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    The Couple at Number 9: A Novel
    The Couple at Number 9: A Novel
    The Couple at Number 9: A Novel
    Audiobook12 hours

    The Couple at Number 9: A Novel

    Written by Claire Douglas

    Narrated by Kenton Thomas and Nathalie Buscombe

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    “Tense, twisty, fraught with emotion and packed with secrets, The Couple at Number 9 is Claire’s best thriller yet.”—Gilly MacMillan, bestselling author of What She Knew

    The internationally bestselling author of Do Not Disturb and Just Like the Other Girls delivers a heart-pounding psychological thriller about a couple who inherit what seems to be their dream home, until they make a horrifying discovery—and the danger begins.

    The Victims . . . 

    When pregnant Saffron Cutler moves into 9 Skelton Place with boyfriend Tom and sets about renovations, the last thing she expects is builders uncovering human remains. The remains of two bodies, in fact.

    The Investigation . . . 

    Forensics indicate the bodies have been buried at least thirty years. Saffy has nothing to worry about—until the police launch a murder inquiry and ask to speak to the cottage’s former owner. Her grandmother, Rose.

    The Witness . . . 

    Rose is in a nursing home and Alzheimer’s means her memory is increasingly confused. She can’t help the police, but its’ clear she remembers something. 

    The Killer . . . 

    As Rose’s fragmented memories resurface, and the police dig ever deeper, Saffy fears she and the cottage are being watched.

    The Truth . . . 

    What happened thirty years ago? Why did no one miss the victims? What part did her grandmother play? And is Saffy now in danger? 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateAug 2, 2022
    ISBN9780063138193
    The Couple at Number 9: A Novel
    Author

    Claire Douglas

    Claire Douglas is the Sunday Times number-one bestselling author of ten stand-alone novels, including: The Sisters, Local Girl Missing, Last Seen Alive, Do Not Disturb, Then She Vanishes, Just Like The Other Girls, The Couple at No. 9, The Girls Who Disappeared, and The Woman Who Lied. Her books have sold over a million copies in the UK and have been published worldwide. She lives in Bath, UK.

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    What our readers think

    Readers find this title slow at the beginning, but it keeps their interest and holds their attention. The twist at the end is great and the story is well-written. Some reviewers mention issues with the audio syncing and predictability in the middle, but overall, they highly recommend this book for its interesting and captivating twists.

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    • 3/5
      Started out great, lost interest along the way. The many twists and who was telling the different parts of the stories got a bit scattered towards the end. Not a bad story, but I think it could have gotten to the ending a bit sooner.
    • 1/5
      Awful. So, so slow. One good twist, one predictable twist and it took forever to get to them.
    • 4/5
      Definitely one of the author’s better novels. Interesting plot line and character grouping. Slightly predictable but enjoyable and well written and read - very good narration. Worth a listen.
    • 4/5
      The writing and storyline should be 5 starts alone! At first I was confused and bored but I couldn’t stop listening towards the end. Major twist. -1 star because the chapters were wrong and the male narrator was harder to understand. Definitely going to start my books by Claire!
    • 3/5
      It was Very long. Figured out all the twists. Just ok.
    • 3/5
      Predictable towards the middle. Couldn’t keep up the interest with which I started it
    • 5/5
      Suspenseful until the end! Great book, I’m about to start another by Claire Douglas now.
    • 5/5
      Slow at the beginning. But now I can't stop listening to this book.
    • 5/5
      Has you thinking you know it all until the very end. Beautifully read and written. Thank you.
    • 5/5
      Loved this book! Highly recommend to anyone considering listening to it!
    • 5/5
      This book was full of interesting and captivating twist. Enjoyed!
    • 5/5
      Not an overly original plot or twist, but the story was really good overall. It was so refreshing that the main characters didn’t act like ding dongs and they did the sorts of things that normal, intelligent people would do lol

      I did really enjoy the story overall and it was a very entertaining book.
    • 5/5
      Good book held my attention. Really I'm writing this so that I remember I read it and Scribd makes you write a bunch of words before you can post.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Slow start but WORTH IT. Not at all what I was expecting.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      The audio is not accurately synced with this audiobook and skips around, not lined up with the chapters.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 4/5
      A little slow at first, but still kept me interested enough to keep going. A little hard to understand the male narrator. Great twist at the end!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      The confession of Daphnie. I felt this was her one true time that was not a lie.