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Nine Hidden Lives

'If you're looking for a gripping thriller that twists and turns, Robert Gold delivers' HARLAN COBEN

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Nine Hidden Lives

By: Robert Gold
Narrated by: Nathaniel Priestley
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 Broadchurch meets Harlan Coben in the most compulsive thriller you'll read all year. Discover the Sunday Times bestseller . . .

'A gripping thriller that twists and turns' HARLAN COBEN
'I couldn't put it down for a single second' LISA JEWELL
'Full of shocking twists' KARIN SLAUGHTER
'Cliffhangers and revelations galore' THE TIMES

Thirty years ago, Alaka Jha's murder sent shockwaves through Haddley. The reporter had been exposing a dark side to the tight-knit community, and her daughter Uma suspects that story could be the key to her unsolved murder.

On the anniversary of Alaka's death, journalist Ben Harper is determined to find answers for Uma at last - but his investigation takes him deep into a tangled web of lies, and puts Uma's life in danger.

Because it seems not everyone in Haddley wants this terrible crime solved. Some of them have been keeping secrets for over thirty years - and they don't want them dragged into the light . . .©2025 Robert Gold Ltd Crime Crime Thrillers Domestic Thrillers Mystery Police Procedurals Psychological Thriller & Suspense
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I really enjoy the characters and story line as well as the narration/performance. I’m glad there are a few more in this series. Thanks for writing these, they are truly enjoyable.

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It was only after finishing the book and reading the acknowledgements that I realised this was book four in the Ben Harper series. Honestly, that explained a lot—because as a standalone, it just didn’t work for me. I found the story dull and hard to follow. Entire stretches felt bogged down in mundane detail—conversations about cake, people forgetting to close doors—while the actual mystery barely held my attention. By the time the killer was revealed, my reaction was more “wait, who?” than “wow.” It was anticlimactic and unsatisfying. Maybe fans of the series will get more out of it, but as someone coming in fresh, I was just not enjoying the experience.

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