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Her First Mistake

Noelle Marshall, Book 1

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Her First Mistake

By: Kendra Elliot
Narrated by: Stephanie Németh-Parker
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When a very personal cold case murder is reopened, a detective’s secrets come to light in a novel of shocking twists and suspense by a Wall Street Journal bestselling author.

Thirteen years ago, Assemblyman Derrick Bell was murdered in his home by an intruder. His wife, Noelle Marshall, was left for dead. The crime was unsolved, but it wasn’t forgotten.

Today the FBI is tackling a fresh perspective on the case and looking to Noelle, now a detective for the Deschutes County sheriff’s office, for new clues. It is reopening everything Noelle thought was behind her. Memories of her escape from a traumatic childhood. A marriage that wasn’t the perfect love story she’d been promised. And a husband whose charm and privilege hid a dark side. But Noelle has been hiding something too: a secret about the night Derrick died that she has never told anyone.

As past and present and leads and misleads collide, one thing is frighteningly clear. Derrick’s murder wasn’t just unsolved. It’s unfinished. And only the truth—no matter the risk—can save the next victim.

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Critic Reviews

“This will satisfy…”—Publishers Weekly

“As in any good thriller, the narration, the dialogue and the action draw us deeper and deeper into the life of the main character.”—Bookreporter

“Cold cases inevitably provide great fodder for crime thrillers, and Kendra Elliot proves remarkably adept at mining that trope with her latest sizzler of a story, Her First Mistake.”—Jon Land, BookTrib
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This was my first book by this author and I’m really glad I tried it. I picked it because it was tagged as romantic suspense (and it was free with KU), and I ended up liking it a lot.

I wouldn’t really call it romantic suspense though — it leaned more toward suspense/murder mystery for me. That said, the ending definitely gave me the feeling there’s going to be more romance in the next book, which I’m excited about.

The story kept me guessing. I kept changing my mind about who the bad guy was, which made it really fun to listen to. The pacing was great too — never felt slow.

And the narrator was amazing. Really easy to get pulled into the story.

Looking forward to the next one in the series.

Great story and pacing

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I always judge a audiobook by the reader and the narrator was very good. kept me guessing till the end

good story

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