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The Son-in-Law

By: Jane E. James
Narrated by: Bethan Rose Young, Ffion Aynsley
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Summary

This title contains strong language and mature themes, including references to sexual violence, abuse of minors and animals, and suicide, that some listeners may find upsetting. Discretion is advised.

I just met my new son-in-law . . . And he’s my ex-husband.

They’re here. I watch them arrive from the kitchen window. My pregnant daughter and her new husband. They’ve barely known each other six months.

I greet him with a tight smile that he recognizes as fake.

Luke is no good for my beautiful, fragile Cerys. He’ll break her heart. I know that because he broke mine — when he was married to me.

I don’t know what he’s after. But I’m going to make it my business to find out.

Don’t underestimate me. I’ll do anything to keep my daughter safe.

©2023 Jane E. James (P)2024 Audible Ltd.
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Everyday family life in rural Wales

Totally ludicrous storyline, horrible characters, great Welsh narrator. I shouldn't have enjoyed this as much as I did, but it was undeniably entertaining.

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Absolutely brilliant!

One of those excellent mysteries that unfolds so gradually that you spend a lot of time disliking the wrong character

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Far fetched storyline and predictable

Storyline was far fetched and twists predictable from early on. The narration was good, but the daughter character really ruined it for me. Such a whiny, pathetic character - I think you were supposed to empathise with her but it had the opposite effect on me.

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utterly compelling

I really really disliked the daughter in the story however the story was absolutely brilliant and I couldn't stop listening

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The twists at the end kept coming

I loved the writing style and getting to know the characters was instant and easy. Just wanted to keep on listening!

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a little gem

ordinarily , trawling the free listens for something you can manage to listen to for more than 20 minutes is a really mundane and disheartening task. sound familiar? downloading this really felt like a stroke of luck and broke the monotony of work splendidly... excellent narration and a story line that avoids the ruts of so so many well plodded story lines.... thank you!

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Decent story, good narration

Decent enough story, liked the narration style.
Maybe goes on a bit too long after what could have been conclusion.

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It was pretty good

I liked the narration,nice voices. I didn’t not enjoy the character of the daughter.weak and meant,I guess she was written well to illicit such a response,so annoying. Good and twisty, but got silly rather fast towards the end. Such a shame,one well murder would have been enough rather than a bunch of coincidentally discovered ones.

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If you want to be constantly infuriated

The daughter is so insufferable. Everything about her made my blood boil and I don’t like reading books with characters I hate. The husband isn’t the villain, the daughter is. This is not a spoiler

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Twists right to the end

Suspension to the end.
Hooked from the beginning.
Flowed nicely
Good narration
Easy listen ing

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