Maybe even better in print

This is good story and it was performed really well. However, and as a devoted audible fan it’s hard for me to admit, this is probably better done in print.

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Absolutely brilliant!!!!

Any one who loves Agatha Christie or court room dramas will love this. The characters are amazing as is the story. The narrators are also excellent.

Right till the last I didn’t fully get the conclusion and I really do not want to spoil it because I enjoyed the never ending twists and turns.

Only warning once you start listening you won’t stop so only on a day off or when you don’t have to get up for work. About to start from beginning to see if I catch it right during second listen.

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quite different but good.

I wasn't quite sure about it at first, but I got quite invested and by the end was desperate to know if I got it right! very cleverly written and I liked the different characters.

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A Very Clever Book

A smart, ingenious thriller that drops clues like breadcrumbs. I was hooked. Hugely entertaining

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Great!

Interesting start then seemed a bit slow a few chapters in, but luckily I continued (because it’s the Book Group’s choice) and it became really gripping! I was really reluctant to wash my hair, the only thing that prevented continuous listening.
I had doubted I’d be able to cope with so many characters, but the readers made that easy with their clever creative choices of accents, characterisation, etc.
A great production all round!

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Great book but difficult to listen to due to format

The email format is difficult to get into but do persevere. The endless reading of date and time and subject of emails becomes disjointed in audio format. I’d skip over some of these details if reading.
I’d recommend the book as it was great, but for book format only!

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Really good read

Did not think I would get into this story at all
Difficult to keep concentration and a bit laborious at the beginning
So glad I persevered
It was one of the best books I’ve ever listened to
So cleverly written
Highly recommend it
Give it a try

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Smart and riveting

An original, engrossing story, cleverly told through the medium of emails and texts. There are some incredulous moments but the plot carries them away. Some of the characters did end up being superfluous to the ‘crime’ but every voice had a role to play in bringing the events to life. All of the characters were well shaped, a result probably of the different voices (this book js not likely to have worked so well with just one narrator). It might take you a while to get used to the email format (for me, it might sound silly but the most annoying bit was that the ‘to’ field came after the other details, I’d have liked to know both the sender and the recipient at the outset) but once you’re in, you’ll take it as part of the plot. Paying attention to the time of each message adds to the building tension. I literally could not stop listening to this

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unusual format and very compelling

The idea of having almost the whole book as emails and texts is unusual and took a little getting used to.
It also took me a while to get into the 'story' but once I did I was hooked!
A clever format for what is basically a who dunnit?

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Probably better in print

Interesting way to write a story, but the audiobook experience isn't ideal, despite am array of excellent narrators. The majority of the book consists of email readings, which quickly becomes tiresome when all the headers, dates, etc, are read out. And the list of characters and suspects is vast. About 2/3 of the way through, the huge list of suspects and characters is read our, so in print, you could refer to this, but on audio, you cannot.

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