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The Couple at the Table

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The Couple at the Table

By: Sophie Hannah
Narrated by: Julie Maisey
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Simon Waterhouse and Charlie Zailer are back in best-selling author Sophie Hannah's twisty new psych suspense.

Six couples. One luxury resort. And the perfect murder....

You're on your honeymoon at an exclusive couples-only resort.

You receive a note warning you to 'beware of the couple at the table nearest to yours'. At dinner that night, five other couples are present and none of their tables is any nearer or further away than any of the others. It's as if someone has set the scene in order to make the warning note meaningless - but why would anyone do that?

You have no idea.

You also don't know that you're about to be murdered, or that once you're dead, all the evidence will suggest that no one there that night could possibly have committed the crime.

So who might be trying to warn you? And who might be about to commit the perfect impossible murder?

©2022 Sophie Hannah (P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Crime Crime Thrillers Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Murder
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I loved the idea, and liked the chacterisations of the police officers but it was far too repetitive. After hearing the same exploration of the storyline for what seemed the third time I think this book would have benefited from some careful editing.

Too repetitive

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I missed these books. It is great to read books that you can't guess the ending for.

always fabulous

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I quite liked this. I think the author has done a great job with suspense and intrigue and I enjoyed the story for most of the book - until it got to the point where peoples motives became clear and they seemed all seemed silly and poorly thought out.

I struggled to believe that people would feel so violently toward s the victim however unpleasant she was.

I hated pretty much all of the characters. Almost every one of them was self indulgent, self obsessed, self riteous, lacking in any moral compass and out of touch with reality.

The beauty of authors like Agatha Christie (and she’s certainly influenced this story) is that they manage to create believable characters who you largely warm to. That adds to the intrigue and shock. There was none of that here. Even though Sophie Hannah has written a lot already that aspect still felt immature as did a lot of the dialogue. It felt more like a debut novel from someone who was “giving it a go” I might give another of her books a read. I’m not sure.

Julie Massey did a good job. Her voice wasn’t comfortable for me to listen to. I found it’s quality a bit grating but I think that’s personal preference rather than a reflection of her ability. Her accents and the range she had with moving from character to character was excellent.

If you’re wavering, give it a go maybe and see what you think.

Quite liked it but hated the characters

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classic who dunnit. An improved upon modern twist on the country house mystery. absolutely wonderful.

classic who dunnit

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This is a brilliant story, and I had to listen in one sitting. The culprit was pretty predictable, but the reasons behind it were not. The only very small problem I had was that it finished very abruptly, and I wasn't ready for it. Brilliantly narrated

Brilliant book

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