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The Broken Doll

By: P.J. Blakey-Novis
Narrated by: Christopher Preece
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In a small town in southern England, a chance encounter triggers a catastrophic series of events from which no one will emerge unchanged. When Sebastian Briggs meets Ella she needs his help. The type of help required, however, is far from what he had expected; dragging him down a path of lust and violence. As a married father of three, Sebastian must fight between his loyalty to his family and the desire he feels for another woman, a woman full of secrets and with sinister intentions. What begins as a simple conversation between two strangers soon escalates beyond any expectations, tearing apart Sebastian's home life and leaving death in it's wake.

The debut novel from Peter Blakey-Novis is a fast-paced tale, full of twists, crimes, and steamy passion.

©2017 P.J. Blakey-Novis (P)2019 P.J. Blakey-Novis
Crime Thrillers Fiction Psychological Romance Suspense Thriller Exciting
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A Rollercoaster Ride

It has murder, sex, infidelity, sex, twists and turns, more sex and a great ending. The story is built around lust, trust, taken opportunities, unfaithfulness and a death. Each time we think we know the direction of the narrative it does a twist and we're thrown aside. The characters are well rounded, believable and brought to life with a great narration at just the right pace. At the novels conclusion I was left satisfied but wanting more.

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Lots of action, sexual jealousy

Broken doll dishes up a mix of trauma, violence, lust and jealousy in a tale of love gone stale, damaged psyches and desperation. Overall I enjoyed the book as the story kept on delivering moments where the listener will no doubt be thinking "No, no NO! Don't do THAT!" as the characters trip up, mess up, try to fix up and inexorably seem to be doomed to making their small mistakes mushroom into epic ones.
I'm quite curious as to where the follow up book will take this tale...
The characters are well rounded, believable. Though you keep thinking 'surely she/he isn't going to do that...' and then listen on cringing because you know they probably not only will do what you fear but even do something worse.
I was given a free copy for an honest review: I would recommend this book, it's enjoyable, if that's the right word since it deals with abuse, cheating and murder. There are some areas that could be tightened up but I believe they won't stop you enjoying the book at all. Good narration overall. I appreciated that female voices weren't done in falsetto - the characters came through just fine without it.

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