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The Unheard

By: Nicci French
Narrated by: Olivia Vinall
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He did kill. Kill and kill and kill.

Tess’ number one priority has always been her three-year-old daughter, Poppy. But splitting up with Poppy’s father, Jason, means that she cannot always be there to keep her daughter safe.

When she finds a disturbing drawing, dark and menacing, among her daughter’s brightly coloured paintings, Tess is convinced that Poppy has witnessed something terrible. Something that her young mind is struggling to put into words.

But no one will listen. It’s only a child’s drawing, isn’t it?

Tess will protect Poppy, whatever the price. But when she doesn’t know what, or who, she is protecting her from, how can she possibly know who to trust?

©2021 Nicci French (P)2021 W F Howes Crime Thrillers Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime

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The narrator was good. I didn’t think much of the plot and I guessed the ending.

It was okay

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I stuck with this until there was about 18 minutes left. The culprit was well and truly revealed by then and it was just more of a small child demanding her parents ‘swing’ her as they walked along. There was so much of this, far too much. I don’t enjoy more than the smallest amount of children in crime fiction. There is so much child in this one, including lots of unnecessary detail. So much so that I had to listen to this in 3 parts, with other (less frustrating) books interspersing it! As if this aspect wasn’t bad enough, I really wanted the annoying protagonist to be charged with wasting Police time.

Not one of their best!

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Characters were believable. Gripping plot. Performance was excellent and made listening easy. Nicci French at top of their game!

Tense but real

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I loved the narrator, unloved the story and was relieved that Nicci French is back albeit with a slightly gentler tone!

nicki French at their best

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The story was ok and I would have enjoyed it more had the narrator had put more feeling into her voice. She sounded as if she was bored with her one tone voice. I was, it did no justice to the book.

Terrible narrator

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I’ve always loved Nicci French thrillers, perhaps not so fond of the female detective series, but this one is excellent. Exciting and well narrated. I found it difficult to put down. In addition to which I didn’t want it to finish which is always the test of a good book . The problem I’m faced with now is to find something which is comparable...a difficult task indeed.

Excellent

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In parts it sounded as if the authors had been told they had to write 3,000 words that day and it was getting late and they were tired. The listing of contents in kitchen drawers and bathroom cabinets at one point went so far past tedious it became funny.
I found the lead character very irritating and her interactions with the authorities totally unbelievable.
If it had been in print and I’d been reading it I doubt I would have made it to halfway through,

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An ok story. Quite predictable. I found the things Tess allowed her daughter to say to people quote surprising. She basically let her 3 year old be rude to everyone without ever correcting her.

Otherwise ok

Alright

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this was a good story and I didn't guess the ending, in fact I really enjoyed it

Good story

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Very good insight into how we all overload or heads, and eventually it falls into place

The mind is a jumbled box

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