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The Carrier
Culver Valley Crime (Related to this series)
- Author
- Sophie Hannah
- Narrator
- Julia Barrie
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Publish Date
- 14 February 2013
- Run Time
- 16 hours 13 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Instead, she blurts out something about an innocent man going to prison for a murder he didn't commit, and Gaby soon suspects that Lauren's presence on her flight can't be a coincidence. Because the murder victim is Francine Breary, the wife of the only man Gaby has ever truly loved.
Tim Breary has confessed, and even provided the police with evidence. The only thing he hasn't given them is a motive. He claims to have no idea why he murdered his wife . . .
(P)2013 Hodder & Stoughton
Critics Review
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A leading writer of psychological suspense . . . As ever, Hannah excels. Her books are so distinctive that they deserve to be placed in a separate sub-genre of their own.
Spectator
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A tale of the power that weakness and passivity can have over strength and action, and how theories of love and duty can lead us astray . . . The genius of Hannah's domestic thrillers - along with the twistiest plots known to woman - is that she creates ordinary people whose psychological quirks make them as monstrous as any serial killer.
Guardian
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A labyrinth of a psychological thriller . . . Hannah is masterly at leading the reader down the wrong path and here she excels once again.
Sunday Express
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Absorbing, intricate . . . THE CARRIER is a vicarage whodunit as well as a psychological thriller.
Sunday Times
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A hugely confident, beautifully written and bold mystery. Another gripping triumph.
Heat
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[Hannah] confirms in this, her eighth novel, her fluent writing skills, taste for complicated layers and deft hand with character, not to mention a knack for producing compelling openings....[The Carrier] is the kind of puzzle Agatha Christie might have created. Delicate, with ever-increasing dread, it is a mature work - full of confidence and intrigue.
Daily Mail
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Highly original . . . Hannah has once again ripped up the industry-standard 'A to Z of Writing a Whodunnit' and audaciously charted her own course . . . to produce a novel that is a classy, compulsive and chilling literary triumph.
Irish Independent
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Such is the author's command of narrative, we find ourselves glued to the page. We remain hooked throughout this compelling novel.
Daily Express
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Contemporary in its intent and setting, the novel is also a pleasingly old-fashioned 'locked room' mystery, with Hannah referencing Agatha Christie a number of times. All told, it's a very satisfying addition to Hannah's canon.
Irish Times
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'A writer of prodigious talent . . . This is a jaw-droppingly assured book which sometimes feels as if there's a plot twist on every page . . . This reader was left speechless with admiration . . . a truly sensational book.'
Daily Express on LASTING DAMAGE
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'A remarkable novel, and an adventure to read . . . A first-class whodunit that will keep you reading long into the night.'
Scotsman on A ROOM SWEPT WHITE
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For those who demand emotional intelligence and literary verve from their thrillers, Sophie Hannah is the writer of choice.
Guardian
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One of the great unmissables of this genre - intelligent, classy and with a wonderfully Gothic imagination.
The Times
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Details
- Author
- Sophie Hannah
- Narrator
- Julia Barrie
- Duration
- 16 hours 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 February 2013
- ISBN
- 9781444763836
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction
Synopsis
When her plane is delayed overnight, Gaby Struthers finds herself forced to share a hotel room with a stranger: a terrified young woman named Lauren Cookson - but why is she scared of Gaby in particular? Lauren won't explain.Instead, she blurts out something about an innocent man going to prison for a murder he didn't commit, and Gaby soon suspects that Lauren's presence on her flight can't be a coincidence. Because the murder victim is Francine Breary, the wife of the only man Gaby has ever truly loved.Tim Breary has confessed, and even provided the police with evidence. The only thing he hasn't given them is a motive. He claims to have no idea why he murdered his wife . . .(P)2013 Hodder & Stoughton
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