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The House on the Water

A Novella

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The House on the Water

By: Margot Hunt
Narrated by: Taylor Schilling
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From the author of Buried Deep comes a brand-new thriller about a summer vacation turned deadly and a group of friends trapped together until they can determine who among them is capable of murder.

Every year, Caroline Reed takes a trip with her best friend, Esme Lamont. They’re usually accompanied by their spouses - but this year, everything’s changed.

Esme has just gone through a bitter divorce, and Caroline is wondering if her own marriage is reaching its breaking point as she and her husband, John, cope with the discovery that their 19-year-old son has been abusing drugs. Still, the inseparable duo books a weeklong stay at a beach-front home in Shoreham, Florida, inviting Esme’s brother, Nick, and his new husband, Ford, in hopes that the additional guests will help lighten the mood.

After a blissful first night in the vacation home, tragedy strikes, and one of the houseguests is found dead. While it’s assumed at first to be a horrific accident, it quickly becomes clear that there’s something more sinister at play, and over the course of this fast-paced, deeply chilling novella, the potential motives of each guest are revealed - until a shocking conclusion is reached.

©2020 Margot Hunt (P)2020 Audible Originals, LLC. Suspense Thriller & Suspense Marriage Fiction Crime Murder Mystery
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Nice short listen
Standard plot line - felt the ending was too soon! Would of loved to know if the culprit escaped justice

Ended too soon !!

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very good narrator,loved the voice . great little story and nice quirky little characters

superb

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Enjoy a short story at times but was a little disappointed by this title. Felt the ending was rushed. Like the author. Have listened to previous but this one just lacked something. Worth a listen I guess but can only rate 3 stars…..

Just 3 stars for me

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An absorbing, well crafted novella with just five possible perpetrators of a probable murder. Enjoyable, and a quick read at little under three hours. Very predictable but still fun. Also currently free to download with the Audible Plus programme. Narration was by Taylor Schilling, a clear rendition if a little slow: increasing playback speed to 1.2 easily resolved that.
A light read novella just right to fill an empty afternoon

"Not what you think happened?"

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Loved it from the start. Nice short(ish) story well written told and recorded. Who dun it?

Riveting tale

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