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Too Close to Breathe
- Narrated by: Brona C Titley
- Series: Frankie Sheehan, Book 1
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Publisher's Summary
Perfect for fans of Tana French, Jane Casey and Gillian Flynn.
Too soon to see.
Polished. Professional. Perfect. Dead. Respected scientist Dr Eleanor Costello is found hanged in her immaculate home: the scene the very picture of a suicide.
Too late to hide.
DCS Frankie Sheehan is handed the case and almost immediately spots foul play. Sheehan, a trained profiler, is seeking a murderer with a talent for death.
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- Valerie Scully
- 01-16-20
Fresh 'irish' read
Intriguing and engaging - kept me curious to the end. Authentic to 2018 Duublin.
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- sonvagun
- 05-14-19
enjoyed it
my first time listening to a crime story, and I enjoyed it. kept me guessing till the end!