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Before We Met

By: Lucie Whitehouse
Narrated by: Polly Whitehouse
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Summary

A whirlwind romance. A perfect marriage. Hannah Reilly has seized her chance at happiness. Until the day her husband fails to come home....

The more questions Hannah asks, the fewer answers she finds. But are the secrets that Mark has been keeping designed to protect him or protect her? And can you ever really know what happened before you met?

©2014 Lucie Whitehouse (P)2014 W F Howes Ltd

Critic reviews

‘A fiendishly spun tissue of lies and charm eventually gives way to a bloody showdown’ INDEPENDENT
‘A creepily effective thriller, Whitehouse… marshals her creations to an enjoyably nail-biting, spine-tingling denouement’ OBSERVER

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Gripping!

Loved this audio book. Got me through hours of running - difficult to control my heart rate towards the end though as real edge of your seat stuff.

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Absolutely gripping

What a superb book! I only got it to listen to in the car, but found that I literally couldn't stop listening to it. An absolutely fabulous book, full of twists and turns. A definite must read for anyone who loves a thriller.

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Great story

couldn't stop listening, fantastic narration, lots of twists and turns . Will be looking for more from thos author

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  • 25-01-18

Good storyline - immersive but not intense

Easy to dip in and out of but still follow. I listen to this type of book when I am traveling short journeys as I can't listen for long but this was great as it was easy to follow

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Quite gripping but a slightly strange story..

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

It is good at times. I liked the disappearance of the husband - loved that bit. It has some quite laboured descriptions in it though.....'the hotel looked as if there'd been a tornado in Miami, swept up everything and deposited it in the lobby? something like that....

What did you like best about this story?

The missing husband part at the beginning

Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Polly Whitehouse?

Someone who knows what a 'stong Liverpudlian accent' sounds like!!! 'Hers was Brummie... Oh please! Her pronunciation was poor at times - she prounounced 'plaid' as 'played'...

Could you see Before We Met being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?

Yes definitely. Mark could be played by Clive Owen. And Nick ....hmmm....someone who's a bit of a villain...leave that with me...!

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Excellent enjoyed every minute

I really enjoyed this book it kept me on the edge off my seat, I also enjoy her other book the bed I made, which was quite nail bitting stuff worth my a credit.

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A very enjoyable read.No hoards of suspects making things confusing .But great twists . One of the best writers I have read.

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Great story

I really liked the twist and turns of this story it kept me listening constantly!

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Awful narration

The story was quite good with a few twists throughout but I really struggled with the narrators voice. I was ready to give up a few times but I'm too tight to waste the credit!! Sorry if you're reading this Polly...

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unexpected twists and turns

Good story little slow at beginning but turned out good story enjoyed narrator & not necessarily how you expect the ending

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