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Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?

The unforgettable thriller from bestselling author Nicci French - 'One of their very best' (Observer)

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Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter?

By: Nicci French
Narrated by: Jane Collingwood
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Summary

 She’s loved by all who meet her

But someone wants her gone…

Alec Salter doesn’t seem worried when his wife, Charlotte, fails to attend his 50th birthday party and, with most of their small village in attendance, it’s hours before anyone realises she’s missing. As the days pass and still no sight, Charlotte’s daughter, Etty, and her sons, Niall, Paul and Ollie, all struggle to understand her disappearance. Left in limbo with no answers, the Salter children try and go on with their lives, all the while suspecting their mother’s potential killer could be very close to home.

Thirty years later, Etty helps move Alec, stricken with dementia, into an elder care facility. But when her childhood friends, Greg and Morgan Ackerley, start a surprisingly popular true crime podcast investigating Charlotte’s presumed death, the town’s buried secrets – and the Salters’ – might finally come to light.

With the podcast turning the case into national news, Inspector Maud O’Connor is dispatched to investigate. Frustrated by the sexism and incompetence of her colleagues, Maud will stop at nothing to uncover the terrible truth of what really happened to Charlotte Salter.

A nerve-tingling and atmospheric thriller from master of suspense Nicci French about families shattered by tragedy and the secrets that have been waiting decades to be revealed.

PRAISE FOR NICCI FRENCH:

'Fantastic - a breathless drumbeat of dread and suspense . . . no one does it better than Nicci French' LEE CHILD
'Expertly paced, psychologically sharp, thoroughly enjoyable' LOUISE CANDLISH
‘One of their very best. Compelling, moving, and beautifully written … an absolute winner’ OBSERVER
'Perfection' SOPHIE HANNAH
'Classic Nicci French: an unputdownable missing-persons thriller that’s also a searing examination of family, memory and grief … Heart-thumping, head-scratching, nail-biting stuff' ERIN KELLY
'No-one does the dark distortion of good intentions like Nicci French' CARA HUNTER
'An absolute masterclass of crime writing' KATE RHODES
'As well as a fantastic mystery, Nicci French has written a powerful, moving and wise story about the damage that loss does to families, with characters you can’t forget. I loved it' JO CALLAGHAN Amateur Sleuths Crime Thrillers Detective Domestic Thrillers Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime Disappearance
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Critic Reviews

‘Classic Nicci French: an unputdownable missing-persons thriller that’s also a searing examination of family, memory and grief. A big-skied, full-blooded, broken-hearted book’ Erin Kelly

'As well as a fantastic mystery, Nicci French has written a powerful, moving and wise story about the damage that loss does to families, with characters you can’t forget. I loved it' Jo Callaghan

‘One of their very best. Compelling, moving and beautifully written, it’s about how real people are affected by (and driven to) murder . . . Throw in a brilliantly cool London detective, Maud, and you have an absolute winner’ The Observer

‘Fans of the husband and wife writing team, Sean French and Nicci Gerrard, will need no encouragement to seize on this latest example of their rare talent. It’s their 25th crime collaboration since 1997 and shows off their exceptional skills as storytellers . . . The French magic is at work again’ Daily Mail

‘Gripping and twisty’ Heat

‘This is classic, heart-breaking Nicci French’ My Weekly

'Gripping' Crime Monthly

‘It’s another spine-tingling thriller from husband-and-wife team Nicci French’ Woman & Home

‘Another page-turner from the husband-and-wife team Nicci Gerrard and Sean French – a writing duo at the top of their game’ Saga
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i got this based on the reputation/reviews of Nicci French. It wasn't as clever as i'd expected but was definitely enjoyable.

The first third sets up the historical crime -- tragedy strikes in two posh families. In the second third, posh kids affected by tragedy have grown into slightly obnoxious, damaged adults. This bit is a little dull, largely due to the unappealing characters -- BUT the final third really rocks! At last, a great character -- DI Maud O'Connor - is introduced. Not before time, as every member of the police until then has proved severely incompetent.

On balance, i'd rather have read a whole book about Maud...

Good last third

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Great story, excellent narration. Only complaint is the police (excluding Maude) sounded so incredibly stupid it made me mad.

Felt like 3 books in one

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I’m really liking Maud as a character. The story was intriguing and I could pick the murderer. Thanks for another great plot that I could not stop listening to.

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I cannot understand the high reviews for this. The narration was whiny and irritating, but perhaps the best that could be done with the material. Extremely unlikeable characters with whom it was impossible to sympathise and relate. The story was banal and trite, and way too long. All the police procedural sections were so cliched it was embarrassing. The lead detective was (I assume) supposed to be a study in contrasts (super-confident in her job, uncertain in her personal life) but it didn't gel. The final denouement was just 'meh'. It was a relief it was over.

Nicci French's early books were great, but it seems they've well and truly dropped the ball of late. I'm not sure why they feel they need to create such horrible people. The Dr Frieda Klein series is another case in point.

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