On a Quiet Street

De: Carla Kovach

Narrado por: Annette Chown

Every family has its secrets. Some are more deadly than others…

I live on a quiet tree-lined street with my perfect husband Cain. But when 18-year-old Charlotte knocks on the front door, what she says has me questioning just how well I really know my husband.

‘I was adopted as a baby and I’m looking for my biological parents. I was told they live here.’

My heart races as I fear Cain has been keeping a huge secret from me. Does he have a child he never told me about? And has he been lying all these years?

I can’t trust anything Cain says. Desperate for answers, I agree to meet Charlotte in secret. But it’s Charlotte who is full of questions: about our lives, our relationship. It’s only when she lets slip the name of the road I used to live on, that I realize how much she knows about me, too…

Cold fear floods through my body. My husband may not have told the truth, but his lies are nothing compared to mine. If Charlotte knows my darkest secret, my whole life could fall apart. How far will I have to go to keep the truth hidden?

If you loved The Housemaid, The Perfect Marriage and Gone Girl you will be absolutely gripped by this heart-stopping psychological thriller.

©2024 Carla Kovach (P)2024 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

3 stars

On a Quiet Street by Carla Kovach is pretty good. I lowered the rating as I wasn't as engaged as I like to be when reading/listening to a book. Part of this is due to being predictable while being confusing (I still don't understand why the people did what they did in part 3), another part is because of the number of characters and different story lines that seemed too separated. I may listen to it again at a later time since I know every secret to see what I think. The final-final twist was surprising, in a good way. I wish we were shown how the last person is dealt with.

Annette Chown has a lot of range, which I appreciate. I enjoyed listening to her.