
Playing Nice
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Ben Elliot
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Amelia Cormack
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Peter Forbes
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By:
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JP Delaney
What if you found out that your family isn’t yours at all? How far would you go to protect them? A gripping new psychological thriller from the best-selling author of The Girl Before....
"[JP] Delaney takes domestic suspense beyond its comfort zone.” (Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review)
Pete Riley answers the door one morning and lets in a parent's worst nightmare. On his doorstep is Miles Lambert, a stranger who breaks the devastating news that Pete's son, Theo, isn't actually his son - he is the Lamberts', switched at birth by an understaffed hospital while their real son was sent home with Miles and his wife, Lucy. For Pete, his partner Maddie, and the little boy they've been raising for the past two years, life will never be the same again.
The two families, reeling from the shock, take comfort in shared good intentions, eagerly entwining their very different lives in the hope of becoming one unconventional modern family. But a plan to sue the hospital triggers an official investigation that unearths some disturbing questions about the night their children were switched. How much can they trust the other parents - or even each other? What secrets are hidden behind the Lamberts' glossy front door? Stretched to the breaking point, Pete and Maddie discover they will each stop at nothing to keep their family safe.
They are done playing nice.
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Critic reviews
"When it comes to ordinary families faced with terrifying dilemmas, there is no one better than JP Delaney. He is King of Thrillers, and Playing Nice is his best book yet. His chilling, compelling and oh-so-real books force us to confront our darkest fears - and question how far we would go to protect those we love.... Brilliant." (Fiona Cummins, author of Rattle)
"A nightmarish scenario drives this gripping psychological thriller...Genuinely surprising twists reveal just how far a parent will go for the sake of a child. This is domestic suspense at its most unsettling.” (Publishers Weekly)
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I don’t have a child, but I’ve never known a two year old to be so advanced as to draw people that can be easily identifiable. And a catapult outside of a castle! What? A catapult would be tricky for an adult in a game of Pictionary.
Also, can we PLEASE do away with the awful trope of “we’re not going to call the police to help with this situation because they won’t believe us”. Perhaps clue them in to what’s going on? And THEN take off in your car to handle a solo crusade to save the day! Okay. Rant over. This book is worth the credit. Go for it.
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Really good!
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it was so good and then I got a little over it but still good enough to want to continue. I loved the performances! I listened at 1.3x speed btw
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Outstanding!!!
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Couldn’t put it down
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The reader was excellent! The story line full! Highly recommend
Couldn’t wait to listen every day!
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Frustratingly good.
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