The Secret Place
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The Secret Place
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Narrated by:
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Stephen Hogan
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Lara Hutchinson
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By:
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Tana French
About this listen
The photo shows a boy who was murdered a year ago.The caption says, "I know who killed him". Detective Stephen Moran hasn't seen Holly Mackey since she was a nine-year-old witness to the events of Faithful Place. Now she's 16 and she's shown up outside his squad room, with a photograph and a story. Even in her exclusive boarding school, in the graceful golden world that Stephen has always longed for, bad things happen and people have secrets. The previous year, Christopher Harper, from the neighbouring boys' school, was found murdered on the grounds. And today, in the Secret Place - the school noticeboard where girls can pin up their secrets anonymously - Holly found the card. Solving this case could take Stephen onto the Murder squad. But to get it solved, he will have to work with Detective Antoinette Conway - tough, prickly, an outsider, everything Stephen doesn't want in a partner. And he will have to find a way into the strange, charged, mysterious world that Holly and her three closest friends inhabit and disentangle the truth from their knot of secrets, even as he starts to suspect that the truth might be something he doesn't want to hear. From the multi-award-winning author of Sunday Times and New York Times best seller In the Woods, The Secret Place is a searing novel of psychological suspense.
©2014 Tana French (P)2014 Hodder & StoughtonCritic Reviews
A wonderfully tender and savage thriller about loyalty, teenage friendship and first loves. Gripping and ingenious" ( Kate Mosse)
"The thing Tana French does better than almost any living crime writer is create suspense. She makes you feel as if you're the detective, and your whole future career, not to mention your mental equilibrium, depends upon working out the solution to the puzzle" ( Sophie Hannah)
"I've been enthusiastically telling everyone who will listen to read Tana French" ( Harlan Coben)
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- Amanda
- 06-04-2015
Great characters beautifully resolved whodunit.
Fantastic narration. Gripping to the end. Will definitely listen to this author again.
Highly recommended.
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- Samantha
- 19-05-2019
Not at good as the rest
Love the series. Struggled with the vocal performance of the characters that were teenaged women. all sounded same-same it was really hard to get an understanding of who was who and which group and their individual characteristics.
Story was enjoyable and added more depth to characters like Moran and Mackie.
IMy tip is to read it rather than listen to it
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- Georgiana Archer
- 19-11-2020
Good story, not as good at the previous ones
As always Tana French writes complex and believable characters and intricate plots. That's why I enjoy her stories, not because they are specifically about crime. I think anyone who enjoys a well constructed plot with engaging characters would enjoy French's books irrespective of genre.
As an audio book I found the change of narrators disconcerting. I found Lara Hutchinson's voice and vocal style difficult to listen to, it is too angelic. I feel that one narrator who can give a gentle lean to the different characters is enough.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-05-2021
A great listen
I really enjoyed this intriguing, detailed book. The characterisation is fabulous. I thought both narrators did a great job.
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- Kindle Customer
- 14-05-2024
Incredible detail
Such an incredible story. The nuanced detail of the relationships was so well crafted, it was a joy to read. My favourite so far.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-02-2021
Female narration was godawful
The story was good, but the female narration was simply awful. Every time the female voice started I groaned - so annoying.
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-02-2021
Very very long
Whilst the tension was maintained I began to feel a bit manipulated and I got a bit sick of the silly schoolgirls. I was glad to get to the end. I usually like Tana French more.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-06-2020
Not best ever but Enjoyable
Ok but for me got abit tedious towards, what then turned out to be, an unsatisfactory ending.
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- Tahlia L.
- 30-01-2021
Okay, but not overly entertaining
My least favourite from the series, but still worth a listen. This book didn't keep me engaged like the others and the ending was a bit strange
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- Lacee
- 07-05-2016
Loved it
Well worth the $. Nice to get some more story of previous characters. You will enjoy
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