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The Girl Before

The gripping global bestseller

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The Girl Before

By: JP Delaney
Narrated by: Emilia Fox, Finty Williams, Lise Aagaard Knudsen
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 SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES

THE ADDICTIVE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER

THE SUNDAY TIMES AND BESTSELLER
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS CRIME & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR
THE SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH
THE SIMON MAYO RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK

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Enter the world of One Folgate Street and discover perfection . . . but can you pay the price?

Jane stumbles on the rental opportunity of a lifetime: the chance to live in a beautiful ultra-minimalist house designed by an enigmatic architect, on condition she abides by a long list of exacting rules.

After moving in, she makes a shocking discovery about the previous tenant, Emma, and Jane starts to wonder if her own story will be a rerun of the girl before.

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'DAZZLING' - Lee Child
'ADDICTIVE' - Daily Express
'DEVASTATING' - Daily Mail
'INGENIOUS' - The New York Times
'COMPULSIVE' - Glamour Magazine
'ELEGANT' - Peter James
'SEXY' - Mail on Sunday
'ENTHRALLING' - Woman and Home
'ORIGINAL' - The Times
'RIVETING' - Lisa Gardner
'CREEPY' - Heat
'SATISFYING' - Reader's Digest
'SUPERIOR' - The Bookseller

(P)2017 Random House Audio©2017 JP Delaney Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Mystery Psychological Suspense Technothrillers Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Crime Technology Exciting

Critic Reviews

This is going to be the buzziest book of 2017 . . . This year The Girl Before will be that book
I was instantly gripped and held captivated by the pace and elegant writing. I devoured it in two straight sittings
A remarkably poised (debut) psychological thriller
Dazzling - a pitch-perfect thriller
The tension is built up subtly, leading to a devastating climax. A really clever thriller . . . [the film] will no doubt become the third big 'Girl' film
Riveting! One of the most compelling page-turners I've read in years. Twisty, turny, and with an ending not to be missed!
Slick, sexy, suspenseful and smart
Original and entertaining
A deeply addictive literary thriller that deserves to be one of this year's biggest successes
Original and brilliantly written
Get hooked on this hair-raiser about a woman who scores what seems like her dream home . . . until she finds out the mysterious fate of the previous tenant
Creepy . . . The buzz around this could not be fizzier
A compulsive, sexy thriller that's set to soar
The Girl Before is deservedly anointed the 'top girl' of this season's suspense novels
Constantly cranking up the suspense . . . a thoroughly satisfying read
Enthralling
A guaranteed best-seller
The most intriguing plot idea I've seen in a good while
Genuinely eerie . . . beautifully handled . . . the pages fly
Riveting . . . Writing with precision and grace, Delaney strips away the characters' secrets until the raw truth of each is revealed
A guaranteed best-seller
A masterfully crafted spellbinder . . . guaranteed to astonish
Superior psychological suspense . . . a cleverly constructed thriller
The plotting is exceptionally well thought-through
A crisp psychological thriller
The Girl Before is more than worthy of the accolades . . . a complex triangle of twisted obsession . . . say goodbye to your nails
A great thriller and one that instantly hooks you in, in the very first line, and never lets you go . . . utterly compelling and very satisfying . . . A wonderful portrayal of psychological obsession at its creepy best
An outstanding debut that is more than a match for Paula Hawkins's The Girl on the Train
The Girl Before is a cat-and-mouse game that toys with our expectations and twists our sympathies. At times almost unbearably suspenseful, it keeps us guessing from the first page to the very last. Don't miss it
Ingenious
JP Delaney builds the suspense
One of the best thrillers you'll read in 2017
A fast-paced page-turner
Horribly compelling
A tense psychological thriller, replete with twists and turns
All stars
Most relevant
The main bloke was a dollar store Christian Grey and the girls were just as silly and weak as Anastasia what's-her-name. At the very end one of them seems to pull her head in, but as far as i was concerned it was too little too late, i already had zero respect for her character and was rolling my eyes at every second sentence that came out of her mouth. The twists were good, and were the only reason i kept listening.

Another '50 Shades' spin off

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This was my first audiobook and I couldn’t have been happier.
I would absolutely recommend this book especially to walk to, the storyline makes you want to keep going to find out what happens next

Great story

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A gripping story with enchanting voice performances by the actors. I was hooked and listened to the whole book in 2 days! Would highly recommend it to anyone!

Gripping story

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A good read for anyone who likes thriller, crime, passion, and detective stories.

It was difficult at first to listen to two different characters and their stories but it got alot easier a the story progresses Nd became far more interesting.
I thouroughly enjoyed the twist and turns of this book.
I even think I'll read it again!

thrilling!

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Thrilling psychologically intriguing with a fifty shades feel. The story is abit far fetched though!

Mysterious Fifty Shades Thriller

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