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The Temp

By: Michelle Frances
Narrated by: Imogen Church
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About this listen

You have a successful career, a loving husband and a baby on the way . . . no-one can replace you, can they?

Carrie is a successful TV producer with the perfect husband and the perfect life. But when she falls pregnant, everything threatens to fall apart.

Emma, the temp, is everything she could wish for as her cover: smart, willing and helpful.

But as she charms her way into Carrie's life, winning over her husband and her colleagues one by one, Carrie suspects Emma is after more than just her job . . .

'Fans of BBC drama The Replacement will lap up this taut and suspenseful tale' - Heat

The Temp is a twisting thriller about ambition, deception and betrayal by Michelle Frances, the number one bestselling author of The Girlfriend.

©Michelle Frances 2018 (P)2018 Macmillan Digital Audio Fiction Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Marriage Thriller

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Critic reviews

I was blown away. The Girlfriend is the most marvellous psychological thriller . . . I couldn’t put it down and kept sneaking upstairs to read another few pages . . . Michelle Frances is a writer we’re going to hear a great deal about. Please read this genuinely exciting novel (Jilly Cooper)
The Girlfriend is a taut psychological thriller, the evil chillingly drawn. Every character is layered and beautifully twisted. Makes me consider running background checks on any potential spouses my children bring home! (Karen Rose)
A juicy thriller and utterly compulsive reading (Jenny Blackhurst, author of How I Lost You)
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Surprised at the negative reviews, loved this as much as The Girlfriend, clever plot & fab ending, looking forward to the next novel from Michelle Frances

Loved it!

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I really didn't like how Imogen Church narrated this book especially when it came to the male characters and Adrian in particular. In fact it spoilt the book at times for me

Awful narration

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Unless I missed a clue at the beginning, the twist was totally unexpected. I thought I wouldn't enjoy the book given its set in the TV /entertainment sector but it was great story line

Brilliant twist at the end

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I really enjoyed this book, a good storyline with a twist at the end. This is the second time I’ve listened to it over the past 18 months . The narrator was brilliant and I could put faces to the people she was portraying. Just as good as the Girlfriend but entirely different.

The Temp - well worth listening to .

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Interesting story but lots of loose ends and slightly unbelievable ending. Overall good and characterisation by the reader was excellent

The Temp

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This is an enjoyable read/listen. The characters are well drawn, the story original and pacey. Imogen Church’s narration is excellent as always.

Enjoyable!

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Easy listening for driving to and from work. Narrator was ok and not too irritating like some can be that that is always a bonus!!!

Fairly enjoyable

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The Girlfriend was an excellent read and I waited with anticipation for Michelle Frances’ next offering. I did enjoy aspects of the book, but for me the storyline descended into the farcical. I usually like this narrator very much, but her interpretation of some characters (Elaine and Adrian in particular) brought to mind fingernails across a blackboard.

Not a patch on ‘The Girlfriend’

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Some might say it’s predictable, however as a lover of this genre I must say that it threw me quite a bit and was not expecting the twist! Although this did come along about 3/4 of the way into the book, things just got better and more thrilling. So I wouldn’t say it spoiled the story at all. I normally have about 3 books on the go at the same time- this one I became enthralled in and raced ahead to the finish so definitely worth listening to!

Definitely worth a listen!

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I enjoyed the book until the end. I didn’t like Emma. She behaved outrageously and cruelly. I never seem to get the ending I want.
I was so surprised to see the narration was read by Imogen Church. I avoid all the books she reads these day. Yet her narration here was quite normal and okay.

Not as good as her others.

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