The Girl Before

A Novel

De: JP Delaney

Narrado por: Emilia Fox, Finty Williams, Lisa Aagaard Knudsen

THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER • Soon to be a BBC One and HBO Max limited four-part series, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw (The Morning Show; Misbehaviour) and multiple Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Emmy-nominated actor David Oyelowo (Selma; Les Misérables)

“A pitch-perfect novel of psychological suspense” (Lee Child) that spins one woman’s seemingly good fortune, and another woman’s mysterious fate, through a kaleidoscope of duplicity, death, and deception

Please make a list of every possession you consider essential to your life.

The request seems odd, even intrusive—and for the two women who answer, the consequences are devastating.

EMMA
Reeling from a traumatic break-in, Emma wants a new place to live. But none of the apartments she sees are affordable or feel safe. Until One Folgate Street. The house is an architectural masterpiece: a minimalist design of pale stone, plate glass, and soaring ceilings. But there are rules. The enigmatic architect who designed the house retains full control: no books, no throw pillows, no photos or clutter or personal effects of any kind. The space is intended to transform its occupant—and it does.

JANE
After a personal tragedy, Jane needs a fresh start. When she finds One Folgate Street she is instantly drawn to the space—and to its aloof but seductive creator. Moving in, Jane soon learns about the untimely death of the home’s previous tenant, a woman similar to Jane in age and appearance. As Jane tries to untangle truth from lies, she unwittingly follows the same patterns, makes the same choices, crosses paths with the same people, and experiences the same terror, as the girl before.

Praise for The Girl Before

“Dazzling, startling, and above all cunning—a pitch-perfect novel of psychological suspense.”—Lee Child

“The Girl Before generates a fast pace. . . . [J. P.] Delaney intersperses ethics questions on stand-alone pages throughout the book. . . . The single most ingenious touch is that we’re not provided either woman’s answers.”—The New York Times

“J. P. Delaney builds the suspense.”—Vanity Fair

“Immediate guarantee: You will not be able to put this book down. . . . Fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train will realize that there’s not only more where that came from, but it’s also more thrilling.”—American Booksellers Association

Great Story

After the first couple of chapters I thought this was really going to have a stupid ending. But that was just building the story. As the story progresses you get pulled in. Every time you think you know who did it, another piece of evidence pops up so you think it is someone else. I was completely surprised at the end. If you like suspense, this is a great book.

Bizarre, and erratic

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

Not really. I looked forward to it coming out, but was disappointed. It was all over the place, and didn't really wow me. I was more just wondering why everyone in the book was totally nuts!

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

The ending was just OK.

Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

The narrators were great, no complaints there. Just the story was so strange and unbelievable.

Was The Girl Before worth the listening time?

I wish I hadn't wasted a credit :-(

Any additional comments?

If you're looking for a clever twist, this is not it. I think the author TRIED to make it clever in a couple of places, but just made the characters look more and more psychotic. I can handle ONE character being mentally insane, but all of them? Too much.

Okay

story does not hold you. I felt the book to be fine to listen to while working. doesn't require any brain power.

Great book

Definitely a great who done it mystery. I was trying to figure out who it was until almost the end. Solid research and writing. Good story and narration.

Wow!

So many twists and turns--could not stop listening to this book! Narrators were great. Highly recommend this book!