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Publisher's Summary
"I just want to be your friend." She smiled at Lily, her dark brown eyes impossibly sincere. "And to be a mother to Emma too, of course." Her gaze flickered to Lily’s sister, but only Lily saw her expression momentarily change - from warm and loving to something else. Something Lily didn’t trust....
Lily has always had a simple dream: to be happy like her parents were. Content in their sweet suburban home, nothing in life had phased her mother and father, not even when they’d had a "surprise" second child, Emma, nearly 20 years after Lily.
But their love story was cut tragically short when - after a devastating battle with cancer - Lily’s mother died. Lily was heartbroken, but also desperately worried about her grieving dad, not to mention five-year-old Emma.
So, Lily is shocked and concerned when he suddenly decides to remarry, less than a year after her mother’s death. It feels far too soon, and Lily finds herself furious with him - and his new wife, Maria, who can apparently do no wrong. She seems madly in love with Lily’s dad and instantly bonds with Emma.
It’s only Lily who can’t trust her.
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And when Emma goes missing - could Lily be right? What if the greatest danger to them all is the woman now living in their family home?
A totally gripping and unmissable psychological suspense novel about dark family secrets, perfect for fans of Shalini Boland, Claire McGowan, and Gone Girl.
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- Elizabeth
- 08-31-21
Amazing narration and riveting story
This was my first book by Karen king and I loved it! Going to grab another and will be looking for books narrated by Susie riddell as well!
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- Mary Ann Mordica
- 01-04-23
Exciting read!
Very exciting read-kept me on the edge of my seat! Another great book from Karen King!
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- ASCH16
- 01-03-22
Good
This book was fine. It kept me entertained but not particularly engaged or excited. If you like simple stories this is for you.
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- Nicks
- 11-10-21
sooooo dull
Don't waste a credit, You can literally listen to the first hour and the last 1.5hrs and you will have the entire story. And there is no dramatic ending either. I will be returning this book.
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- lesleypizzey
- 09-14-21
Excellant
Loved it,vivid pace kept me hooked until the end
Characters ers were very believable, great
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- Sarah Brackenbury
- 06-24-21
Very far fetched and awful accents!
First off, (and this is not the author’s fault), the narrator doing a terrible brummy accent nearly sent me over the edge. So grating! And the crime that the main character was accused of was ridiculous. It was clearly an accident. I won’t say too much, as it may be a spoiler. All very easy to guess though. No twist or shocks.
Another thing that got me was the repeated, puke inducing, ‘I loved her as my own’. We get it! But do you have to keep saying it over and over again? All in all, a very far fetched and disappointing read.
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- Kelly
- 04-06-23
Over 5 hours before there’s any action!
This book bored me so much - I have a terrible habit of continuing listening, even if a book starts off slow, just in case it gets better. Plus, I’d wasted a credit on it so worth £6/7. Nothing happened for ages and by the time it did I just wasn’t invested in the characters enough to care.
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- Applebee
- 03-21-23
Bad story even worse narration
The men in the narration sound like caricatures of a man. The story is SO dull. I’m keeping this book in my library for when I have trouble sleeping.
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- Nomadicdragon
- 09-22-22
an enjoyable first read.
I found this an enjoyable 1st read from this author - not "omg I want to read it again" but enjoyable enough to want to read more by her. some parts of the story line didn't quite gel as I think manslaughter rather than murder might have been more appropriate, but not bad enough to make me stop reading. the narration was excellent though.
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- Samantha Davies
- 08-29-22
Absolutely brilliant book, thank you.....Mamfy.
Very enjoyable listening to this audio book....I have never had a Karen
King book before but I am definitely coming back for more....😁😁😁
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- victoria
- 12-19-21
The perfect stepmother. Absolutely brilliant
Loved this, first book I've read in one night,definitely worth a credit! X x
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- waste of money. just repeats the same few pics. don't bother !
- 08-13-21
monotonous
A dull, repetative story that could have been concentrated into one chapter! Badly written and predictable.
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- Nicolette K
- 08-20-21
Couldn’t finish
It got a bit ridiculous towards the end It was easily guessed but also just far fetched sorry
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I am cooking spaghetti, his favourite, while he plays in the garden. But when I look up, he’s gone. I call the police, my hands shaking so much that I hit the wrong digits twice. "My son is missing." When the police turn up, I’m trapped in the web of my lies. I have hidden the truth from eight-year-old Riley, my little boy who loves climbing trees and always has scraped knees. I have hidden my secret from everyone.
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Don't bother...
- By joanne on 10-31-21
By: Nicole Trope
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The Stranger in My Bed
- By: Karen King
- Narrated by: Lucy Paterson
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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When Freya first met Phil, she thought he was the man of her dreams. He bought her roses every week, booked surprise trips to sun-soaked destinations, and showed her affection like she’d never experienced before. But over time the dream had become a violent nightmare. And now Freya is packing her bags, knowing it’s time she escaped their increasingly broken marriage. But then Freya gets a visit from the police. Phil’s been in a horrific car crash and - as he comes around - it becomes clear that he remembers nothing since their blissful honeymoon two years before.
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Sucked
- By HailtoTheVictors on 02-12-21
By: Karen King
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The In-Laws
- A Psychological Thriller
- By: James Caine
- Narrated by: Piper Goodeve
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Chelsea Jameson married the perfect husband, but he doesn't like to talk about his past. She finds out why when his parents invite them to stay at their off-the-grid cabin in the woods. His mother dominates his life, even though her only son is in his thirties. Her mother-in-law creates conflict and tries to manipulate her husband against Chelsea. When Chelsea discovers more about her husband’s parents, dark family secrets are unearthed, revealing the truth. This is not a regular visit to the in-laws.
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Good listen
- By M. Boyte on 02-10-23
By: James Caine
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214 Palmer Street : A completely gripping psychological thriller packed with suspense
- By: Karen McQuestion
- Narrated by: Stacey Glemboski
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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When Maggie sees the beautiful Venetian blinds moving in the Caldwells' front window, she freezes. Her favorite neighbors Cady and Josh are away, so who is in their house? The pretty young woman who answers the door tells a convincing story. She's Sarah. The house-sitter. Just here for a month. An old friend of Cady's who needed a place to stay. She's pleasant and warm, and Maggie wanders back to her house thinking she might have made a new friend. Yet she can't help but wonder why Cady never mentioned Sarah.
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Just OK
- By SB on 04-07-22
By: Karen McQuestion
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The Trapped Wife
- An Absolutely Gripping Psychological Thriller with a Mind-Blowing Twist
- By: Samantha Hayes
- Narrated by: Susie Riddell
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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This is not the happy family you think. The fire crackles, my son smiles, the man jokes whilst I pour drinks. But my husband has disappeared. The man is a stranger. My skin crawls every time he brushes my hand. He says if I don’t play along, he has photos that will destroy my family. What happened the night before my husband disappeared - the night I don’t remember?
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Pitiful main female character. Maddening!
- By Amazon Customer on 09-14-21
By: Samantha Hayes
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The Mother-in-Law
- By: Karen King
- Narrated by: Sofia Zervudachi
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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I’ve fallen in love with a man called Sam. And he’s perfect, just perfect. It’s a whirlwind romance. And when our dream home falls through just before our wedding, we decide to move in with his parents. He says his mother, Evelyn, is the sweetest person. But I’m not so sure. She’s obsessively protective over Sam. She wants to know where he is all the time. She wakes us up in the morning, bustling into our room like he’s a small child, not a grown man. She doesn’t want me to be alone with him.
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Entertaining read….
- By KellsBells on 08-19-22
By: Karen King
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The Mother's Fault
- A Totally Addictive Psychological Thriller Full of Twists
- By: Nicole Trope
- Narrated by: Taryn Ryan
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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I am cooking spaghetti, his favourite, while he plays in the garden. But when I look up, he’s gone. I call the police, my hands shaking so much that I hit the wrong digits twice. "My son is missing." When the police turn up, I’m trapped in the web of my lies. I have hidden the truth from eight-year-old Riley, my little boy who loves climbing trees and always has scraped knees. I have hidden my secret from everyone.
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Don't bother...
- By joanne on 10-31-21
By: Nicole Trope
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One Small Mistake
- By: Dandy Smith
- Narrated by: Georgia Maguire, Daphne Kouma
- Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Elodie Fray wants to be more like her perfect sister, Ada, the one her parents are actually proud of. When she decided to quit her job and pursue her dream of becoming an author, she thought it would be her time to shine, but a year on nothing has happened. And she's getting desperate. When Elodie makes one small mistake on a drunken night with a friend, things quickly spiral and suddenly everyone believes she has a book deal. Unable to find a way back from her little lie, her perfect dream becomes a perfect nightmare - and desperate times call for desperate measures.
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The opposite of thrilling
- By Sheila S on 12-25-21
By: Dandy Smith
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The Perfect Match
- By: Dandy Smith
- Narrated by: Helen Keeley
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Zara has always felt a little ordinary next to her spirited best friend Ivy. Even her dreams seem mundane: a boyfriend, marriage, children. Besides, who would pick her when they could choose Ivy? So when Zara meets Henry and there's an instant spark, she can't believe her luck. A wealthy CEO who wants to settle down? He's perfect...until Ivy insists he's too good to be true.
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fine
- By Anonymous User on 02-03-23
By: Dandy Smith
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The Child Next Door: An unputdownable psychological thriller with a brilliant twist
- By: Shalini Boland
- Narrated by: Katie Villa
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Kirstie Rawlings is jolted awake by a child crying. Racing upstairs to check on her newborn, she is plunged into every parents’ worst nightmare. She hears an unknown voice in the baby monitor, saying: "Let’s take the child - and go." Is someone trying to steal her little girl? In the bedroom, her daughter is safe asleep in her cot. Is the voice coming from a nearby house? But there aren’t any other children living on her quiet country road....
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No action till the end
- By mtm on 04-21-18
By: Shalini Boland
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The Second Marriage
- An Utterly Gripping Psychological Thriller
- By: Jess Ryder
- Narrated by: Rosamund Hine
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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My best friend warned me that it was too soon to marry Edward, a widower with an adorable but troubled little boy. She said we were moving too fast. But all I could see was a kind, loving man, struggling with grief, who needed my help. Yet as storm clouds gather above our small wedding ceremony, my hopes and dreams fall apart. None of my husband’s family turns up to support us. Instead of a honeymoon, we have a quiet night in. My wedding bouquet is placed on his first wife’s grave. And then my new stepson tells me he’s sure his mother is still alive.
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Sorry that it is over
- By Helenm on 11-06-21
By: Jess Ryder
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My Husband's Girlfriend
- A Completely Gripping Psychological Thriller with a Nail-Biting Twist
- By: Sheryl Browne
- Narrated by: Katie Villa
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Tucking her little boy Ollie into bed one night, Sarah notices his beloved teddy bear, which she bought him when he was born, is missing and in its place is a new toy given to him by her ex-husband’s new girlfriend, Laura. When she asks Ollie about it, he begins to shift uncomfortably before whispering, "Laura told me a big secret, and she said I can never tell you." Soon, Ollie is asking to spend more time with his dad and Laura, and shrinking away from Sarah. Then, when she calls to him in the garden one day, Ollie doesn’t answer back.
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Not a thriller at all
- By Miss P on 04-14-21
By: Sheryl Browne
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The Family Reunion
- By: Karen King
- Narrated by: Rosamund Hine
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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I always tried to pretend my life was perfect. A beautiful house, a loving family. But the truth was nobody knew my secret. About the terrible thing that happened when I was a teenager, and the tiny, fragile baby girl who I couldn’t look after. It broke my heart to leave her, as I did, with just a scrawled note tucked into her soft, yellow blanket, saying her name was Hope.
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Compelling characters and plot
- By Samiammoxiemama on 02-08-23