Wanting Daisy Dead

De: Sue Watson

Narrado por: Fiona Hardingham, Elizabeth Knowelden, Alex Wyndham, Moira Quirk, Mirai, Lucy Rayner, Henrietta Meire, Brenda Scott Wlazlo, Tim Campbell

They all had a reason. Only one had the nerve.

Twenty years ago, student Daisy Harrington went out for the evening and never came home. Her body was found a week later. The killer was caught. Case closed.

Now, on what would have been her fortieth birthday, her five university housemates are invited to a weekend gathering. None of them want to go. But none of them can refuse—the invitation makes it clear that if they don’t attend, the past they’ve spent two decades hiding will finally come to light.

Because the man convicted of Daisy’s murder was innocent. And one of the five has known this all along. As the weekend unfolds, the truth threatens to finally be revealed…

They all wanted Daisy dead, but one wanted it more. The question is…who? And why?

©2025 by Sue Watson. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Wanting Daisy Dead

This psychological thriller was an interesting one. Daisy had so many haters that it was difficult to pick one as the murderer. The characters were fully developed. Everyone had a secret and a reason to kill Daisy. It had so many twists and turns that I couldn’t stop reading this book. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys mysteries & thrillers.

Plot

Amazing story. Loved the plot. Can’t wait to read more thi:s author. It was great.

Great book

Intriguing storyline with captivating ending; very entertaining throughout course of audiobook and read well from audio standpoint

Rather Trope-y But Entertaining

The story has several good twists and most of the characters are absolutely insufferable, you don't really want to Like any of them, but it's not in an infuriating way. It just makes you feel like any of these people being locked behind bars will be a satisfying end.
With a cast this size, there's always going to ge flatter characters, so some of them did feel like filler cutouts who were only written in to say one or two specific lines to get the story moved along, but it's not a deal breaker.
Overall, it's a fun listen. I would definitely recommend it for a long work shift or car drive.

Do you really know the closest people in your life?

I enjoyed each character speaking their part. The story line pulled me in. The twists of the characters, how they were all intertwined, and how we assume we know someone, but do we?

All dislikeable characters

This book was a chore to get through. There was not a single character that I liked which made it even more difficult to listen to the book. And, the book was endless. It was too long, and perhaps I feel this way because I could not get engaged since everyone in the story was so dislikable.