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Pieces of Her

By: Karin Slaughter
Narrated by: Kathleen Early
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Publisher's Summary

The electrifying new thriller from international best seller Karin Slaughter explores the deadly secrets kept between a mother and daughter.

"Slaughter has outdone herself with Pieces of Her—a novel that sets the standard for psychological thriller writing. Rarely in fiction have the past and the present collided with such force and in such a distinctive and compelling voice" (Jeffery Deaver)

What if the person you thought you knew best turned out to be someone you never knew at all?

Andrea Oliver's mother, Laura, is the perfect small-town mum. Laura lives a quiet but happy life in sleepy beachside Belle Isle. She's a pillar of the community: a speech therapist, business owner, and everybody's friend. And she's never kept a secret from anyone. Or so Andrea thinks.

When Andrea is caught in a random violent attack at a shopping mall, Laura intervenes and acts in a way that is unrecognizable to her daughter. It"s like Laura is a completely different person—and that's because she was. Thirty years ago. Before Andrea. Before Belle Isle.

Laura is hailed as a hero for her actions at the mall, but 24 hours later she is in hospital, shot by an intruder, who's spent decades trying to track her down.

What is Andrea's mother trying to hide? As elements of the past return and put them both in danger, Andrea is left to piece together Laura's former identity and discover the truth—for better or worse—about her mother. Is the gentle, loving woman who raised her also a violent killer?

©2018 HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Limited (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers Australia Pty Limited

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Sickeningly gripping from the very start

Very powerful writing, extensive vocabulary use and the storyline keeps you always guessing. The narrator uses great intonation and adds to this exceptional story. I couldn’t put it down.

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Thrilling and unexpected

This book had me intrigued from the start. The direction of the narrative was completely unpredictable and had me guessing all the way to the end. It started with a violent, action packed incident from the first scene, and didn't relent for the whole book.
I thoroughly enjoyed every second and have downloaded the whole Karin Slaughter back catalogue now.

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Great story!

Really enjoyed this. The performance was really well done and the writing really took me on the journey with the characters.

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psychological thriller

Another great book from Karin Slaughter. strong characters, great storyline. Enjoyed the flashbacks to the 80s and the merging of storyline.

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Compelling

The sort of book which is ideal for binge reading. most enjoyable. I would recommend it.

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Enjoyed the story

I found this hard to listen to some of the time. The accent of the narrator was monotonous. She did well however, I struggled with the ‘w’ s most of the time.

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Great story

Great recording and story. Gripping, thrilling, twists, turns, good closure at the end. 100% recommend.

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absolutely awesome

sideways turns and fantastic storyline ... so awesome being able to listen to this book. a great reader as well.

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Brilliant

Narrator has you riveted from the start. Never enjoyed my car journey to and from work so much! Another Karin Slaughter fantastic book.

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A great story.

Totally enthralling. A few laughs, a few tears. A story read well. Karin Slaughter rocks

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