The Last Days of Kira Mullan

A Novel

De: Nicci French

Narrado por: Sophie Roberts

From international bestselling master of suspense Nicci French comes a chilling new psychological thriller about a woman determined to get justice for a murder no one else believes happened.

Nancy North is ready to put her life back together. After suffering a psychotic break that ruined friendships, stalled her fledgling restaurant, and forced her to move out of her comfortable flat, she’ll do anything to get back to normal. She and her partner Felix—who has been a saint through her recent troubles—move into a new flat for a fresh start.

Nancy is taking her pills, seeing her therapist, and avoiding unnecessary stress. She’s doing absolutely everything right, but something is still very, very wrong. On the first day in the new flat, she hears them again; the mysterious voices that triggered her first episode. It could just be the unfamiliar sounds of water in the pipes, or the screaming baby across the hall, but deep down she knows something more sinister is going on. Her fears are confirmed when the young woman in the downstairs flat, Kira, is found dead. Felix, her neighbors, and even the police insist it’s a tragic suicide, but the pieces aren’t adding up for Nancy. Can she trust her own instincts, or is it all in her head?

Meanwhile, Detective Inspector Maud O’Connor has misgivings about her colleagues’ investigation of Kira’s death. The boys club at the top seems intent on closing the case as quickly as possible, especially since the only person who thinks it could be anything other than suicide is known to be unreliable. But Maud knows what it’s like to be dismissed as an overemotional woman and isn’t so quick to discount Nancy’s claims. As tensions reach an explosive breaking point, the line between fact and delusion becomes dangerously blurred, but Maud will stop at nothing to ensure that the truth comes to light.

Engaging and frustrating story

I really like the story but it was frustrating how Nancy was treated. I wanted to protect and help her character. The way it was written, I formed really strong feelings about several characters and felt very drawn into the story. I enjoyed the audio presentation as well. Definitely recommend.

The narrator.

I don’t know if the story was good after a few chapters I had to give up as narrator grated on my nerves.

Great book!

That was excellent!! Really loved the ending. Nicole French never disappoints and I’m looking forward to the next one!

Wow!

It was a tangled plot. It took me time to decide if the narrator was either reliable or unreliable. Loved it!

Interesting Story

This is a thought provoking book with an interesting plot. The characters and themes could have been a little more fleshed out to make it less dull (at times) and tighter. The flow was a bit meandering as one result. Needed to know the characters more for the reader to have a better guess as to the villain. Some of the character choices seemed unexplained or non-sensical at points. Overall a worthwhile read though, as French is a good story teller and the plot is original.