Woman with a Secret
Culver Valley Crime Series, Book 9
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May 18, 2015
The murder of outspoken newspaper columnist Damon Blundy jump-starts Hannah’s convoluted ninth mystery featuring married British cops Simon Waterhouse and Charlotte “Charlie” Zailer (after The Carrier). Nicki Clements, a mother of two and a less-than-faithful wife who has recently moved from London to rural Spilling, carried on an online affair with a man she believes is Blundy (neither used real names). Clements attracts the attention of Waterhouse’s team when she speeds away from Blundy’s house, where the police have stopped traffic, outside Spilling. Waterhouse, who has become less likable as the series progresses, is obsessed with the message scrawled near Blundy’s body—“he is no less dead”—as well as the oddly staged murder scene. Waterhouse sifts through Blundy’s detractors, from a former British MP and potential lover to a disgraced sprinter, and Clements’s life slowly unravels. In the end, readers will struggle to care about any of these characters or their so-called secrets.
Everyone has a secret, but Nicki Clements has many--perhaps even one involving a murder. Narrator Julia Barrie performs the sections of this mystery that are told from Nicki's viewpoint, beautifully portraying the protagonist's growing paranoia as her dual lives--suburban mother and online risk taker--collide, threatening to destroy her life. David Thorpe takes over the narration when the audiobook switches to DC Simon Waterhouse's perspective. Thorpe smoothly alters the register of his voice to believably characterize both men and women as the detective and his team sort out the details surrounding the murder of a local celebrity. Together, Barrie and Thorpe build the tension and maintain consistent personalities for the many suspects. Although part of a series, this audiobook also works well as a stand-alone. C.B.L. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine
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