The Promise

By: Teresa Driscoll

Narrated by: Esther Wane, Billie Fulford-Brown, Steve West

Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

The chilling new psychological thriller from the #1 bestselling author of I Am Watching You.

It was their darkest secret. Three schoolgirls made a promise - to take the horrible truth of what they did to the grave.

Thirty years later, Beth and Sally have tried to put the trauma behind them. Though Carol has distanced herself from her former friends, the three are adamant that the truth must never come to light, even if the memory still haunts them.

But when some shocking news threatens to unearth their dark secret, Beth enlists the help of private investigator Matthew Hill to help her and Sally reconnect with estranged Carol ­- before the terrible act they committed as teenagers is revealed.

Beth wishes she could take back the vow they made.

But somebody is watching and will stop at nothing to ensure the secret stays buried. Now, with her beloved family in peril, can Beth still keep the promise?

©2019 Teresa Driscoll (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Expertly handled noir…” (Fiona Barton, Sunday Times and New York Times best-selling author of The Widow)

“Gripping and well written with warm, realistic characters who will haunt you long after you’ve reached the dramatic end.” (Jane Corry, Sunday Times best-selling author of My Husband’s Wife)

Not advisable for parents grieving loss of a child

I found the story captivating with many twists. I kept guessing wrong; a good thing. Although it was not upsetting for me, women or men who have lost a fetus or child may find this story further upsetting.

Interesting listen with good plots

I liked the book, I think in terms of subject matter and the ability to grasp the issues and challenges of a person and the emotions that go with it, this was a very good listen with a very good narrator. However, there was an unnecessary dramatic build up to the secret promise. Honestly It could have been revealed early on and then the after effects played out through out the story. The flaw was in the writers’ thought process that the center of the book was a promise when it really was the development of the characters surrounding the effects of the promise. It was still a very good book.

Efficient!

I really appreciate how efficient the narrators told this story. This story serves as a great reminder that there is so much more deep beneath our exteriors!

The Promise

What an an emotional sad, yet beautiful story, full of love, hatred , friendship etc. I loved every minute. It is a story that will keep your mind thinking all the time, long after you have read it. The narration was excellent.

The story was a little slow and not very thrilling

I finished this book but it didn’t grab my attention and make me want to listen 24/7 there was mystery but not much suspense. The story was dragged on. But it wasn’t bad. I just prefer more suspense

I promise she gets to the story!

Whoa! This was extremely difficult for me to stick with. It finished okay but the first good half of the book lead up to this super, ultra, life altering promise among a group of girls. You have no clue why and aren't given much more than bread crumbs like Hansel and Gretel. It was grueling trying to piece together and it took too long to set the story. Once it began to roll it became interesting but not riveting and though the story did have some twists, I never was on the edge of my seat so to speak and much could be anticipated ahead of time. Myself, I would personally have picked another book given the chance knowing this information. Way too many other good books out there!

Could. Have been good

Could have been good, but plot was too slow and threw all the surprises in two chapters.

wonderful

loved every minute of it. kept me guessing. Will read more of her books I know

Time Stopping

Kept you wanting to keep reading and not put it down. A very good read!

Great Suspense!

Loved this twisty story. It turned out differently than I thought. Teresa Driscoll is so good at not giving away who the bad guy is and I love that. Character development was so good. I really felt like I knew these women when they were young in boarding school and now as adults. It was great seeing Matt starting out and how he met Sally. Narration was perfect!!!!