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Sapphire Falls
- Narrated by: Anna Hruby
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
Fiona is devastated when her husband Charlie commits suicide after the accidental shooting of his friend. Though Fiona decides to keep farming their successful property, rumours that she intends to sell keep circulating. When Detective Burrows arrives to sign off on the investigation into Eddie's death, his suspicions are aroused by some strange anomalies at the scene. As Dave becomes increasingly convinced that something sinister is going on, Fiona finds herself dealing with a series of disasters at the farm....
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- Anonymous User
- 30-11-2019
Easy exciting reading
Love it from start to end even though the end finishes too quick. She could have given closure to certain people
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- Yvonne
- 31-05-2019
A good listen
I couldn't put it down even though it was predictable after a point. Glad there were not more details of the sadistic abuse perpetrated. A happy ending makes me happy.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-12-2018
Good book
Very nice beautiful story not to heavy. Nice to listen to while working. Worth reading
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