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    Our Little Secret
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    Our Little Secret

    Written by Claudia Carroll and Caroline Lennon

    Narrated by Karen Cogan and Sophie Harkness

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    About this audiobook

    A sparkling story about what happens when you let someone into your life… but they turn out to want more than you’d bargained for!

    Sarah Dee has the perfect life. A high-flying job in a law firm, a beautiful daughter and a house to die for. So how does she find herself looking in through the kitchen window while another woman enjoys it all?

    When Sarah takes pity on a struggling young graduate who can’t get a job, she thinks she’s doing the right thing. She’s being kind, generous and helpful to others, as she always is. But as Sarah allows the younger woman into her home, her law firm and even her family, is there more to this pretty youngster than meets the eye? And could this be a good deed that goes further than expected?

    Claudia Carroll does it again with a sparkling new novel about what happens when your life becomes up for grabs…

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateFeb 8, 2018
    ISBN9780008174699
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    Our Little Secret
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    Claudia Carroll

    Claudia was born in Dublin, where she still lives and where she has worked extensively both as a theatre and television actress.

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    • 4/5
      This was a book that built up to quite a climactic ending of a great story. This story led up to some very chilling moments, making this a book that's hard to put down.
      I love the way the author put it all togeather excellent story telling.
    • 4/5
      Chris had waited ten long months. He planned it all. The date. It was their anniversary. The location. “It was on this platform Chris had known he was in love.” The exact minute that he would step off the platform and under the oncoming cargo train. The train passed at 10:47 each night. He tenderly kissed a picture of his late wife Julia. In less than eight minutes, he would join her. She was waiting.But all his planning didn’t include Sarah.  Chris did his research.  She wasn’t supposed to be at the station.  The next passenger train wasn’t for an hour.  The station should be empty.  It always was at that time.  It’s why he chose it.  After a monster had strangled his wife and made him watch, the last thing he wanted to do was inflict that kind of trauma on anyone else.  Sarah had just snuck out of her cheating ex’s house after crawling out of his bed. She hoped he’d ask for redemption after his betrayal. Instead, he thanked her for a fun night. It gave her a sense of déjà vu. Every man she loved lied to her. Then, she saw Chris at the station, swaying on the edge of the platform. At first, Sarah thought him drunk. Being alone with him at the station raised the hairs on the back of her neck. But when she saw him kiss the picture, her perception changed. She thought him a good man, one who treasured love just like her. Yet, she also sensed something else, a sadness that made her stick around despite his attempts to get her to leave before the train arrived. When Chris leaves the station instead, she finds his suicide note. The realization that she inadvertently saved his life fills her with a need to find him — to be sure he’s alright. But he has picked another day. The anniversary of his wife’s death. Chris is determined that nobody will stop him this time, not even Sarah as he tries to protect her from being the monster’s next victim. __________The term unreliable narrator was coined by Wayne C. Booth in 1961. It’s a popular device used in suspense and thriller novels to throw the reader off track and avoid predictability. However, any author takes a risk when using this type of narrator. There’s a chance the reader will view the narrator as a voice of trusted authority. There’s also the chance the reader will confuse the narrator’s voice with that of the author as the story is told. “Our Little Secret” was author Darren O’Sullivan’s first foray into the thriller and suspense genres. At first, you aren’t sure if main character Chris is an unreliable narrator or a grieving husband who readers can trust. But true to the device, O’Sullivan drops subtle hints along the way, making you suck in a sharp breath as you start to realize that maybe things aren’t the way Chris makes them seem. The only thing that’s certain is that O’Sullivan’s use of the unreliable narrator makes this otherwise standard-issue suspense novel a thrilling read. Despite the sagging mattress feel mid-way through, the story as a whole will whet your appetite for future titles by Darren O’Sullivan.