drawn-out aftermath--all just made what was supposed to be the plot and theme just fell into the background. Instead of making the story more interesting somehow, he over-explained the main's every thought and emotion, and chose to add details about her that didn't strengthen the story or our feelings about her, or what she did or didn't do. I was, truly, quite bored, especially the droning on about her relationship with her step dad, and the last few chapters. Didn't show growth (she still allowed the misconceptions of her actions to just lay out there-? NO) or anything else we could get satisfaction from. Very eh, all around.

Blah

This did not keep my interest. Slow start. Long drawn out. Don’t waste your time.

PASS

Oh my, had to stop at chapter 3 nine minutes in. Slow, wordy, and boring. Moving on to something I can pay attention to without my eyes glazing over.

Do not bother

Overwrought, drawn out and not believable. Also not worth the credit. I am considering returning the title; what a colossal waste of words.