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Distress Signals

Written by: Catherine Ryan Howard
Narrated by: Alan Smyth, Bronson Pinchot, Suzanne Toren
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Publisher's Summary

The acclaimed debut thriller from the internationally bestselling author of The Liar’s Girl and 56 Days

The day Adam Dunne’s girlfriend, Sarah, fails to return from a Barcelona business trip, his perfect life begins to fall apart. Days later, the arrival of her passport and a note that reads “I’m sorry—S” sets off real alarm bells. He vows to do whatever it takes to find her.

Adam is puzzled when he connects Sarah to a cruise ship called the Celebrate - and to a woman, Estelle, who disappeared from the same ship in eerily similar circumstances almost exactly a year before.

To get answers, Adam must confront some difficult truths about his relationship with Sarah. He must do things of which he never thought himself capable. And he must try to outwit a predator who seems to have found the perfect hunting ground.

©2016 Catherine Ryan Howard (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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Brilliant story!

Brilliant story but I’d like a better explanation of things in the end, not going to. Give it away

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Starts out okay, ends with straight-up exposition

I liked her style and the narrators were good. I got the sense partway through that the author was trying something she couldn't quite finish and I hoped I was wrong.

The closer it got to the end, the more the author relied on very straightforward exposition to finish everything up. And, as I had feared, the A plot and B plot never actually resolve together. Finally, what the author thinks is a gotcha ending is telegraphed way ahead of time.

Overall, though, I'll give this author another chance, as I did get some entertainment here.

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Great story

Love the build up of this story. The way it came together at the end was unpredictable. Good narration

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Good times!

I picked this at random from the plus catalogue and thoroughly enjoyed it! Call me simple, but I found the plot twists pretty great! Also a surprising amount of laughs for a mystery/suspense/thriller, which could have a lot to do with the narrator’s interpretation of the main character. Go for it!

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  • jen
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excellent

i enjoyed this book. Great narration. slow start, but once it picked i up it picked up quickly

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Loved this

A great mystery. It kept me guessing the whole way through. Would highly recommend. The narration was good too , who can resist an Irish accent.

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Great story

The narrators were fantastic, and the plot was very interesting. I couldn’t stop listening. The surprise ending was a good end. I wanted there to be more.

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Too long

Interesting storyline but took too long for it to start to unfold. I have to say I felt sorry for Romi and preferred both his and Corrine’s narrator, Adam’s narrator was challenging to listen to.

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It was ok

Good listen if you’re wanting something easy in the background. Not a groundbreaking twist, left wondering about a few loose ends.

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Keeps you interested

Very entertaining story and Narration was on par. Glad I decided to listen. Recommended read or Listen.

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