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In a Dark, Dark Wood

By: Ruth Ware
Narrated by: Imogen Church
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Someone's getting married. Someone's getting murdered.

In a dark, dark wood

Nora hasn't seen Clare for ten years. Not since Nora walked out of school one day and never went back.

There was a dark, dark house

Until, out of the blue, an invitation to Clare’s hen do arrives. Is this a chance for Nora to finally put her past behind her?

And in the dark, dark house there was a dark, dark room

But something goes wrong. Very wrong.

And in the dark, dark room....

Some things can’t stay secret for ever.

 Crime Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Unreliable Narrator

Critic reviews

A slickly plotted, whip smart thriller - genuinely chilling and totally compulsive
[A] chilling psychological thriller...a tense, claustrophobic marriage of secrets, tequila shots and shotguns
If the premise might be the sort that Agatha Christie would have toyed with had she been a 21st-century graduate, Ware’s analysis of the power-games some women revel in – and the toxicity in the undertow of some female friendships – is more reminiscent of Sophie Hannah, Christobel Kent, or even Gillian Flynn and Harriet Lane (Patricia Nicol)
You won’t be able to put down this creepy page-turner
Thrilling, gripping & well-written
Toxic friendships, an isolated house, a dark snowy wood... Everyone's worst nightmare, and the perfect ingredients for this tense, terrifying novel (Clare Mackintosh, author of I Let You Go)
This is one of the hottest crime debuts around, one that does for friendship what Gone Girl did for marriage
So gripping. So glad my hen do days are behind me. It’s going to be huge (Tamar Cohen, author of Dying for Christmas and The Broken)
Ruth Ware has written an exciting, and in fact amazing book that never stops circling around behind the reader and clapping its cold hands over her eyes (Peter Straub, NYT bestselling author of Ghost Story and A Dark Matter)
I raced through this, totally unable to put it down. It’s gripping from start to finish: slick plotting, sharp twists and a pitch-perfect understanding of the many unique ways in which female friends hurt one another. Dark, smart and compulsive (Nicci Cloke, author of Lay Me Down)
Gripping Story • Exciting Plot • Soothing Voice • Interesting Twists • Unpredictable Ending • Psychological Depth

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This is not the sort of book I would normally listen to or read - it was recommended by a friend
But I’m glad I did
A murder mystery story with plenty of twists and turns that keeps you guessing almost to the end
A story of vengeance and secrets and plotting
I highly recommend it

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Very engaging. Imogen Church did a wonderful job reading. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves a who-done-it with an unreliable narrator.

Excellent performance.

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Really enjoyed this book, love the way the story unfolded and never guessed whudunit. Didn't want to put it down, listened till 2am this morning. The narration was excellent. If you enjoy a good psychological story, I recommend this book.

In a Dark Dark Wood

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Narrator is very good and easy to listen to.
Story is a classic whodunit. Number of people involved is very limited, but despite all the comments about how it is obvious who is the murderer, I couldn't decide between three suspects until the very end. Therefore, I must say that the story is ok too. Just do not expect any real depth there, it is not that kind of book.
I've seen comments that it is really unbeliveable that a person would attend a hen party of a friend that she hasn't seen for 10 years or so. Guess that is true, but then, to be honest, Nora is kind of weird. I admit I did not care much about the story in the beginning, it seemed to me that the author doesn't really know where she wants to go with the plot. But it gets better after a while, so do not necessarily give up if you do not like first chapters.

Starts weak but gets better

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Wow. Just wow. I had an inkling about the ending, but when the other shoe dropped...wow. I literally had to stop the audio just so I could walk around and comment like the good little peanut gallery I am.

The characters are well-fleshed out, which definitely added to the richness of this novel.

We are definitely going to have an interesting discussion about this at Book Club!

Kept me guessing right up to the end!

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