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The Disappearing Act

By: Catherine Steadman
Narrated by: Catherine Steadman
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Publisher's Summary

The new gripping psychological thriller from the New York Times best-selling author of Mr Nobody and Something in the Water.

A woman has gone missing.

But did she ever really exist?

Mia Eliot has travelled from London to LA for pilot season. This is her big chance to make it as an actor in Hollywood, and she is ready to do whatever it takes. At an audition she meets Emily, and what starts as a simple favour takes a dark turn when Emily goes missing and Mia is the last person to see her.

Then a woman turns up, claiming to be Emily, but she is nothing like Mia remembers. Why would someone pretend to be Emily? Starting to question her own sanity, she goes on a desperate and dangerous search for answers, knowing something is very, very wrong.

In an industry where everything is about creating illusions, how do you know what is real? And how much would you risk to find out? 

©2021 Catherine Steadman (P)2021 Simon & Schuster UK

Critic Reviews

"Ingenious and intriguing." (BA Paris)

"I devoured this Londoner in LA story in a day." (Caroline Kepnes)

"I loved it." (TM Logan)

"Engaging and suspenseful." (New York Times)

"Stylish, riveting, hugely atmospheric - I couldn’t put it down." (Lucy Foley)

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Mediocre

Overly explained situations felt like you were listening to an instructional book at times… read well but just a lacklustre story you could have told in half the time .. predictable.. character stupidity… started strong but lagged in the middle and limped towards the end.

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For those who distrust Hollywood

Not my usual read but kept me intrigued to the last chapter.
Lead character voice very soothing and easy to listen too.
Not the ending I would have picked but excellent !

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The Disappearing Act

Another fantastic read beautifully narrated by author.. a thrilling ride full of drama excellent characters great plot.. love these books

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An engaging story with a great production

I really enjoyed the story. It was well read and well produced. Some parts were a little slow but they were few and far between. I would recommend

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Kept me interested the whole time!

Twisty, with cliffhangers in most chapters, really enjoyed this one. Love a good female lead.

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Hard to put down

This was a great story, the only problem was I couldn't stop listening! I finished it in record time!

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Seriously love Catherine as narrator!

After listening to "Something in the Water" I went looking for more audio books narrated by Catherine Steadman. Imagine my excitement to discover that she has narrated so many of her other titles. Love the stories, love the mystery. Thanks Catherine! More please!

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worth the head f*ck

wow! at first you will wonder why you are given such detailed accounts of what is going on, but it is all part of the plan to make your mind flip, you cannot figure out how it is going to end truly a gripping read.

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Easy to follow and good storyline

Only issue was the narrator pronouncing the character Naomi as Niomi. I cringed every time. Otherwise great read.

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A little disappointing

I was very excited about this book. I must say the author has the most delightful and calming voice to listen to! The story was so difficult to follow in places, her explanations for what girl was who and when and where. It all got a little confusing. I wanted some more surprises, twists and turns. Something unexpected to happen, but it never did!

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