Rush of Blood
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Narrated by:
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Toby Longworth
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By:
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Mark Billingham
About this listen
Perfect strangers. A perfect holiday. The perfect murder....
Three couples meet around the pool on their Florida holiday and become fast friends. But on their last night, their perfect holiday takes a tragic twist: the teenage daughter of another holidaymaker goes missing, and her body is later found floating in the mangroves. When the shocked couples return home, they remain in contact, and over the course of three increasingly fraught dinner parties, they come to know one another better. But they don't always like what they find: buried beneath these apparently normal exteriors are some dark secrets, hidden kinks, ugly vices.... Then, a second girl goes missing. Could it be that one of these six has a secret far darker than anybody can imagine?
A brilliantly plotted, utterly gripping thriller about the danger of making friends on holiday, Rush of Blood is Mark Billingham's most ambitious and accomplished work to date. Specially adapted for audio by the author.
2013, Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, Long-listed
©2012 Mark Billingham (P)2012 Hachette Audio UKListeners also enjoyed...
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"A chilling story that keeps you guessing to the last page." (Daily Express)
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- GORDON
- 20-08-12
pretty good, really
my experiences with billingham's books have been varied, but i enjoyed this one. the narrator was also good - straightforward and to the point. i'd recommend.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- DMW
- 26-08-12
Rush of blood
Fabulous, gripping book. Didn't want to switch off. I think this would be great dramatized, so many twists and the characters come alive with the minutiae details of their actions and thoughts. Loved the narrator's voice too!
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- Molly
- 12-06-16
whispering
I have trouble hearing the dialogue when the narrator whispers because the character is whispering. The book is spoiled because I cannot hear the narration. Please stop the whispering in audio books
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- Ian
- 09-07-24
so well written
his characters are always well defined, realistic and relatable. the story works itself around the characters effortlessly.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Mrs
- 06-09-12
Easy going read - Narrater makes it so interesting
A good holiday read (as this is part of the story) easy to pick up on if left for a while. Took me a while in to the book to remember which couple was married to whom - but such a good plot and twist.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 24-12-22
EXCELLENT STORY - BRILLIANT NARRATOR
The twist at the end was unexpected. Just when l thought it was all wrapped up - I realised it was just unwrapping ...
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- Amazon Customer
- 26-10-18
good story
very believable story anout 3 couples who meet on holiday when a young girl disappears. the disappearance is tracked when each of the couples take it in turns to hold a dinner party. great narration. i have listened to it many times.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- Wendy
- 01-10-12
Slow start
I thought this book took a long time to get going. I didn't really bond with the characters and found that once the story was in full swing I didn't much care how it ended. The best bit for me was the last 5-10 minutes. Was it all worth the wait? Not in my opinion.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Saffy
- 29-08-12
My listen of the month
I listened to this over a couple of days on holiday and it had myself and my husband absolutely gripped. A departure from Billingham's Thorne series and probably even better. Toby Longworth narrates this brilliantly and for me this was a perfect audiobook . As I cannot read due to illness at the moment I feel very frustrated at not being able to read my favourite crime novels, listening to them is somehow not the same. However, the narration and structure of this book is audio perfect there are no wasted words or scenes which can
sometimes be a problem on audio books. The characterisation is brilliant and the dinner party scenes perfectly done; funny and excruciating. A fantastic holiday listen
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- katy
- 30-07-14
Good storyline, good listening, well written
What did you like most about Rush of Blood?
Great characters that you can relate to, the storyline twists and turns...As expected from Mark Billingham
Have you listened to any of Toby Longworth’s other performances? How does this one compare?
Very well read
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I struggled to get into this book first time but when I came back to it I listened to it in 3 sittings
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