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One of the Family

A Novel

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One of the Family

By: Mark Edwards
Narrated by: Anna Burnett, Kirsty Strain, Peter Caulfield, Sarah Slimani, Thomas Judd
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The “so clever and fresh” (Lisa Jewell, #1 New York Times bestselling author) author of The Wasp Trap returns with a novel best described as Succession set in the Scottish Highlands where a plot to murder the patriarch’s younger fiancée entangles an innocent outsider in a nest of deadly secrets.

A week in paradise—with the family from hell.

When Patrick is invited by his girlfriend to join her and her family on a luxury holiday in a remote and beautiful part of Scotland, he has no idea that he is about to be plunged into a nightmare of a family, sinister behavior…and a plot to murder the patriarch’s younger fiancée.

Arriving at the house, Patrick meets Holly’s dad, self-made-millionaire Charles, along with her brother Lewis and older sister Miranda. Also on the trip is the widowed Charles’ bride-to-be, Jasmine, who—in her thirties—is around the same age as the three siblings. Lewis and Miranda are horrified by their dad’s impending marriage to this younger woman. Surely, she is just after his money—and is going to steal their inheritance from them. To make things worse, Jasmine is an almost exact doppelganger of their mother before she got sick and died.

Patrick finds himself in the middle of this viper’s nest, trying to keep out of the family crosshairs. He starts to suspect that Lewis has dark plans for Jasmine—putting himself in peril as a potential witness who could mess up his scheme. Perhaps more than one person won’t escape this family of snakes… Crime Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense
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This authors work never disappoints. Interesting story and the writing style makes me feel as if I am there. Can’t recommend enough.

Another great book from this author

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Mark Edwards does it again! The story is captivating and keeps you guessing the whole time. The narration is superb which made it very hard to put down! Loved this book!

Brilliant Story

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I was highly entertained by this book. The plot is unique, the setting is intriguing, and the protagonist is easy to root for. There are surprises at every turn,
I’ll give it that.
The place that this books falls short is in the “setting the stage” or establishing a sense of place with the necessary prose, atmospheric descriptors; that thing that truly makes the reader feel that they are a part of the story because they are taken right there into the action. I really needed more of what we find in some of his other titles like The Retreat and The Wasp Trap.
That element was deeply lacking. It was just action into action into action, there was no pause for those precious moments of the sound of the waves, the creaking of the trees, or the feeling of the village, etc.
Otherwise I loved the book and would recommend it solely based on the brilliant plot, the three dimensional characters, and the unexpected elements-and there are many. Another very, very good book by Mark Edwards.
The narration is fantastic as well.

Very Good-But Not His Best Work

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