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A Twist of the Knife

By: Peter James
Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
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A Twist of the Knife is Peter James’s gripping collection of thirty short stories, combining tales from Short Shockers: Collection One and Two.

With each twist of the knife, a chilling new journey begins . . . From a woman intent on bizarre revenge to a restaurant critic with a morbid fear of the number thirteen, and from a man arranging a life-changing assignation to a couple heading for a disaster-filled vacation . . .

In multimillion-copy bestselling author Peter James’s collection of short stories we first come to meet Brighton’s finest detective, Roy Grace, and read the tale that went on to inspire James’s hugely successful novel, Dead Simple. Each tale carries a twist that will haunt readers for days after they turn the final page . . .

A Twist of the Knife shows Peter James as the undisputed grand master of storytellers with this sometimes funny, often haunting, but always shocking collection.

‘Peter will send chills up your spine and make you jump at all those bumps in the night. Easily digestible and each one as fantastically goose bump-inducing as the last . . . Brilliant stuff’ - Heat

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not what I was expecting at all from Peter James. Not my cup of tea at all. Found the narration slightly boring

Disappointing

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I quite liked it. No plots to follow as such. Easy listen. I got through it in no time.

Made a change.

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I really enjoyed the short stories in this book, Peter James is now one of my favourite authors.

Great Book!

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Would you listen to A Twist of the Knife again? Why?

Yes, it was perfect for a train travel. Short and longer stories with different settings and plots.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

No

Which character – as performed by Leighton Pugh – was your favourite?

The narrator made a great job as there were so many characters and stories in this listen.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes, but it also suited a travel time.

Any additional comments?

I knew Peter James from Roy Grace book series and I really loved listening to these different character stories.

Very entertaining listen

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Peter James is one of my favourite authors think I have read just about every book he has written, but this one left me feeling a little cheated. I felt I was reading a compilation of excerpts from his other novels with a little new stuff intermingled.

Not one of his best

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