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Narrated by:
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Elise Roth
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By:
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Miranda Smith
About this listen
It was only meant to be a story. But now someone is dead.
Every Monday, I meet my writing group in a warm, lively bar to drink a glass of wine or two and share our work. It’s the highlight of my week. I don’t go out much, otherwise.
For the last ten years, every time I’ve relaxed, the messages have started again. The black hearts. They’re a warning to remember, as if I could ever forget. Whoever sent them wants to hurt me. They’ve lost me jobs and boyfriends. Is it any wonder I like to hide in fiction?
But now, something even stranger is happening. My tires are slashed. A woman is run over outside my apartment. Both times, I find a black heart.
And both attacks are copied from the stories we shared on Monday night.
My story was about a murdered woman. Terrified, I check the papers every morning. And then it happens. Someone is found dead, and the details are identical to the ones I wrote. Am I going mad, or is someone in my group a killer?
And why are they targeting me? Do they know the truth that lies buried in all my work—the terrible secret I’ve tried so hard to hide?
I have to know…but it could cost me everything.
A psychological thriller! If you like Lisa Jewell, Ruth Ware, and The Wife Between Us, then you’ll love The Writer.
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- Joyce
- 02-01-25
The Writer
I loved the story. So brilliantly written. The narrator was very good. Great characters. Joyce S.
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- AJ Holmes
- 10-22-24
Unputdownable indeed!
This was definitely an unputdownable book like the title suggests! I'm such a sucker for a good book club thriller, so this book was right up my alley. 📢 Spoiler alert! ⚠️ I was not disappointed in the least.
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