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The Simple Truth
- Author
- James Buckler
- Narrator
- Steve John Shepherd
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Publish Date
- 5 January 2023
- Run Time
- 8 hours 59 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
Brought to by Penguin.
A young woman is dead.
A very wealthy client needs a favour. You're newly qualified as a lawyer and this could be your big break, so you jump at the chance.
The case is about to be closed.
All you have to do is talk to a family, ask them to sign some papers. How difficult could it be? Their daughter was found dead at a beauty spot on the outskirts of London in what you're told was a tragic suicide.
Only you can uncover what really happened.
But the truth is never that simple. And this case could cost you your life...
© James Buckler 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023
Critics Review
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'A British take on John Grisham's The Firm ... the interlocking circles of the plot are well oiled and the narrative of greed and corruption timely.'
The Times
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'A fast-paced and suspenseful legal thriller.'
Woman & Home
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'James Buckler delivers a lightning-paced thriller'
Woman's Own
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'A fast-paced and suspenseful legal thriller - and an unwavering crusade to discover the truth.'
Woman Magazine
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'Pacy and clever, The Simple Truth is a multi-layered mystery, brimming with action and intrigue, all woven perfectly together in the expertly crafted plot.'
Andrea Mara
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'Immersive from the start ... Full of interesting twists and turns, this is a fast-paced thriller in which no one can be trusted.'
Prima Magazine
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A pacy thriller with heart-stopping twists
That's Life Magazine
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'A web of intrigue in the hands of a master storyteller ... A deceptively simple premise that deepens and darkens with every page. I may have forgotten to breathe at the end.'
Marion Todd
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Praise for James Buckler
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A fine debut - fast-paced and bleak, with a vivid setting and gut-wrenching twists
Mick Herron
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Details
- Author
- James Buckler
- Narrator
- Steve John Shepherd
- Duration
- 8 hours 59 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 January 2023
- ISBN
- 9781529194395
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Genre
- Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Political / legal thriller, Technothriller, Narrative theme: environmental issues / the natural world, Narrative theme: sense of place
Synopsis
Brought to by Penguin.A young woman is dead.A very wealthy client needs a favour. You're newly qualified as a lawyer and this could be your big break, so you jump at the chance.The case is about to be closed.All you have to do is talk to a family, ask them to sign some papers. How difficult could it be? Their daughter was found dead at a beauty spot on the outskirts of London in what you're told was a tragic suicide.Only you can uncover what really happened.But the truth is never that simple. And this case could cost you your life...© James Buckler 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023
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