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The Darkest Lies

A Gripping Psychological Thriller with a Shocking Twist

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The Darkest Lies

By: Barbara Copperthwaite
Narrated by: Alison Campbell
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A mother desperate for the truth. A daughter hiding a terrible secret.

Melanie Oak appeared to have the perfect life. Married to her childhood sweetheart, Jacob, the couple live with their beautiful, loving, teenage daughter, Beth, in a pretty village. Nothing can shake her happiness - until the day that Beth goes missing, and is discovered beaten almost to the point of death, her broken body lying in a freezing creek on the marshes near their home. Consumed with grief, Melanie is determined to find her daughter's attacker. Someone in the village must have seen something. Why won't they talk?

As Melanie tries to piece together what happened to Beth, she discovers that her innocent teenager has been harboring some dark secrets of her own. The truth may lie closer to home and put Melanie's life in terrible danger.

A completely gripping psychological thriller with a twist you won't see coming. Fans of The Girl on the Train, The Sister and Before I Let You In will be captivated.

©2017 Barbara Copperthwaite (P)2017 Bookouture Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Scary Village
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This was an excellent tale and the Fen landscape was a great stage set for the action. Characterisation was believable and beautifully crafted. Very much enjoyed this realistic peak into a mother's love.

The darkest lies

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Absolutely gripping! Twisting and turning right to the last minute! Could not stop listening to it.

Gripping

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Not a bad story, I thought the reader was a bit weird and had to concentrate to stay focused.

The surprise ending was not a surprise, I worked it out halfway through the book but nevertheless, good story.

Not bad

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Fantastic book. I kept thinking "oh it's obvious, I know who did it". No it's not! Twists and turns. A little graphic in parts. When the narrator was just reading the main part she was really annoying, and I wanted her to just get on with it and don't;' try to b so precise! Otherwise, highly recommend.

Brilliant story - kept me listning

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Really enjoyed this plot of this story. Kept me guessing right to the very end! The downside for me was that the narration was wooden at best, more often monotone and stilted. I nearly gave up after the first 10 mins simply because the narration gave the book such a flatness. I wish I had read this book rather than listened to it... I think I would have enjoyed it more.

In two minds about this book...

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