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The Book Club

By: C. J. Cooper
Narrated by: Mary Woodvine
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Everyone is hiding a secret. One of them is murder.

The book club was her idea, of course.

It was her way into our group. A chance to get close.

I knew from the day she arrived that she couldn't be trusted.

And I was right.

Alice didn't come to the village for peace and quiet.

She came for revenge.

A deliciously addictive psychological thriller about a book club that unravels dark and scandalous secrets between one circle of neighbours. The perfect for fans of Big Little Lies and The Rumour.

©2021 C. J. Cooper (P)2021 Hachette Audio UK Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense

Critic Reviews

"I raced through it - edgy, tense." (Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange)

"I for one am terrified of the woman next door!" (Louise Candlish, author of The Other Passenger)

"Tightly plotted, edge-of-seat gripping." (Sophie Hannah, author of Haven't They Grown)
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Excellent book , very interesting characters , well read , brilliant plot, wonderful twist at the end , looking forward to another .

Great read

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I would not have persisted with this one, if I wasn't reading it for my Book Club. It is totally banal, heavily cliched ideas and poorly executed, with very little to keep the reader interested.

There are one or two interesting ideas here but they are not explored. The rest is tedious cliche which unfolds exactly as you expect it to, with nothing new or interesting or clever brought to the table. The characters are inconsistent and some of their decisions ridiculous. The uncovering of one major secret at the end is handled by the other party in a way that absolutely defies belief. Beyond an eye-roll, it's just silly.

Lastly, why are depictions of book clubs so absurd and unrealistic in books and film? This is another example of it being so far from any possible reality of such a group, it's impossible to engage.

Utterly dreadful

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