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The Island

By: Adrian McKinty
Narrated by: Mela Lee
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"IRRESISTIBLE AND PULSE-POUNDING" Karin Slaughter
"A TENSE, PACY PAGE-TURNER" GUARDIAN
"BRILLIANT AND RELENTLESS" Don Winslow

The unmissable new thriller from the bestselling author of THE CHAIN.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE CAPABLE OF UNTIL THEY COME FOR YOUR FAMILY.

After moving from a small country town to Seattle, Heather Baxter marries Tom, a widowed doctor with a young son and teenage daughter. A working vacation overseas seems like the perfect way to bring the new family together, but once they're deep in the Australian outback, the jet-lagged and exhausted kids are so over their new mom.

When they discover a remote Dutch Island, off-limits to outside visitors, the family talks their way onto the ferry, taking a chance on an adventure far from the reach of iPhones and Instagram. But as soon as they set foot on the island, which is run by a tightly knit clan of locals, everything feels wrong. Then a shocking accident propels the Baxters from an unsettling situation into an absolute nightmare.

When Heather and the kids are separated from Tom, they are forced to escape alone, seconds ahead of their pursuers. Now it's up to Heather to save herself and the kids, even though they don't trust her, the harsh bushland is filled with danger, and the locals want her dead.

Heather has been underestimated her entire life, but she knows that only she can bring her family home again and become the mother the children desperately need, even if it means doing the unthinkable to keep them all alive.

SOON TO BE A HULU ORIGINAL SERIES©2022 Adrian McKinty (P)2022 Orion Publishing Group Action & Adventure Crime Thrillers Domestic Thrillers Family Life Genre Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Psychological Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Suspense Exciting
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"Irresistible and pulse-pounding." (Karin Slaughter)

"Extraordinary." (T. J. Newman)

"Brilliant and relentless." (Don Winslow)
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I’m always a little concerned if a book has too much hype prior to release . A good ( albeit basic ) story . The narrator was a little distracting with awful Australian / Irish accent and pronunciation - must do better

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The story was really exciting and kept me up late. The narration wasn’t great and the Australian and Irish accents were terrible 😂 after a while though I didn’t care as the story had me gripped.

Accents shocking, great story.

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Overall I enjoyed the audiobook. The performance was ok. The story was thrilling at times but perhaps a bit silly in a Bond villain kind of way. If you want a fast paced thriller this is a decent one.

Enjoyable thriller

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Yes the Aussie accents were awful. But the storyline was good, and I was gripped the whole way through.

Gripping story that kept me hooked

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loved listening to Gérard Doyle reading previous books , but narration here was poor . The Irish connection was somewhat lost due to the terrible accents , and Australian ones worse! I can't really believe this was approved! Especially with the Authors level of success. Anyway , the story was pretty good , but much more of a violent thriller than his earlier books.

shame about the narration

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