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  • The Fourth Friend

  • A Jackman and Evans Thriller
  • Written by: Joy Ellis
  • Narrated by: Richard Armitage
  • Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (806 ratings)

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The Fourth Friend

Written by: Joy Ellis
Narrated by: Richard Armitage
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Publisher's Summary

Crimebusting duo DI Jackman and DS Evans are back, solving another crime that will make your skin crawl.

Police detective Carter McLean is the only survivor of a plane crash that kills his four best friends. He returns to work, but he is left full of guilt and terrible flashbacks. So for each of his four friends, he decides to complete something that they left unfinished.

Eighteen months before the crash, Suzanne Holland disappeared, leaving a room with traces of blood but no other leads. Suzanne was the wife of one of Carter’s four best friends. Adding to the pressure, the boss’ niece has a stalker. Due to the sensitivity of the Holland case, Carter is put on this investigation.

DS Marie Evans is the only person Carter can confide in. But even she begins to doubt whether he can really cope and whether he is actually losing his mind. DI Jackman and DS Evans of the Fenland police face a battle to untangle three mysteries, and can they really believe their friend and colleague Carter?

©2017 Joy Ellis (P)2017 Audible, Ltd

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Not bad but not the best

This book was my least favorite from the series but it's still good. It's nice to see more personal development of the characters.

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unexpected ending

I seriously bought into the premonition points. I was hoping for a happy ever after ending but I now know this is the only way the story could end...

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Good story

Good story, quick and interesting listen. I am enjoying this series and highly recommend to mystery fans!

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Excellent as always!!

I can’t get enough of these characters!!:)
And the way the story develops and slowly reveals the answers….I can’t even
Next please!

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Exceptional listen!

Exceptional listen. The story was riveting from the onset, and it remained so until the closing credits.

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Riveting and a refreshing change

No spoilers, but an unusual detective story with plenty of atnosphere and a supernatural twist. had a hard time putting it down.

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very clever story

very fast and intriguing listen! first book was hard to get through, second was amazing, third even better!
this was very enjoyable!

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Super story

Very twisty and fast paced. Joy Ellis creates interesting characters. And her writing style is easy to listen to. Great narration by Richard Armitage.

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Finished it in two days! A MUST listen due to Armitage’s narrating!

I could not stop listening to this audiobook! This is my third Jackman and Evans read and I loved it. It was compelling and interesting and Richard Armitage does an amazing job narrating as always. It always amazes me how I can fall back into different characters without even thinking about it because of how he narrates each character with a different tone and accent. I know when it’s jackman speaking and I know when it’s Marie and I love that about the audiobook. It’s definitely a must listen rather than read to hear how effortlessly Armitage narrates this book!

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AWESOME!!!

This series is an awesome quarantine listen! As I continue through the series, the twists and turns of each story and character development is a pleasant and often unexpected surprise. It has been great getting to know these characters, even though sometimes the narrator doesn't seem to quite get the emotion of the moment quite right.

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