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The Cut
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage, Jacob Dudman
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
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Summary
An unmissable thriller written by Richard Armitage, author of #1 bestseller Geneva, narrated by the author and by Jacob Dudman.
You can’t escape your past. The cut always reopens.
In the sleepy village of Barton Mallet, the old ruins of Blackstone Mill watch over the residents as they go about their quiet lives. Ben Knot and his friends are looking forward to a summer of fun and freedom once their last year of school is over. The class of 1994 have been through a lot together, good and bad, but teasing turns to bullying when the Knot gang target younger boy Mark Cherry. As tensions rise and violence escalates, the group fractures and tragedy strikes. Before the summer is over, one of them will be killed. Murdered by someone they called a friend.
Thirty years on, Ben is an award-winning architect who has moved his family back to the village where he grew up. His girlfriend Dani is a hands-on step mum to his kids, budding actor Nate and star footballer Lily, but even though the family seem happy, Ben has never been able to forget the tragedy of the past. And it’s a past that is coming back to haunt him with the murderer’s imminent release from prison. Ben’s glittering career is also starting tarnish as some shady business deals have put him on the path to bankruptcy. With the killer’s parole date approaching and the banks calling in their loans, Ben struggles to keep a grip on the perfect life he has built.
When Nate lands the leading role in a new horror movie, Dani jumps at the chance to propel him towards stardom, despite Ben’s concerns that it will complicate their lives. Ben is persuaded to support his son’s dreams, but when the film crew descend on the village to start shooting, the dream starts to turn into a nightmare. The film is not quite what it seems. His kids are being pushed to the limit and Ben’s paranoia makes him question the film makers’ motives. Ben is desperate for answers and will stop at nothing to keep his family safe.
If the first cut is the deepest, then the last cut is going to end it all.
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- Jeanette Old
- 23-08-24
Amazing
Staying up to 2am because I didn’t want to stop listening. Narration was brilliant. Characters so well described, felt as if I knew them personally.
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- Valentina Ancilotti
- 24-08-24
A masterpiece in feelings
Richard Armitage strikes again with his second book. Very intimate and personal, he can really make you FEEL the story through his words. Kudos to Armitage and Dudman for the WONDERFUL performances.
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- anne-marie
- 31-08-24
Amazing!!
I couldn't stop listening to this. it was great from start to finish. just amazing. definitely recommend
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-08-24
Femicide
If you want to read a dual timeline book about racial injustice and an act femicide read this book. Alternatively you can just watch the news in 2024.
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- Samantha E.
- 05-09-24
exciting
loved the story. excellent narration. the story loops around many times and keeps you enthralled.
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- julia sheppard
- 02-09-24
Disappointing
I tend to agree with other some reviewers that, after Geneva, this was disappointing. I struggled to get into it and found all the filming details a bit tedious. It felt overacted too in parts. I couldn’t connect with any character, none were relatable. It felt very far fetched and things like ‘Max’s’ accent were unrealistic. I stuck with it, the ending was predictable but it was a freebie so can’t complain too much.
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- Gcro55
- 03-09-24
Too many strands
I felt that the story started off well but then had too many strands which made it a bit complex and eventually a bit boring. Didn’t finish the last couple of hours as it started to drag to be honest
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- Anonymous User
- 12-09-24
Atmospheric drama
Loved the characters, plot lines and twists, tied up at the end with meaning.
Well acted and suspenseful narration.
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- Marian Reilly
- 31-08-24
Messy
I struggled with this to be honest.
I loved Richard Armitage's narration but I found the story to be quite slow moving and at times quite messy. The device of flashing backwards and forwards in time was interesting but I felt that overall it disrupted the rhythm of the story. I did stick with it to the end but the denouement felt over worked.
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- Mrs S.
- 26-08-24
Excellent plot
Richard Armitage is a brilliant narrator. Keeps you guessing until the very end-couldn’t stop listening
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