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The Fire Child

By: S. K. Tremayne
Narrated by: Imogen Church, Peter Noble
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The chilling new psychological thriller by S. K. Tremayne, author of the Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller, THE ICE TWINS.

IT TOOK ONLY SIX WORDS TO SHATTER HER DREAMS…

When Rachel marries handsome David and moves to a beautiful house in Cornwall, she gains wealth, love, and an affectionate stepson, Jamie.

But then Jamie’s behaviour changes, and her perfect life begins to unravel. He makes disturbing predictions, claiming to be haunted by the spectre of his late mother. As September slips away and December looms, Rachel grows increasingly suspicious of her husband – and begins to suspect there might be truth in Jamie’s words:

‘YOU WILL BE DEAD BY CHRISTMAS’

©2016 S. K. Tremayne (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ghosts Gothic Horror Mystery Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths

Critic reviews

‘Brilliantly eerie’ Good Housekeeping

‘You will race through the final pages, desperate to find out the truth. Thought-provoking, genuinely scary, and compulsive – fantastic stuff’ Sunday Mirror

‘A brilliant and compulsive thriller’ Heat

‘Packed full of plot twists and turns, this book had me gripped from the start. I slept with the light on for several nights afterwards’ Sun, Book of the Week

‘A grip-lit hit’ Mail on Sunday

‘This excellent thriller won’t disappoint’ Closer

‘If you liked Tremayne’s bestseller The Ice Twins, and spooky Gothic horror stories where things go bump in the night, then this is for you’ Daily Mail

‘Atmospheric and haunting’ Independent on Sunday

‘The author of last year’s bestseller The Ice Twins is back with this dark, atmospheric thriller.’ Fabulous

‘A true psychological thriller, readers will be kept guessing over the many twists that surface throughout the novel. A chilling read’ Woman
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Loved this story, this is the second book I have read by this author, the first being the Ice Twins.
Both books have an eerie almost supernatural vibe, will read more by this author

Brilliant Excellent story keeps you listening

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suspense kept going right until the end.
very absorbing and intetesting story really enjoyed this book

unputdownable fantastic suspenseful story

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This download is more about great narration than anything else. Imogen Church is spellbinding as a woman on the edge of madness. This is top class acting and goes way beyond the story itself. Well worth a credit!

Corniche mystery with great twist

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This book was well narrated. I loved the descriptions of Cornwall. It gripped me from the beginning to end I could not put the book down. I would recommend it as a book to read in the winter on a cold winters night

The FirexChild

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Average read, made less than average by the awful over the top narration. Would not recommend.

Average

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This book started off slowly, but I am glad I persevered. Imogen Church is a great narrator (one of my favourites). I would recommend a listen.

good

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So good, I couldn't stop listening! Plus its always nice to get interesting historical data woven into a story.
The narration was superb!!

A real 5 star thriller!

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do not like the author too much description about the setting and not enough making you love to characters

not my type of book

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Gripping story and superbly read. Paints a good picture of Cornwall. Tense until the end.

Great storey and wonderful storey telling

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The story is about Rachel and her life as a married woman and what she endures in a big secluded house and with her husband commuting to London every week. A step-son and a dead ex-wife are also in the centre of the story. I think this is a book for female listener.

The book could have been ordinary, neither good nor bad, but Imogen Church makes it worth a credit. She takes us through the book with an absolutely amazing performance and turns the book into something to remember. It is slow pace in the beginning; almost soothing and calming, but builds up to a rollercoaster of emotions, especially in the second part.

The five star performance is based on her narration only, since the male narrator is a disaster in comparison. Luckily, he is quiet most of the time.

the female narrator Imogen Church makes the book

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