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The House on the Water

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The House on the Water

By: Margot Hunt
Narrated by: Taylor Schilling
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From the author of Buried Deep comes a brand-new thriller about a summer vacation turned deadly and a group of friends trapped together until they can determine who among them is capable of murder.

Every year, Caroline Reed takes a trip with her best friend, Esme Lamont. They’re usually accompanied by their spouses - but this year, everything’s changed.

Esme has just gone through a bitter divorce, and Caroline is wondering if her own marriage is reaching its breaking point as she and her husband, John, cope with the discovery that their 19-year-old son has been abusing drugs. Still, the inseparable duo books a weeklong stay at a beach-front home in Shoreham, Florida, inviting Esme’s brother, Nick, and his new husband, Ford, in hopes that the additional guests will help lighten the mood.

After a blissful first night in the vacation home, tragedy strikes, and one of the houseguests is found dead. While it’s assumed at first to be a horrific accident, it quickly becomes clear that there’s something more sinister at play, and over the course of this fast-paced, deeply chilling novella, the potential motives of each guest are revealed - until a shocking conclusion is reached.

©2020 Margot Hunt (P)2020 Audible Originals, LLC. Suspense Thriller & Suspense Marriage Fiction Crime Murder Mystery
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Good mystery book with surprise ending. I didn’t really enjoy the narration and the “voices” of the characters hard to distinguish. I also didn’t warm to any of the characters. However not a bad short book to listen to.

Good short story

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The story is OK, it’s short and simple and an easy listen. You wouldn’t want to pay for it with a credit but as a freebie it’s worth a listen. But the narration? I CANT. It feels like she took the job of narrating and then regretted it but couldnt pull out of the commitment. It was sooo basic and half baked. No distinguishable voices, a bored and sleepy tone, it was just really rubbish. People who commented the narration is good, I wouldn’t like to see your listening history.

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It started out quite well but became formulaic and a bit boring. It had the bones of a good story. Just needed a bit more work.

A bit dull

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This was a great storyline and it was an easy to listen book and short story.

A great story

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What a great book - great voices great story and only 2 hours long, kept me guessing

Great listen

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This story was a very quick, light and easy listening. I would recommend it, yes.

Light and easy listening

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Good story loved the ending left the out come for me to decide what was deserved

Easy listening

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I did not see that coming. Love a good murder mystery. Good character development. Nice narration too.

Loved it

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Liked the narration. Reminds me that novellas always leave me disappointed as the story is too short for character formation

Stopped short

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I really enjoyed this story and did not see the end coming, which was really great.
it was well read but wish there were more than one voice narrating.
Overall, I'd recommend this great short story to anyone.
Well done!

Loved it!

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