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Narrated by:
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Alison Campbell
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Tamsin Kennard
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Ciaran Saward
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Written by:
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Shalini Boland
About this listen
Annie comes home from a market trip with her young son, George, only to make a gruesome discovery. Could the perpetrator be the new lodger she and her husband, David, just rented their spare bedroom to?
Emily dreams of one day owning a house where her son, Josh, and the little one on the way can grow up, but when her husband, Aidan, insists on leaving his lucrative job as a luxury car salesman, she senses something more is afoot - even while she harbours a secret of her own. What is Aidan hiding, and will it jeopardize their young family’s future?
Meanwhile, Aidan’s boss, Marcus, finds himself caught between placating his wife Dani’s all-consuming desire to get pregnant and managing the less than savoury group of associates now helping to run his car dealership. How far is Marcus willing to go to prove his love for Dani? Or will his business come first?
From best-selling author Shalini Boland comes A Perfect Stranger, a domestic thriller that will keep you on your toes until the very end - and force you to question whether you can ever truly know someone.
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What a Suspenseful story!!!
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meh
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- Anike Atigari
- 2022-10-05
What a twist!
Intelligent write up and loved the reading. Would be nice if there is a sequel!
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- Anonymous User
- 2022-10-30
Good mystery!
I really enjoyed this good mystery written by Shalini Boland, and narrated well by Tamsin Kennard, Alison Campbell, and Ciaran Saward. It's great story with well-rounded characters, and I loved the settings. I will look for more of Shalini's work!
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- Dawn Gillis
- 2022-01-24
Good Story Line
Good Story Line and parts where you want to keep listening to see if your guess of what happens is correct. I did figure out the ending before I was finished but the story still makes you want to keep going just in case there's a twist. And there is.
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- Erikka
- 2023-11-20
Plot twist!
Amazing book! Had an amazing easy story line and a great plot twist! It was a good listen.
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- AFH
- 2023-08-04
Good Story and great ending
I love Shalini Boland she is an amazing writer. As usual the narrators were wonderful. Making the story come alive.
Great story and unexpected twists and a startling ending.
Will definitely recommend this book.
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- Meesh
- 2022-02-07
Not bad at all
Good story. I found some parts predictable but the ending was surprising. It was worth a listen
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- Chillmama
- 2022-11-29
Great story!
Great story with lots of twist and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat. Great performance.
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- Tami Long
- 2021-12-04
twists and Turns
This book took me on many twists and turns with a surprise ending. . I read another one of this authors books, that is why I knew I would love this one. But still, the two books were different. certainly I will purchase more.
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- Susan
- 2023-11-12
Loved it!
At times I wondered if it was going anywhere but I wasn’t at all disappointed! Great mystery. Loved the story and the narration. Will definitely look for more Shalini Boland books!
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- Jessica
- 2021-12-06
very good book.
I really liked the book. wouldn't say it's one of the best books I have ever read
but I did like it and found the ending to be really great and unexpected.
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