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A Flaw in the Design
- Narrated by: David Pittu
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
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Summary
Gil has been estranged from his sister ever since her obnoxious son tried to drown his daughter on a family holiday. That's Gil's interpretation; his sister thinks he was only playing around.
Or did. When she and her husband perish in a car crash, Gil becomes his nephew's legal guardian. Matthew is now an urbane 17-year-old, raised in Manhattan's Upper East Side, a planet away from rural Vermont, where Gil lives with his wife and daughters, teaching at the local university.
At first, Matthew seems like he has changed, but when he begins to take Gil's writing classes, he submits a story detailing the various ways a character resembling Gil's youngest daughter might die. While Gil believes that he has invited a psychopath to live under his roof, the women in his life are impressed by Matthew's intelligence and charm. Is Gil losing his mind, or are his family in desperate danger?
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"A literary thriller of the highest order." (Julia May Jonas, author of Vladimir)
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- Rory
- 31-03-23
Great Book
Saw this book reviewed in the FT a few weeks ago and thought it sounded interesting. I so glad that I listened to this. So often I listen to and read books only to be disappointed by the quality of the writing, finding characters and stories that lack credibility. This book however exceeded all my expectations, it’s well written, a proper psychological thriller. It’s well paced and characters, dialogue and situations feel real. Excellent narration. Highly recommend, best use of a credit in years !
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-04-23
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I didn’t like the ending at all in fact I found it quite infuriating and to me it let down the book. Also reminded me of bret Easton Ellis’s the shards.
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- s a pollard
- 14-06-23
Really Good Book
I really enjoyed this book, loved the writing and loved disliking both main characters. I get the ending but it would have been very satisfying to see him get his comeuppance
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- Linkous
- 25-10-23
Gripping
One of the most gripping books I’ve read in a while. I look forward to more from this author.
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