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The Others
- Narrated by: Deirdra Whelan
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
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The Others
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Publisher's Summary
A biting and propulsive thriller in which a pact made 20 years before lands one woman at the heart of a murder investigation - but is she the next victim or the prime suspect?
A serial killer is on the loose in Tel Aviv. The victims are found tied to chairs with baby dolls glued to their hands, the word mother carved into their foreheads like a mark of Cain.
As soon as Sheila Heller hears the news, while tucked away between the wax figurines of the Bible museum where she works, she knows the police will be calling. Sheila knew both victims. She suspects the killings have something to do with a pact their group all made at university - to never have children.
What Sheila doesn't know is who is committing these gruesome acts of ritualistic violence and whether she herself might be the next target. Now, with her life on the line, she will have to decide who can be trusted - and who is trying to make these women pay the ultimate price.
What the critics say
"There's something singularly creepy about a baby doll at a crime scene, particularly when glued to the cold dead hands of a feminist scholar known for her vow never to have children [in The Others].... Blau, an award-winning playwright in Israel, wades bravely...into issues of sex, religion and aging. The mystery is absorbing, but so is the passionate debate over how the world views women who decide not to have children — and how they view themselves." (The New York Times)
"Brashly original.... The twisty, often sardonic narrative shifts neatly between the ongoing investigation and secrets of the women's emotionally fraught past. Blau offers a revealing glimpse into a world not often seen outside her homeland." (Publishers Weekly)
"Sharp-tongued and sardonic, Sheila is an enjoyably unreliable narrator.... Twisted, dark and fizzing with fury, it's a lot of fun." (The Guardian)