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Under Your Skin

By: Sabine Durrant
Narrated by: Tracy-Ann Oberman
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Summary

A woman finds a body, and her life is overturned....

Under Your Skin is a gripping psychological thriller in which nothing can be assumed and no one should be trusted. "This morning, I found a body. Soon the police will arrest me for murder. And after that my life will fall apart."

Gaby Mortimer is the woman who has it all. But everything changes when she finds a body on the common near her home. Because the evidence keeps leading back to her. And the police seem sure she's guilty....

Under Your Skin is an unpredictable, exquisitely twisty story, which proves that there are only three rules in life that mean anything: Assume nothing. Believe no one. Check everything.

©2013 Sabine Durrant (P)2013 Hodder & Stoughton

Critic reviews

An emotionally tense sprint of a read...I was left breathless at the end' - Penny Hancock, author of Tideline
'Durrant's fluid, easy style and deliciously detailed characterisations keep you glued to the page. A twisty, clever murder story, peppered with suspicious characters and topped with a satisfyingly unexpected ending.' - Alex Marwood, author of The Wicked Girls
'Sabine Durrant writes beautifully and with such a light touch that the twists were truly shocking' - Jane Casey, author of The Missing
'I was hooked from the gruesome discovery to the last page with its unpredictable but brilliantly satisfying conclusion... I don't often say this about a book, but I thought it was perfect in every way.' - Bookbag

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Absolutely gripping

I read and enjoyed Sabine Durrant's previous novels a few years ago so was pleased to see she had finally written another. This is quite different to her previous books and even better. I was so absolutely gripped by this, I listened over 2 days and want to listen all over again! Like all the best thrillers the plot twists and turns so many times that you are never sure who to believe and who to suspect. The characterisation is excellent and believable, it's very tightly plotted and there's some humour there too. Tracy-Ann Oberman's

narration is perfect. She has a wonderfully rich voice that really draws you into this novel.

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Female Take on the Psychological Whodunnit

I bought this book on a whim with a refunded credit; I really cannot say why. What I can say, with total certainty, is that I'm extremely glad that I did.

It is a psychological whodunnit, centred on the inexplicable murder of a Polish nanny, whose corpse is discovered in a fairly public place by the female presenter of a daytime magazine-type programme. Naturally, the police become involved and the plot twists and turns from this point onwards. The quasi-psychological denouement is built up, not gradually as most novels of this type are apt to do, but in steps and plateaux. This is refreshingly different, although I cannot say much more without spoiling the story for others.

The story is written in the first person and the narration is a perfect rendition of the main character's thoughts, actions and, more than anything, her feelings and emotions. The other main characters are the cliche'd personae of the high-flying city lawyer, the Eastern European nanny, the world-weary Met police inspector, the newspaper hack and the upper middle class Home Counties best friend. Whilst they might be cliche'd characters, they are expertly cracked open and their quirks, foibles and flaws are laid bare and dissected.

In conclusion, I really cannot recommend this book highly enough, but with the caveat that it is not really suited to anyone without a fondness for fictional crime/detective novels. I have awarded the full five starts, both over all and for the superb narration. I have, perhaps, been a touch harsh on the plot and marked it down to four stars. The reason for this is that there are not only a small number of non sequiturs in the peripheral story line, but also the occasional poor construction of language; this broke the rhythm of the prose. As I have said in many previous reviews, this is my review and I dare say that this small criticism is purely subjective and is the direct result of my own "taste and fancy".

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A woman's nightmare

I didn't know what to expect with this book. Would it be a crime story? Only tangentially. A thriller? Not really more a whodunnit related in the first person by Gaby Mortimer: a well-known TV presenter who comes across a body when she is on a run in the park near her home. The book then becomes a Kafkaesque nightmare as she is then suspected of murdering the victim. Gaby's thoughts about her life, her colleagues, the world around her, her marriage, her relationship with her daughter's nanny, the trivia of daily existence, her visceral responses to being suspected of murder fill much of the narrative. I found the book a bit slow to begin with descriptions of Gaby's glamorous life before she discovered the body, however the pace then picks up and the story gathers momentum until the surprising denouement.
The narrator is good

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Predictable

I hate giving bad reviews, but I'm sorry felt this was too predictable. First half dragged along, trying to leave you in suspense, and then right at the end in what seemed a matter of minutes, it all came to a close.

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Very interesting story nicely revealed

I enjoyed the book and felt the narrator was well chosen for the story. I even wanted it to last longer and was annoyed that it was only a one part download. A very enjoyable listen

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Good stuff!

What about Tracy-Ann Oberman’s performance did you like?

She was clear, did a good job with accents and different voices. There was something about her performance that made it seem a little fast. Listening more, it may not have been fast, but there was something not quite right and I couldn't put my finger on it.

Any additional comments?

This is a good crime fiction book. Not a 5* as is the other offering by this author, but interesting, clever and has a great ending.

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Outstanding

What made the experience of listening to Under Your Skin the most enjoyable?

Trying to guess who the culprit was!

Have you listened to any of Tracy-Ann Oberman’s other performances? How does this one compare?

No I haven't listened to any books read by this narrator but I thought she was excellent. I thought that the narration when involving a telephone conversation was a bit bazaar but that may have been the authors idea, not sure about it but it didn't spoil the book at all

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What a brilliant book! It had me hooked right from the beginning and all the way through. I keep changing my mind about 'who did it' and was shocked when the actual murderer was revealed - I was not expecting that! Thoroughly recommend!

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Dissapointed

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I struggled with this book, mostly because of the narration. Voice sounded as if she had a permanent cold. Nasally, hoarse and dry mouthed with a noisy tongue click feel to it. Cringeworthy. Reading too fast paced in places. Heavily accented as in English word daughter pronounced as DAWTA Hair pronounced as HA. . Will not purchase any book read by this narrator in future. I'm aware that there are also good reviews for this narrator and it may be just my personal irritation. The story was good but again spoiled for me by the narration. I have read other books by Sabine Durrant and the writing and stories are fair enough.

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Fantastic - gripping and engrossing

I was hooked in straight away and what starts as a fairly trashy chick-lit book quickly became so much more. Avoid spoilers at all costs. It's not often I'm surprised by a book with a twist, and at times I felt it was all getting a little predictable, but enjoyed it all the same. But then it twisted away from me again, and I was sucked back in.

After I finished the book, I immediately started listening to it again, and it is then that you realise quite how clever this little gem is, and how all the little details are integral to the plot.

Tracy-Ann Oberman's narration is spot on too.

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Narrator is brilliant!

Would you listen to Under Your Skin again? Why?

I wouldn't, because I now know who dunnit!

What did you like best about this story?

it was really good, bit shocked at the conclusion!

What about Tracy-Ann Oberman’s performance did you like?

absolutely everything, she is absolutely fantastic!

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