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Girls Who Lie
- Narrated by: Diana Croft
- Series: Forbidden Iceland, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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- Shona Stephen
- 21-05-22
Contrived and unbelievable
Overly contrived, long tedious sections and dragging exposition at the end. Tedious and unsympathetic characters.
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- Horticulturia
- 12-12-21
Perfection!
This is the best kind of audiobook: a page-turner, well developed characters, and a stellar narrator. We accidentally found ourselves in Akranes and Bogarnes 2 months ago, so it was fun to hear her describe the places we had been (the tunnel, the lighthouse, etc.) and remember how good the cinnamon rolls and hot dogs are. Memories aside, the story is just the right amount of “noir” and keeps you guessing until the end. One of my favorite audiobooks ever and I listen to about 10 a month.
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- Donna
- 15-07-21
4+
A fine mystery- a lot of layers our intrepid detectives have to sort
through. It is a good ride for the
listener - lots of small town gossip
sprinkled with hard police work.
I liked it. I've been listening
to lots of Audible mysteries set in Iceland. This one ranks right with the best. Now I wait for the author's next
book...
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-07-21
Fantastic!
Loved the story, wonderful character development and bonus....was narrated by my favorite: Diana Croft. I highly recommend.