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    The Birthday Girl
    The Birthday Girl
    The Birthday Girl
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    The Birthday Girl

    Written by Sue Fortin

    Narrated by Penelope Rawlins

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    From the USA Today bestselling author of The Girl Who Lied and Sister Sister…

    Four friends.

    A party to die for.

    Who will survive?

    Dear Carys, Zoe and Andrea, come and join me for my 40th birthday adventure weekend, full of mysteries and surprises, the like of which you can’t imagine.

    When Joanne’s friends reluctantly accept an invitation to her birthday party, it quickly becomes clear that there is more to this weekend than they are expecting.

    One of them is hiding a secret. And Joanne is planning to reveal it.

    A weekend away in a cottage in the woods sounded like fun, until no-one can hear your cries for help…

    Readers are hooked by The Birthday Girl:

    ‘A superb page-turner … where any one of the cast could be the next victim or the killer culprit’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    'This book has everything. The intrigue kept me on tenterhooks right to the end. What a story’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    'Packed with secrets, mystery and sinister happenings, the pace of this book doesn't let up’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    'Literally couldn't put it down, finished it in less than 24 hours … Get this book, you won't be disappointed’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    ‘The best book I have read for a long time … Gripping, loads of twists and keeps you up at night!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    'Kept me on the edge of my chair. The suspense held to the very end’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    'Please just read it, it's one of the best books I've read this year … totally recommend.’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateNov 30, 2017
    ISBN9780008279615
    Author

    Sue Fortin

    Sue Fortin was born in Hertfordshire but had a nomadic childhood, moving often with her family, before eventually settling in West Sussex. She is married with four children, all of whom patiently give her the time to write but, when not behind the keyboard, she likes to spend time with them, enjoying both the coast and the South Downs between which they are nestled. Sue is a member of the Crime Writers’ Association.

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    • 4/5
      Lots of twists and turns and I couldn’t quite figure out who was doing what. I feel like it dragged on a bit towards the end. Still, very engaging book. Couldn’t stop listening.
    • 3/5
      This is definitely worth a listen. The characters are very annoying and I found myself having to suspend my disbelief several times to the fact they were friends? I admit I did scroll through a lot of repetition. However it does have good suspense after a while.
    • 4/5
      This book balanced very well its limited cast of character against the mystery elements. I kept reading to find out the missing pieces of the mystery and the motives behind the actions, even though I figured out what happened. The flawed main characters kept their secrets until the end, and I thought that the ending was appropriately chilling.


    • 5/5
      This book gives truth to the saying "with friends like this who needs enemies." I found it rather odd that with the history between these women they would so willingly take off on a trip planned by the "birthday girl" that they didn't know the destination...they were made to give up their cell phones...they were led to participate in activities that they were not very good at and all this in the middle of nowhere Scotland. I really didn't like any of these ladies and liked them even less by the end of the book. So why the 4.5 stars? The plot was unique and kept the pages turning. I read more than half the book in one setting just to see what stupid thing they would do next. There were lots of surprises in the story and just when you think you have sorted out who is telling the truth another block is presented. Some of the things they allowed to happen made no sense but I had already decided that these women were not the brightest bulbs in the package. I'm going to defidently try something else by this author. I think she has a lot of promise.
    • 4/5
      This is my first introduction to author, Sue Fortin. I have to say that it was a pretty good impression. While, I didn't really know much about the four women, I was able to connect with them as well as the story. The fact that I did not know any details about the fours women in the beginning was the whole point. This way it was a mystery that was revealed as the story progressed. The game that the women played made me want to play it but I think I will pass on the murder attempt. To be honest; the game was what kept this story interesting. There was a couple of twists along the way. You could say that I did thoroughly enjoy this book and I plan to check out more books by this author. The Birthday Girl is a twisty ride of thrills and intrigue!