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The Birthday
- Detective Natalie Ward, Book 1
- Narrated by: Diana Croft
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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Summary
One hot summer’s afternoon, five-year-old Ava Sawyer went to a party. She never came home....
When five-year-old Ava Sawyer goes missing from a birthday party at a local garden center, the police are bewildered by the lack of leads. That is, until two years later, when Ava’s body is found and another little girl, Audrey Briggs, goes missing. Audrey also attended that party....
Leading the investigation is Detective Natalie Ward. A mother of two teenagers, this case chills her to the bone and is a disturbing reminder of the last job she worked on. One that still keeps her awake at night....
Natalie soon discovers that Ava’s mother has some worrying gaps in her alibi, and as she digs deeper, she’s sure Ava’s father is not telling the full story. And what did the owner of the garden center Elsa see that day? Something that she’s not telling Natalie....
Just as Natalie is facing up to the grim possibility that Ava and Audrey were killed by someone close to home, another little girl from the party doesn’t come home from her ballet lesson. Can Natalie find a way to stop this killer before more innocent lives are taken?
Gripping, fast-paced, and nail-bitingly tense, this book will keep you listening long into the night. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Rachel Abbott, and Karin Slaughter.
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- stink
- 06-02-19
Enjoyed
Enjoyed this story kept me interested from start to finish the character's were believable maybe a little corny.the narrator was very good so give it ago.😉😉😉
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- clarebear
- 30-03-20
Held me gripped with suspension
Great listen easy to dip in & out of because story line ran smoothly, didn't guess who the murder was as an adult, but knew it was probably the boy that was mentioned as being a little heavy handed.
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- nathalie
- 23-01-22
Worth it
The story is a bit of a slow starter but gets very good after the first couple of chapters. Good story line and great twist at the end.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-03-22
The birthday
Struggled to finish story intriguing but ok but headed
who had done it within couple of chapters
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- Gwyneth Smith
- 19-10-18
A good read but not brilliant
Enjoyed this book but I've read better. The ending though is unpredictable so keep going!
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- Diane Walmsley
- 18-08-21
excellent listen
a really good who is it with loads of could be's, enjoyed the plot and social side of the novel.
Found the narration really enjoyable with an excellent black country dialect thrown in for good measure
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- Minnie
- 11-07-20
great read
loved this book great story line the narrator done well a must read I would recommend
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- Anonymous User
- 19-11-18
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A little like Enid blyton for adults kept waiting for something to happen hey ho not for me
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- basquildol
- 24-05-23
Quite enjoyable
First time of reading this author, thought the story was well crafted with hood characters.
The voice actor took me a while to get used to, but not to the detriment of enjoying the book.
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- J Taylor
- 21-01-19
Just ok
The story was a bit long winded and technically not very good
It was ok but not great
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