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The Second Stranger

By: Martin Griffin
Narrated by: Tamsin Kennard
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One bitterly cold February night at the remote MacKinnon Hotel, Remie Yorke begins her last shift at the front desk as the snow begins to fall. She has booked a one-way flight for the next day—and she's never coming back to Scotland. Or so she thinks.

As the storm quickly invades the surrounding Highlands, the roads become impassable and the phone lines fall dead. When the icy temperatures plummet further, an injured man stumbles into the hotel lobby from the blizzard. Police Constable Don Gaines has been in a car accident on the mountain road, and Remie welcomes him to safety. Gaines tells her that the other survivor of the accident is a dangerous prisoner who is now at-large; and Gaines is sure he is heading their way.

Then a second injured visitor arrives—also introducing himself as Constable Don Gaines. Both claim to want to protect Remie and the hotel's remaining guests. Both are convincing. Remie doesn't know who to trust.

But she must endure a deadly night before dawn breaks, and if she doesn't succumb to the cold, one of these men will surely kill her first. And she has no idea why they have chosen to come to the MacKinnon Hotel . . .

©2023 Martin Griffin (P)2023 Tantor Crime Thrillers Detective International Mystery & Crime Mystery Psychological Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction Thriller Crime Suspense
Engaging Plot • Suspenseful Storyline • Excellent Narration • Intriguing Twists • Eerie Setting • Spot-on Accents
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Though the precise and delightful vocals by Tamsin Kennard were spot-on, I struggled to finish “The Second Stranger.” I found it moving along slow but, again, that is my point of view. You may very well enjoy it. Each to their own.

I wanted to like it, I did.

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At times it was difficult to follow due to the nature of the story-two people both claiming to be a police officer but it sorts itself and is quite exciting. Performer handles both accents and various characters quite well.

The setting is impressive and the plot moves quickly

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I almost didn’t finish this just because of the one negative review … lesson learned not to get swayed away from my own instincts.

I ended up quite invested in the story. The twists and turns and suspense .. and it was a logical conclusion in my opinion. Loved the narration.

Enjoyed this book a lot!

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Described in painful detail… each mind boggling event… walking in 2’ of snow in -5 degrees with wet clothes… can you describe hypothermia? Yet never a mention except cold toes and numb fingers.
The premise of the story is good but the devil is in the details. Good story with a twist at the end but it is overwritten. Not sure how many times I rolled my eyes and said “seriously??!” But it was a lot. I would not recommend this.

Unbelievable! Seriously- truly not believable!

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Was terrific until the last 30 mins when we learn that the protagonist travels with a fake new passport on her old ticket. Someone should have told the author how these things work these days in terms of international travel

Lovely story, well read, with a poor, unconvincing finish

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Narrator did a great job. Good suspenseful story but not too gruesome, more a question of who’s the bad guy and who’s safe to trust. I listen to a lot of mysteries, mostly more on the light and cozy side. This was a nice delve into a little darker mystery. Liked the plot line, would listen to more like this.

Great suspense!

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I enjoyed listening to this winter mystery over holiday break. Some fun twists and turns to keep it interesting, although I felt like at times the author put too many ideas into one novel. Performance was excellent and the actor nailed the accents.

Great winter read

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Good sense of place and descriptions. Some plot points were hard to believe. A fun read.

Fast-paced debut thriller

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I was never sure where the story was going. Full of twists and turns.Highly recommended

Good story and narration

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Enjoyed this so much. Plenty of suspense to keep you up late. Highly recommend.
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Really great

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