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The Fall
- Author
- Louise Jensen
- Narrator
- Helen Keeley
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 27 April 2023
- Run Time
- 10 hours 9 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss
- Rating
- 2.0 (1 review)
What to expect
‘The term pageturner was made for books like this’ Andrea Mara
‘Thoroughly addictive, The Fall is full of twists you won't see coming’ Kathryn Croft
She promised not to tell. They made sure she couldn’t…At her surprise 40th birthday party, Kate Granger feels like the luckiest woman in the world but just hours later her fifteen-year-old daughter, Caily, is found unconscious underneath a bridge when she should have been at school.
Now, Caily lies comatose in her hospital bed, and the police don’t believe it was an accident. As the investigation progresses, it soon becomes clear that not everyone in the family was where they claimed to be at the time of her fall.
Caily should be safe in hospital but not everyone wants her to wake up. Someone is desperate to protect the truth and it isn’t just Caily’s life that is in danger.
Because some secrets are worth killing for…
*****
Readers are HOOKED by Louise Jensen!‘This book keeps you on your toes! It is an excellent psychological thriller, with the tension building up throughout … A well-deserved 5 stars from me’ NetGalley reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Compelling and chilling. Louise is at the top of her game when it comes to writing a unputdownable psychological thriller’ NetGalley reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Louise Jensen has done it again … The writing had the sheer talent of wanting me keep reading one more chapter deep into the night’ NetGalley reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Full of suspense and edge-of-your-seat moments. If I could give more than 5 stars I would because this book is definitely one of my favourite reads’ NetGalley reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Critics Review
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Praise for Louise Jensen
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‘The term pageturner was made for books like this’ Andrea Mara
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‘The Fall is packed with suspense and tension as lives unravel with each secret that's revealed’ Alice Hunter
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‘A gripping, edge-of-your-seat thriller you won’t want to stop reading!’ Lauren North
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‘Louise Jensen is the master of suspense.’ Kia Abdullah
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‘A clever, complex, twisty tale of a family unravelling, and an absolute page turner of a story. A must-read for lovers of psychological thrillers.’ J A Corrigan
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‘This book has it all! I was desperate to know how it was going to end’ J L Blackhurst
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‘A galloping pulse-pounder’ Heat
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‘A very good study of vulnerability, and how our best intentions can often lead us astray’ The Guardian
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‘You’ll be left open-mouthed’ Woman’s Weekly
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Details
- Author
- Louise Jensen
- Narrator
- Helen Keeley
- Duration
- 10 hours 9 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 April 2023
- ISBN
- 9780008508531
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Psychological thriller, Crime and / or mystery fiction, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss
- Rating
- 2.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 2.0(1 review)
Synopsis
‘The term pageturner was made for books like this’ Andrea Mara ‘Thoroughly addictive, The Fall is full of twists you won't see coming’ Kathryn Croft She promised not to tell. They made sure she couldn’t… At her surprise 40th birthday party, Kate Granger feels like the luckiest woman in the world but just hours later her fifteen-year-old daughter, Caily, is found unconscious underneath a bridge when she should have been at school. Now, Caily lies comatose in her hospital bed, and the police don’t believe it was an accident. As the investigation progresses, it soon becomes clear that not everyone in the family was where they claimed to be at the time of her fall. Caily should be safe in hospital but not everyone wants her to wake up. Someone is desperate to protect the truth and it isn’t just Caily’s life that is in danger. Because some secrets are worth killing for… ***** Readers are HOOKED by Louise Jensen! ‘This book keeps you on your toes! It is an excellent psychological thriller, with the tension building up throughout … A well-deserved 5 stars from me’ NetGalley reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Compelling and chilling. Louise is at the top of her game when it comes to writing a unputdownable psychological thriller’ NetGalley reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Louise Jensen has done it again … The writing had the sheer talent of wanting me keep reading one more chapter deep into the night’ NetGalley reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Full of suspense and edge-of-your-seat moments. If I could give more than 5 stars I would because this book is definitely one of my favourite reads’ NetGalley reviewer,⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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