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Little Bones

By: N V Peacock
Narrated by: Stephanie Racine
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‘An exciting new voice in thriller fiction. Little Bones is a gripping read!’ Sarah Pinborough, author of Behind Her Eyes

I have three names: I was born Leigh-Ann. I became Cherrie. When I was a child, they called me Little Bones…

My father was Mr Bones – the notorious serial killer of 25 years ago.

As a child I witnessed his crimes.

Everything is different now. I have a new identity. I’m a mother. I am finally free.

Until that podcast. I should never have listened.

They’re linking a recent disappearance to the crimes of the past.

They know who I am. They’re calling me Little Bones again.

They say I’m a villain but I’m not. I’m a victim.

You believe me, don’t you?

A chilling, gripping psychological thriller about escaping a dark past. Perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell's None of This is True, Gillian McAllister's Wrong Place Wrong Time and twisted TV series like Mindhunter.

©2020 N V Peacock (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Amateur Sleuths Crime Fiction Domestic Thrillers Horror Mystery Thriller & Suspense Scary Crime Fiction Detective Suspense

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Critic reviews

‘A twisty-turny original take on the serial killer thriller. A truly captivating and, at times, chilling read.’ C.J. Skuse, author of Sweetpea

‘A twisted, chilling journey to the darkest side of human nature. I burned through Little Bones in a day.’ Chris Whitaker, author of We Begin at the End

‘Wow – this deftly plotted, twisty – and twisted – thriller got under my skin and chilled me to the bone! Excellent from the first page until the last. This is a debut not to be missed.’ Sam Carrington, author of The Open House

‘Darkly addictive and creepy as hell, Little Bones lingers long after the last page.’ Jane Isaac, author of Hush Little Baby

‘One of the best books I’ve read in a long time. Fantastic characterisation, gripping plot and totally unexpected twists and turns. This is the golden triangle – plot, pace and character, all together. Loved it!’ Suzy K Quinn, author of Don’t Tell Teacher
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I loved everything about this book. The narration was perfect, different voices for different parts made it feel like a film. The story was gripping all the way through and kept my guessing until the end. Its a book that you finish and think WOW I want to listen all over again. Narration was the best ive had on here and I think the book might well be too!

WOW

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the main character’s child is a whining brat! The voice she does for him is awful and incredibly annoying. And very irritating keep referring to his imaginary friend. She also pronounces Cheri like Teri so it got confusing. A bit too posh sounding for the character.

Also annoying how Cheri refers to her boyfriend loads. Use his name fgs! She sounds like a teenager gushing over her bf, not the father of her child.

A fascinating subject which wasn’t done justice. It was enjoyable in places and meh in others.

Ok but…

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This is actually the first FULLaudiobook I have listened to end to end. It’s compelling, and saved from leaving me distraught by a touch of dark humour amidst the relentless pain of a mother hunting for her child’s potential killer. It’s a “who-Dunnit-come-thriller”, with a touch of whimsy, beautifully performed by the narrator and a cast of several actors in the “podcasts”, which add an extra dimension to the listening.Enjoy!

Bone-Chilling

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it gripped me from the start to the very last word.
I would definitely recommend it

excellent book

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Let me firstly say that the narration and performance of this book was brilliant. The narrator conveyed the feelings and emotions of the characters well.
However, for me, after such a promising blurb, this book was unable to live up to it.
I look at this book as 2 different sections. Before the kidnapping of Cherrie's son and after. The beginning, before the kidnapping, was very slow and not much happened except setting up the event that leads to the predictable kidnapping.
Following the kidnapping, the story picks up, but I found the way the characters were acting very strange. I know that the police always say that you can't predict how you will act in that situation until it happens to you, but I really found the characters to be less grief stricken and distraut than I would have expected. At one point, Leo, the child's father, is watching a gardening programme on TV! This is probably due to it being a psychological thriller rather than a crime thriller or police procedural but still...I found it quite unbelievable at points.
There were a few good twists towards the end of the book. There are lots of possible kidnappers and I didn't suspect the right one, and a big twist right at the end that I liked.
Overall it was a good listen but not believable enough for me.

Disappointing after such promising blurb

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