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The Accident
- Narrated by: Jenny Funnell
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
Fast paced and suspenseful, The Accident is perfect for fans of Before I Go to Sleep, Gone Girl, and Sophie Hannah.
A gripping psychological thriller about the deadly secrets your children can keep....
Sue Jackson has the perfect family, but when her teenage daughter, Charlotte, deliberately steps in front of a bus and ends up in a coma she is forced to face a very dark reality.
Retracing her daughter's steps, she finds a horrifying entry in Charlotte's diary and is forced to head deep into Charlotte's private world. In her hunt for evidence, Sue begins to mistrust everyone close to her daughter, and she's forced to look further, into the depths of her own past.
Sue will do anything to protect her daughter. But what if she is the reason that Charlotte is in danger?
Critic Reviews
"An enjoyable rollercoaster of a suspense novel with multiple twists." (Daily Mail)
"This dark and creepy book is a must read." (The Sun)
"A thrilling crime debut." (Woman Magazine)
"An ominous atmosphere, a tense tale of past and present colliding, and a narrator whom no-one believes: this book is a delight." (Alex Marwood)
"Utterly compelling. I could not put this gripping, heart-stopping page-turner down." (Rowan Coleman)
"Twisty, dark and utterly compelling." (Lucy Diamond)
"I was gripped from start to finish. Everyone should read this book!" (Lucy Robinson)
"This fast, twisty psychological thriller has suspense on every page!" (Paula Daly)
"Gripping and terrifying." (Julie Cohen)
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- Philippa
- 09-10-2020
Not the best from this author
Story line was drawn out and ultimately predictable. Hard to get into. Big fan of the author but this one is not great
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- Anonymous User
- 28-06-2020
woww
this was so heartbreakingly fantastic. it had me screaming for her to get up and fight..but also gave me an insight into domestic violence but also an understanding. thank you
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- Terry
- 11-05-2016
The yawn yawn accident
Very average , boring storyline . Don't bother downloading . I wish I could think of something nice about the book
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- Aninie R.
- 30-05-2015
Twists and turns to the very end
This is the first book I have listened to by C.L.Taylor and I will be going back for more. Very good story line, with twists and turns right to the very end. Very well narrated, with just the right amount of different accents and voices.
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- MR
- 03-05-2015
tense!!!
loved it, some moments were really frightening, am going read more of her books. great story, great narrator, scary and exciting.
10 people found this helpful
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- Dan
- 25-04-2018
Thrilling to the very end!
Fantastic listen, edge of the seat stuff. C.L Taylor’s best work to date. Highly recommend.
4 people found this helpful
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-04-2018
Couldn't switch this off
Very clever and engaging. Listened to it all in one day. Quite a tense thriller
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- Pooella DeVille
- 14-07-2017
Realistic
Quite unsettling as it was like two of my past relationships rolled into one.
Very well written, powerful and uncomfortable in parts but that was so insightful.
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- Janet
- 16-05-2016
Amazing
Gripped from start to finish, fast paced thriller! Excellent narration, just bought the next of C L Taylor's books, can't wait to get listening!! One of the best audiobooks I have ever listened to! X
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- Sophie S
- 29-02-2016
A good all-rounder
Well written and interesting. The plot and s quite predicable but no less enjoyable. Very good narration. I didn't feel bored at any point and always wanted to know more. Highly recommended.
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- Ms
- 12-11-2015
Good read
Very gripping right to the end
A really good book
Can't wait to get into The Lie
Just about to start it now
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- Rachel Redford
- 29-07-2015
"Keeping this secret is killing me!"
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'Keeping this secret is killing me!' - so 15 year-old Charlotte wrote in her diary before she walked in front of a bus, an entry her desperate mother Sue found in the hidden diary whilst Charlotte lies in hospital in a coma. 'The Accident' is in the genre of Gone-Girl-fast-paced psychological thrillers which keep you listening. The trick with these stories is to keep you listening so that you gloss over the ridiculous implausibilities as you hurtle along the Big Dipper of a plot. 'The Accident' succeeds, even if the final scene in hospital is absurd and Sue's past relationship with dream-lover James who turns into your worst nightmare is incredible. But don't stop to think - just go with the twists and turns, the lies and counter-lies, the convolutions of Sue's detective work, the revealed secrets and hidden terrors - and enjoy the tension along the way. Jenny Funnell's narration helps to keep the listener grounded - she gets right inside Sue which increases our sympathy for her and our belief in her. The book has been criticised for the writer's careless writing skills including over-long ill-punctuated sentences and some readers have understandably lost patience with it for this reason. Listening to a professional narration is clearly better than reading!
5 people found this helpful
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- Lucy
- 13-02-2016
OK
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This was not the best book in the world but I'm pretty sure its also not the worst!
Probably more suited to teens than adults.
Nothing crazy special, a time filler.
The story was interesting but could have been better, some parts were captivating and action filled others boring and slow. Perhaps with further development could've been a great book!
I was intrigued enough to listen all the way through though.
4 people found this helpful
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