On September 11th 2001, Lucie Jardine is in Manhattan desperate to get away from her abusive and controlling husband. Suddenly New York and the world is changed forever by the attack on the World Trade Centre, and Lucie stumbles across an an opportunity to change her life and take on a new identity. Thinking that she has found safety at last, it becomes clear that the new life she has walked into holds it’s own dangers…
I listened to this audiobook, and it did keep me going during my long runs. I found the premise very interesting, and certainly for the first part of the story it held my interest. However, I did feel that it lost its way a bit at the end, and the story finished on a disappointing note.
The book was narrated by Star Phoenix and honestly I’m not sure if I would listen to anything else she narrated. At first I thought her voice would be annoying but I got used to it when she was narrating in the third person. However, when she attempted voices, it sometimes felt like taking a cheese grater to my ears. She voices Lucie in a sing-song little girl voice, and Lucie’s husband Curtis was given an incredibly grating voice. Also there were references to Lucie’s accent having a Scottish lilt (the character is from Scotland orignally) yet she spoke in a completely American accent! Only a little niggle maybe, but a niggle nonetheless.
Overall, I think I would possibly read more by this author, but I would rather read a physical book, or listen to a different narrator, but if you do like thrillers, this might be something you would enjoy.
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