
Lost Cause
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Narrated by:
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Angus King
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By:
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Ed James
About this listen
The only one who can find your daughter? The woman you just divorced.
Mark Campbell is in trouble. Deep trouble.
His latest book is five years late and his recent divorce has cleaned him out. Worse, his debts with Vic Hebden aren’t exactly the kind you consolidate loans into one easy payment. And he’s already missed three.
But Mark has a plan—finish his novel, then pay Hebden off with the advance. His student daughter, Kay, is spending her summer holiday to research locations in the far north of Scotland, ahead of a father-daughter holiday.
Desperate to add her research to his book, their hotel calls—Kay has run off, leaving a big bill, her phone, and a copy of Mark’s last book, Break the Chain.
There's only one person to turn to—his ex, Olivia. Kay’s stepmother. A Glasgow cop still angry at their recent divorce.
As they hunt the Scottish Highlands for his daughter, Mark starts to realize Kay’s disappearance could have something to do with Break the Chain, the book where he exposed the founder’s sexual abuse, similar to the religious cult he grew up in.
Could Kay have succumbed to the clutches of someone from the cult? Or does Hebden have her? And can Mark and Olivia save her in time?
Lost Cause is a stand-alone psychological thriller from the best-selling author of the Cullen, Fenchurch and Dodds series, perfect for fans of Mark Edwards, Linwood Barclay, and Harlan Coben.
©2022 Ed James (P)2022 Grey Dog AudioCritic reviews
"A storming novel, so packed full of tension that I read it in a day." (Mark Edwards, best-selling author of The Magpies, Follow You Home, and The Hollows)
Love it
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I found Mark’s self pity both endearing and annoying in equal measure.
Worth a listen.
Interesting
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Suspenseful
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Brilliant
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Good but not his best
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pure dead brilliant
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Angus King at his best
lost cause
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I have enjoyed Ed James's previous books, especially his police procedural series featuring DI Fenchurch and DI Rob Marshall. However, I was disappointed by his latest standalone psychological thriller, "Lost Cause".
The premise sounded promising: a divorced writer and his ex-wife, a Glasgow cop, team up to find their missing daughter in the Scottish Highlands, where they uncover a dark connection to the writer's past and his controversial novel. However, the execution fell flat for me. However, I felt the story was too drawn out and far fetched.
The only saving grace of this audiobook was the brilliant narration by Angus King, who did a great job of bringing the different accents and emotions to life. He is one of my favourite narrators, and I have listened to many of his other works. He was the reason I kept listening to this book until the end, hoping for a satisfying conclusion.
I hope Ed James returns to his usual form in his next book.
Disappointing
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Not bad at all
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Bit of a Lost Cause
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