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My Sweet Girl

By: Amanda Jayatissa
Narrated by: Deepa Samuel
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A girl in a new country.

A dark secret left behind.

A dead body which might tell all.

Ever since she was adopted from an orphanage in Sri Lanka, Paloma has led a privileged Californian life: the best schools, a generous allowance and parents so perfect that Paloma fears she'll never live up to them.

Now at 30, Paloma has managed to disappoint her parents so thoroughly that their relationship will never recover. Unemployed and friendless, the only person still talking to her is Arun - the Indian man subletting her spare room. That is until Arun discovers Paloma's darkest secret, one that could jeopardize her fragile place in this country, and the next day is found face down in a pool of blood.

On finding Arun's body, Paloma flees her apartment. But by the time the police arrive, there's no body to be found or signs of struggle - and no evidence that Arun ever even existed in the first place.

The police may be quick to dismiss everything, but Paloma knows what she saw. Is this tangled up in her childhood in Sri Lanka and the desperate actions she took to leave so many years ago? And did Paloma's secret die with Arun, or is she now in greater danger than ever before?

©2021 Amanda Jayatissa (P)2021 Penguin Audio Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction

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Critic reviews

"My Sweet Girl is like nothing else I've read. Set in San Francisco and Sri Lanka, this is a story about friendship, lies and guilt. A stunning and original must-read." (Samantha Downing, Sunday Times best-selling author of My Lovely Wife)

"This breathtaking debut somehow manages to be terrifying and heartbreaking at the same time. Astonishingly crafted and constantly surprising, the talented Jayatissa lures us into the story with confident hands, and then yanks the rug right out from under us. Ridiculously good. Crazy good. Scary good. This is a big big book." (Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today best-selling author of The First to Lie)
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While I guessed the major twist quite early on, it did not spoil my enjoyment and there were still plenty of other twists and turns that I didn't see coming. Narration of the American bits was a bit grating at times, but the same narrator did a good job of the Sri Lankan voices. All in all, a decent listen and I would recommend it.

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Really good story and narration. Ending had me shook. Recommend to anyone who likes a thriller/horror

One of the best thrillers i listened to

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