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The Assistant

By: S. K. Tremayne
Narrated by: Laura Kirman
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What would you do if your home assistant turned evil?

She’s in your house. She controls your life. Now she’s going to destroy it.

From the number-one Sunday Times best seller.

She watches you constantly.

Newly divorced Jo is delighted to move into her best friend’s spare room almost rent-free. The high-tech luxury Camden flat is managed by a meticulous home assistant, called Electra, that takes care of the heating, the lights - and sometimes Jo even turns to her for company.

She knows all your secrets.

Until, late one night, Electra says one sentence that rips Jo’s fragile world in two: ‘I know what you did’. And Jo is horrified. Because in her past she did do something terrible. Something unforgivable.

Now she wants to destroy you.

Only two other people in the whole world know Jo’s secret. And they would never tell anyone. Would they? As a fierce winter brings London to a standstill, Jo begins to understand that the assistant on the shelf doesn’t just want to control Jo; it wants to destroy her.

This edition includes an exclusive interview with S.K. Tremayne, discussing audiobooks, his writing style, the genesis of his chilling idea for The Assistant, and more.

©2019 S. K. Tremayne (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Action & Adventure Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime

Critic Reviews

"Terrifyingly believable and utterly, utterly gripping. One of my top reads of the year." (Lisa Jewell)

"The Assistant is the definition of suspense!" (Jeffery Deaver)

"Chilling." (Sunday Times)
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I was so excited to see a new book out - it’s 3.20am on a work night now and I’ve just finished. I’m going to be shattered tomorrow, but it was worth listening. I just couldn’t stop!

Couldn’t put it down!

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Listened to the book whilst travelling around in the caravan. At the beginning- thought the overuse of words was going to be this books premature ending but it settled down. The story was interesting and I was willing to stick through the book to the end.

The end came and went and I sorted wondered how much of the previous 9 hrs I really needed. The end wasn’t that gripping.

My wife and I both agreed (without reference to each other) it was a 6/10 job.

Recommended by a friend.

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loved this book. Lots of twists and turns and I didn't pick the villain which I like, because I usually figure out "who done it" early in the story. Laura's reading was brilliant.

great read

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Apparently it can get slower - even skipping ahead 10 chapters hasn't sped up the plot which goes nowhere, over and over and over again.

Now that we're nowhere, lets throw in some meaningless dialog delivered by vapid characters.

I'd rather sit in economy class from Sydney to Dallas with an overweight carnival clown sitting next to me than complete this book.

I'm a little bit annoyed that I'll never get 5 hours back that I spent listening and hoping the plot would pick up.

OMG - could it get any slower?

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