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The Waitress

By: K. L. Slater
Narrated by: Claudia Jessie
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From multi-million copy seller, K. L. Slater comes another breath-taking thriller, narrated by Claudia Jessie (star of Bridgerton & Line of Duty)

All she has to do is pretend to be his girlfriend…

Alicia has left her young son and sister to chase a better life in London. But she’s not just chasing opportunity, she’s running from the truth.

At the Orbit, an elite enclave towering above the city where the great and the good come to play, Alicia waits tables, watching everything.

When the charismatic owner of The Orbit offers her a deal - pretend to be her girlfriend in return for a salary and an apartment - Alicia accepts. After all, it’s only pretend … until it’s not.

Soon, Alicia is living the life she’s always dreamed of — but behind the flawless façade, something is deeply wrong and some deals cannot be broken. As her past begins to creep towards her, Alicia thought she was the only one playing a game.

It turns out she wasn’t alone…

©2025 K. L. Slater (P)2025 Audible Ltd. Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting
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Awful, nonsensical. I don’t know why I listened to the end.. probably like watching a car crash.

Terrible plot

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Listened in a day! Loved it. Not at all predictable, great story line and beautifully narrated.

Great listen!

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Again lots of twists and turns right up until the last.. you are kept guessing constantly..

Great story

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Excellent book and storyline, I couldn’t put it down. Easy listening narration kept me hooked. Highly recommend this book.

The Waitress

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Good story with likable characters, a few twists and turns. Well narrated, set in London.

Good storyline. Well read

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loved the plot, with it's twists and turns. It caught me right at the beginning and held me right till the end. Narrator was excellent

great story,

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An intriguing and unexpected mystery. The characters were easy to visualise and connect to. Was hard to stop listening. Thoroughly enjoyed the story.

Unexpected

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I found this one took a couple of chapters to get into it, but once I did I was hooked and didn’t quite expect the end to finish the way it did.

Another great story by KL, took a couple of chapters to get into it

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Confusing sections and rather far-fetched - even for light escapism. Listening to it and enjoying it requires you to suspend all disbelief. I usually enjoy this writer and I did finish the story though.

Suspend all disbelief if you want to enjoy it.

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Accents were very well done. A somewhat predictable but nevertheless gripping story. Claudia was a real bonus to the production.

Original story

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