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Murder Grove

By: E.V. Adamson
Narrated by: Shazia Nicholls, Jot Davies
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A gripping new thriller with a killer twist!

Two bodies. Thirty years. And a secret that connects them both…

1990

A woman’s body is found brutally murdered in the woods, and next to it, a shallow grave hiding a terrified young girl.

2021

When Mia and Rich move to an eco-village in Spain, they’re looking for a new start. Val Verde is everything they wished for – at least to begin with. But when someone is murdered in an olive grove, Mia realises the village isn’t the safe haven she was hoping for…

There’s a killer in the village – and they’ll stop at nothing until they get revenge…

©2022 E.V. Adamson (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Crime Fiction Psychological Suspense Fiction Village Thriller
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Critic reviews

‘A heady tale of distrust and disillusion’ The Times

‘It had a beautifully evoked sense of place; the pace was relentless and the ending left so many intriguing questions!’ Jane Shemilt

“A thrilling read set against an idyllic Spanish backdrop. Cleverly written with some excellent twists – I raced through this.” Catherine Cooper

PRAISE FOR E.V. ADAMSON

‘Assured and engrossing’ The Sunday Times

‘Fantastic – I read this in one sitting’ Kate Mosse

‘It’s exactly what you look for in a thriller: well-drawn characters, a believable plot and an ending that makes you think long after you have finished reading’ Belfast Telegraph

‘Great fun’ The Times

‘Both a tightly-plotted, entertaining work of suspense and an unflinching study of the trauma of witnessing violence’ LOUISE CANDLISH

“Meticulously plotted with an ending I really didn’t see coming.” SARAH VAUGHAN, author of ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL

‘An 'of-the-moment' mystery which keeps you wondering until the final page.’ JANE CORRY, author of I MADE A MISTAKE

‘Fast-paced and unpredictable’ JANE SHEMILT

‘I loved this dark twisty tale’ JACKIE KABLER

‘It starts with a chilling act of murder and continues with twist after twist’ CLAIRE MCGOWAN

‘Superbly executed’ JANE CASEY

‘A powerful thriller disentangling what lies behind a bloody opening murder scene at one of London's most famous beauty spots' TANITH CAREY

‘A twisty, dark, urban thriller.’ CASS GREEN

'So perfectly pitched it gave me vertigo.' KATE WEINBERG, author of THE TRUANTS

‘Five Strangers opens with a vicious death, then blindsides you on a twisted journey of possession and danger. I read it in one day.’ RACHAEL BLOK

'Compelling and darkly addictive’ GAVANNDRA HODGE

'An original, twisty and atmospheric thriller, packed with secrets and toxic relationships’ROZ WATKINS, author of THE DEVIL’S DICE

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Needless mention of animal cruelty and bit dull

It unfortunately started off with one of those phrases I despise "She was shot like a dog" - Yes I know it is an expression but why not shot like a deer/pheasant/person/rabbit - I just find it so very offensive and makes it sound like it is perfectly OK to shoot a dog and leave them dying in a field in Spain as in this story.

Then we were told there was more blood than the annual killing of the family pig - YUK YUK YUK

I persevered, hoping this would turn out to be what I signed on for - fabulous escapism in the sun plus an intriguing murder mystery plus a bit of ex pat romance etc - ie "A Place in the Sun" TV property programme meets Agatha Christie - it sounded delicious ......... it wasn't.

Oh gosh, when I found out the romantic lead - such a handsome fit man turned out to be a ginger, physicist alcoholic (love red hair myself but found myself picturing Harry!) and his partner a neurotic Spanish teacher who had never had a chance to "practice it" before, I found my hope shriviling.

Narration was OK but all the characters who would of course have been speaking to each other in Spanish and voiced in broken English became all a little too much " 'ello 'ello" for me.

Just finished "The Other Half" by Charlotte Vassell, "The Things We Do To Our Friends" by Heather Derwent and "The Villa" by Rachel Hawkins, all recent released which I adored and was looking for something to carry me over to the my much anticipated upcoming releases by Louise Candlish and Jane Casey - but nooooo this is not for me,

Setting was nice but, just all felt a bit like hard work, lacklustre and well "meh".

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