I Will Make You Pay

By: Teresa Driscoll

Narrated by: Steve West, Elizabeth Knowelden

Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's Summary

Every Wednesday, like clockwork, the terror returns.

It seems like an ordinary Wednesday, until the phone rings. A mysterious caller with a chilling threat. Journalist Alice Henderson hangs up, ready to dismiss it as a hoax against the newspaper. But the next Wednesday, the stalker makes another move - and it becomes clear that this is all about Alice.

Someone wants her to suffer, but for what? Her articles have made her a popular local champion - could it be her past rather than her work that’s put her life in danger? Alice is determined not to give in to fear, but with the police investigation at a dead end, her boyfriend insists on hiring private investigator Matthew Hill.

With every passing Wednesday the warnings escalate, until it’s not only Alice but also her family in the stalker’s sights. As her tormentor closes in, can Alice uncover what she’s being punished for before the terrifying threats become an unthinkable reality?

©2019 Teresa Driscoll (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Overly dramatic whispery narrator

I have to start recognizing Knowelden's name because I can't stand her breathy whispery yet melodramatic delivery.with lots of spitty s-sounds. All the reviews indicated a good story but I just couldn't stay with it long enough to find out. That's why God invented Kindle.

Whispering narrator

I really wanted to like this book. I could not get past the breathy, weirdly whispering narrator voice.

Boring

Liked the title, have read other books by this author, didn’t like this one.





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Oh My Gosh!!

This is a must read!! This Author is amazing! Leaving you with just enough information to keep you guessing and interested! I love her other books and if you are on the fence, get it! Your mind will be blown!

Just ok

Well writtwn but too long and the ending is disappointing. Too many carachters that bring nothing to the story.

Page turner that keeps you guessing!

Greatly weaved story that keeps you wondering what is happening, so much that the time flies by so quickly!

Story good, performer not so much

The story was good, but the performer whispered all the time, everyone's voice sounded alike! I will not listen to this performer again!!

"Did Not See THAT Coming!" in a good way

I had a free audible credit to use so I picked this title from the recommended section. I really could not tear away from this book! I found myself doing another hour of chores just to listen to this audio book for longer, and was even contemplating buying the Kindle version to read quicker than I could hear the narrator.

A must read, tough but a good one!

📚Honest Thoughts 💭📚

I will make you pay by Teresa Driscoll

This time I would like to express my thoughts instead of writing a review. So I’ll be as honest and clear as possible.

To my mind this is an extremely well paced novel that portrays several stories at the same time and that’s what makes it so appealing.

As I was reading the story I got to know a woman being stalked by an unknown subject, a private investigator and his struggle to go back to the force and the story of a little child being abused by his neighbor.

Everything seems so unrelated! Well, it’s not. And there’s where the author led me by the hand and kept me reading page after page.

I could feel that child’s fear, anger, helplessness and rage. A little child whose life was destroyed by the evil of human nature.

I could feel that woman’s desperation, her sense of loosing her mind and at the same time the fight she put up to get her life back.

This was certainly a fascinating story created to keep the reader turning pages and listening in every chapter a new voice.

Triggers:

✔️Child abuse
✔️Murder
✔️Terminal illness

#iwillmakeyoupay #mustread

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Dark secrets…

*3.5 stars*

It took me a bit longer to finish this book. It was recommended to me by amazon and it had the audio as a free listen so I gave it a go.
The story was okay but I struggled because it dragged some attention the beginning and then in the halfway point it slowed for me again.
The story is told in 3 POVs, Alice, Matthew (PI), and Him. The HIM POV was interesting. While there was trauma it was very sad and dark but his story just pulled you in. I wasn’t sure who the stalker was but the book certainly kept me guessing till the end.
The audiobook was okay for me. I didn’t love it.

Preposterous plot, wimpy woman - what a let down.

I remember giving "I am Watching You" 5 stars, the following book by Teresa Driscoll "The Friend" seemed more far fetched and unbelievable and then "The Promise" with a gritty topic which I found ultimately depressing and also a bit unlikely and now "I Will Make You Pay" ..... um I think this will be my last Teresa Driscoll book, as while she writes very well and so much better than many thriller writers out there at present, I just felt let down and depressed by the wimpy protagonist and preposterous plot.
Plus all the "Breathe 1...2 ...3" mantra and a terminally ill mother just is not what I call entertaining.

During the book someone is discovered to have changed their name and the Police and various people are furious - um .... changing your name unless it is for criminal deception is not a crime, indeed it is completely legal to call yourself whatever name you like, without even doing it by deed poll so no idea what all that fuss was about.
Do editors not even exist anymore to do a little fact checking?
The backstory was as ridiculously unbelievable as the plot.
The motivation for the stalking was very strange and the actual event which triggered it all sounded most unlikely also
Then the actual process of putting the plan in action seems like it would never have worked in a million years
The reason the Police did not call a halt to it all on day one was put down to the chance of it falling to lazy Police to investigate when it was delegated to them by the main Police Detective whose help had been sought as a favour.
Seems odd that a favour had to be sought for what was a critically escalating stalking offence.
I do not want to spoil the plot by saying anything more - but highly unlikely to the point of impossibility would be a kind way to describe it.

I then went back to "I am Watching You" to see what I had liked about that so much that is missing from this latest offering and I have to say it seemed very familiar, wimpy, wittering woman, huge coincidences driving the plot, the same timid and tremorous delivery of the undeniably talented Elizabeth Knowelden -
(a breath of fresh air after listening to one too many thrillers narrated by the over dramatic and overbearing Imogen Church) - the same cringeworthy child and female characters creepily voiced by Steve West - who does a decent read as Matthew but just very disturbing narrating anything but male characters - all the same elements basically and yet fresh and enjoyable. .
In contrast these last two books and in particular "I will make you pay" just seems stale and recycled - how many twittering, wittering, wishy-washy, dithering and self doubting women are out there being preyed upon before it becomes boring?
This lead character who was so beige I have already forgotten her "breath 1,2,3" name, was too spineless to be interesting.
Even the terrible two year old toddler had more gumption, personality and get up and go than her, not to mention charm.

Perhaps I have just had too much of Teresa Driscoll and her repetitive style or just read some much better books recently by authors like Tana French, Clare Mackintosh, Ruth Ware, Caz Frear, Jo Spain, Helen Callaghan, Cara Hunter, Liz Nugent, Fiona Barton, Lucy Foley, Jane Casey, Emiliy Barr, JP Delaney, Lisa Jewell, Louise Candlish, Anthony Horowitz, Robert Galbreith, Sue Watson, Aga Lesiewicz, Dorothy Koomson; Claire Douglas, TM Logan, Sarah J. Naughton. Kate McQuaile, Lesley Kara, Ali Knight which means I no longer enjoy hers.

I will be returning as just hoped this one would be so much better than "The Promise" and a return to " I am Watching YOU" but just it was just too bonkers a plot to be in any way credible, too grim side topics like the terminal illness and depression plus the other unsavoury themes which I will not list as plot spoilers and too infuriatingly, meek, dull, unlikable and fearful a main character to even care what happened to such a colourless and silly mouse.

Perhaps the cleverest thing that she said was that she was afraid people saw her as just a vulnerable victim.
The stupidest thing she did was have a boyfriend who she seemed to have no feelings for or wanted to spend any time with.
I think she was lucky that anyone even noticed her at all to ask her out, employ her or stalk her as she was so very, very tiresome.

Kept going in the hopes it would get better.
It did not.
YAWN!

It’s a smasher!

Another fabulous, twisty tale from Teresa Driscoll. Lots of suspense to keep you guessing until the end. Loved the different POV’s; each unique and authentic. Great narration too.

Wow, a great story, well told

I really enjoyed this thriller, and the plot only opens up right at the end - I had no idea where it was going. It is extremely we written, and brilliantly narrated.

terrible narrator

the narrator was really horrible and breathy. It really ruined the book for me! the plot line was also a little far fetched.

Loved it

Really brilliant writing, such a gripping story with lots of guessing and twists. highly recommend.

Creepy Psychological Thriller

This is a fabulously creepy psychological thriller from the excellent Ms Driscoll. The story is told from three POVs – Alice (past and present, Matthew the Private Investigator, and the mysterious ‘Him’. All the way through the book I was trying to figure out who ‘Him’ was, and there are many red herrings so I failed y!

The book is a standalone, though there are a few characters who have appeared before in Ms Driscoll’s books – Matthew the PI and his wife Sally, and DI Melanie Sanders.

The book kept me on the edge of my seat, and reading into the small hours, and has a satisfying ending. The narrators were both excellent.

Great Psychological Thriller

This book is about (very believable) threats and stalking that keep you on the edge of your seat right from the get-go.
There are multiple threads to the story:

► Alice the journalist receiving various and vague threats but strangely, only on Wednesdays. This is the main thread of the story. Alice tries to go about her normal business as best she can in the circumstances.
► Alice's mum, terminally ill, in a nursing home
► Somebody called simply "Him", his Gran and pervy Brian next door
► Alex, Alice's paedophile ex-fiance, who was a piano teacher
► Claire who runs a stalking support charity
► Alice and colleague Jack having a one-off date
► Alice's campaign stories about Maplefield House
► Acid Attack on Alice
► Pervy bald man on a train stalking Alice
► Ian Ellis convinced he's being chased by little people

I listened with great interest waiting to discover how all these many threads would come together at the end. Most did come together, although one or two were left hanging, presumably deemed not relevant to the conclusion. The final resolution was a great surprise and I thought unlikely, but in spite of this it was still a great story to listen to overall. Not too challenging for the listener although there were a lot of characters. I have no hesitation in recommending it.

The male narrator's attempt at female voices made them all sound like effeminate drag queens. The female narrator was better, but all her characters had the same voice. Hence 3 stars for performance.

Gripping

Really compelling listen.
Very well narrated, captivating all attention!
Would definitely recommend to anyone wanting a thriller

Excellent

Sadly obvious but that did not spoil it, it was very entertaining. Likeable characters to care about, excellent narration.

Mediocre, not particularly gripping

Reasonable story, although easy to not pay attention because it was quite slow. Liked the female narrator. Male narrator made all women & children sound like Julian Clary and it was very distracting. Kind of made me hate them all.