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Nine Hidden Lives

By: Robert Gold
Narrated by: Nathaniel Priestley
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***THE TWISTY NEW THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR***

Broadchurch meets Harlan Coben in the most compulsive thriller you'll listen to all year. Whether you've come across Robert Gold before or whether you're discovering him for the first time, this is your next addictive listen.

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Secrets only survive in the dark

When journalist Ben Harper is asked to help re-examine an unsolved murder case from thirty years ago, he immediately agrees. It's not just that the victim was also a journalist, murdered after she'd published a series of shocking interviews with victims of domestic abuse. It's also that he understands all too well the need of victim's daughter, Doctor Uma Jha, for answers.

But it's not long before their investigation leads to threats being made on Uma's life. Ben needs to unravel this crime before it's too late, but instead he finds himself tangled in a web of lies and deception. After all, a crime like murder has implications for many people.

People who have been keeping secrets for thirty years, and will do whatever it takes to protect them.
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'Superb' LISA JEWELL
'Utterly absorbing' SHARI LAPENA
'Excellent' LEE CHILD
'One of a kind' JAMES PATTERSON
'Unputdownable' KARIN SLAUGHTER

©2025 Robert Gold (P)2025 Hachette Audio UK
Crime Crime Thrillers 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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