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The Child Next Door: An unputdownable psychological thriller with a brilliant twist
- Narrated by: Katie Villa
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
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"Oh my. A captivating unputdownable evocative emotional twisted thriller. Oh that ending.... OMG that ending did NOT expect that. It blew me away...." (Read Along With Sue, 5 stars)
"Don’t take my baby."
Kirstie Rawlings is jolted awake by a child crying. Racing upstairs to check on her newborn, she is plunged into every parents’ worst nightmare. She hears an unknown voice in the baby monitor, saying: "Let’s take the child - and go."
Is someone trying to steal her little girl?
In the bedroom, her daughter is safe asleep in her cot. Is the voice coming from a nearby house? But there aren’t any other children living on her quiet country road....
The police don't believe her. And neither does her husband.
Kirstie knows something isn’t right. She thought she could trust her neighbours, now she isn’t sure. As she unravels the secrets of the people living on her street, Kirstie’s perfect life begins to fall apart.
Because someone is hiding a terrible lie. And they will do anything to stop Kirstie uncovering the truth. But is the danger closer to home than she thinks?
From the top 10 best-selling author of The Secret Mother, this completely gripping psychological thriller will make you wonder what really goes on behind closed doors. And will keep you guessing from the first minutes until the final shocking twist.
Critic reviews
"Hooked from the very first page...I finished The Child Next Door in less than a day!.... I was left staring open-mouthed at the last page because I just couldn't believe what I just read...left me both speechless and wanting for more." (It's All About Books)
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- Jennifer Power
- 09-12-21
Gripping, enthralling
Wonderful read! It really is unputdownable!
Very thought provoking and tugs at your heart strings. This author seems to have a wonderful ability to give you the unexpected
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- Kelli
- 11-06-18
struggled to finish, very predictable
the main character was quite predictable, and unrealistic, and it was so annoying how her husband kept saying Kirst all the time
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- Karen Greenwood
- 06-12-18
fab book, loved the end especially the epilogue!
fab book, gripping from the start to the end - loved the end especially the epilogue!
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- Amy 82
- 02-09-18
Enjoyed the twists.
This book captures you quickly and you soon become hooked on the residents of Magnolia Close.
As my first book by Shalini Boland I will certainly be reading others.
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- Bugzy
- 16-07-19
Good and bad
I thought the story was very good, nice twists at the end, detailed story telling and very good narrator, but the pace was extremely slow in the first half. The story moved so slow that after a few chapters I talked myself into sticking with it and not giving up! It's fine to build a story and gradually reach the highlight of the plot, but there were far too many chapters of main character submising, repeating actions, and predictable outcomes. Nothing of consequence begins to happen till after chapter fourteen! The Las ten chapters were riveting.
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- Linda S
- 22-02-23
Disappointing storyline
I am 3/4 of the way through this book. This is the first book I have listened to by this author and I am disappointed. The storyline is incredibly repetitive and very little has happened so far. I will listen to the end but it is neither gripping or particularly original. It is slow and the main character is annoying and frankly boring. I have downloaded others so hope they are significantly more gripping than this one.
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- Mrs A
- 25-05-18
Amazing
Another one of Shalini Boland's I couldn't stop listening to.
Well narrated, compelling story, relatable characters and great twists
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- MDEEGS
- 25-02-19
Good Narration, frustrating character
I listened to the full book as I wanted to know what happened but I found myself rolling my eyes and being insanely frustrated with the lead character.
I had read other reviews which talked of this amazing twist at the end but I found it quite bizarre. The main story ended not with a big twist but a reveal which was neither shocking or particularly surprising considering how the story unfolded. Then there was an additional element which was the suggested big twist, I assume to keep us thinking and hope for a second book but it just came across as bizarre and pasted onto the end.
It is ashame, the concept is great but it really fell flat for me.
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- Margaret Isherwood
- 24-01-19
Wow wow wow
I loved this it kept me gripped the whole way through I haven’t read anything by Shalini Boland but I will definitely read more This was so read by Katie Villa
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- Christopher baldwin
- 02-05-20
Really brilliant
It really was great from start to finish a great story all the way through
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