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Next of Kin

By: Kia Abdullah
Narrated by: Tania Rodrigues, Avita Jay
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Publisher's summary

“Abdullah’s legal thrillers make John Grisham seem like a maiden aunt.” Sunday Times Crime Club

“An enthralling, heartbreaking and thrilling courtroom drama that had me shouting out loud and gripped until the last page.” Nadine Matheson, author of The Jigsaw Man

“Brilliantly tense, this is another clever page turner from Kia Abdullah that I couldn’t put down. Just superb.” Louise Hare, author of This Lovely City

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ON AN ORDINARY WORKING DAY…

Leila Syed receives a call that cleaves her life in two. Her brother-in-law’s voice is filled with panic. His son’s nursery has called to ask where little Max is.

YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE…

Leila was supposed to drop Max off that morning. But she forgot.

Racing to the carpark, she grasps the horror of what she has done.

IS ABOUT TO COME TRUE…

What follows is an explosive, high-profile trial that will tear the family apart. But as the case progresses it becomes clear there’s more to this incident than meets the eye…

A gripping, brave and tense courtroom drama, Next of Kin will keep you on the edge of your seat until the final, heart-stopping page.

©2021 Kia Abdullah (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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Misleading title

I couldn’t get into this book but after seeing the positive reviews I listened to the first two chapters twice and then really got into it. But the title is a misnomer. Basically there are two sisters. One has a kid and a husband and a lower level job. The other has a great job but no child and her marriage fell apart. She has an accident and her sister‘s child ends up dead. About 90% of the book is them coping with the fall out including the trial. I guess the title refers to the fact that the latter sister raised the former for several years while they were children but I don’t think the title really fits the book. Regardless a pretty good story.

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Omg

This book was great. I should have known better than to think it would be so obvious. So many twist and unexpected turns omg.

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The twist and turns of this book are amazing

This book is amazing. I can’t believe anyone would think of a subject like this to write in a book.

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Twists and turns

This book kept me on my feet. I finished the story in roughly a week.

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Slow in the middle, great at the end

The procedural courtroom drama - which took the bulk of the book to narrate - was repetitive and not super interesting. But the connections between the characters and the beginning and end (I won’t spoil it) is very interesting and well done.

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Wow!

Wow! Wow! Wow! This book has more secrets and twists than any other book I’ve read. Highly recommend!

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I love the dialogue such a great read

I really enjoyed the story line such a great twist!! Simply incredible such a shocking ending!!

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Plot twist

I expected some of the twists but was definitely mind blown towards the end chapters. Good read!

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Twist after twist

This book has the most unexpected twist. It had us at edge the whole time.
I can only say… WOW!

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Look no further

Plenty of twists! Couldn’t stop listening! Very well written and very intriguing. This book grabs your attention from beginning to end

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