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The Other Passenger
- Narrated by: Steven Mackintosh
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
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Summary
It all happens so quickly. One day you're living the dream, commuting to work by riverbus with your charismatic neighbour Kit in the seat beside you. The next, Kit hasn't turned up for the boat and his wife Melia has reported him missing.
When you get off at your stop, the police are waiting. Another passenger saw you and Kit arguing on the boat home the night before and the police say that you had a reason to want him dead. You protest. You and Kit are friends - ask Melia, she'll vouch for you. And who exactly is this other passenger pointing the finger? What do they know about your lives?
No, whatever danger followed you home last night, you are innocent, totally innocent.
Aren't you?
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- M. Bourke
- 26-07-20
Why can I hear every saliva swallow?
This is an amazing story. Gripped me from the get go
The problem is you can constantly hear the narrator swallow saliva. It is very very distracting.I
I don't know if it's a problem with microphones but it really detracts
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- greygirl
- 04-08-20
Narration flaw
I enjoy Louise Candlish books & was looking forward to this.
Story was good, although I didn’t like the lead character. Plenty of twists, even when you guessed some elements- it was still groping.
However the narration was flawed with persistent swallowing noises, saliva & odd & loud breaths being taken within phrasing. It really spoiled the book/story - once you are aware of it, you can’t ignore it- it was horrible - I persevered to the end but felt this shouldn’t have gone out in this state. I listen to a lot of audible books, but there was no way there was any quality control undertaken on this recording.
Disappointing & distracting on a good story.
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91 people found this helpful
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- Podenco Fan
- 23-07-20
Masterful & mesmerising-even the twists had twists
I have been a fan of Louise Candlish for years and I have to say her books just keep getting better and better and better - this latest one is sublime.
Great characters, fascinating insight into the housing crisis in London and what it is like to live and work in the capital, wonderful images of the Thames and commuting on the river bus ..... romance, the fragility of relationships living in a survielled society with a phobia and OH THE PLOT!
A plot of plots, so tightly wound it had you sitting back thinking where it is all going but enjoying the ride and then ... suddenly you are thrown ... and thrown again and again until you do not know what is what and feel very foolish for having thought you knew what was going on.
Love Louise Candlish's writing as there are never any annoying plot holes or niggles - nothing left that is not bolted down or squared away - really intelligent, ingenious and addictive storytelling, no cliches, no gore or revelling in gritty, dark, upsetting details of crime - no lazy and horrible shortcuts like pets being killed to signify danger lurking just right riveting, twisty thrilling and compulsive reading with the Thames positively thronging with sneaky red herrings.
Hats off - I cannot find even one small flaw in this book.it was seamless and sensational - I am so hoping we do not have to wait too long for the next as I have so adored and devoured the last four.
Even my husband was caught up in this one and asked for the low down on what the latest news on what was happening in the book every day and was disappointed if I had not got very far since the last recap and pronounced it brilliant - it is not his genre at all, so high praise indeed.
I was kind of expecting a female narrator and it took me a while to get into it, but soon I was thinking it was genius casting as Steven Mackintosh really did make his character Jamie come alive,
I just finished this last night and I will so miss my daily commutes via River Bus and my many drinks in the Hope and Anchor and The Mariner not to mention the wicked plotting, heartbreaking betrayals, devilish deeds and double dealing ..... ahhh if only every thriller could be so thrilling and superbly written!
See, I knew I could not get through a review without one small gripe!
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- Mel Noir
- 27-07-20
Great story, let down by narrator
Very well written, with lots of unexpected twists and turns. But the narration was distracting. I could hear the narrator swallowing and all kinds of other mouth noises. It kept taking me out of the story. I had to simultaneously play a noise sound app to cover it up, which helped a bit. It's a pity we didn't switch to the pov of other characters, with all the twists and turns I would have loved to really get in the minds of Melia and Claire. I found Jamie to be rather boring and hard to sympathize with. Overall, enjoyable.
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- "patto89"
- 28-12-20
Narrator needs a glass of water
Struggled to get to the end of this because the narrator makes too many mouth noises, he sounds like he really needs a glass of water and I found it too distracting. You can hear every time he swallows Story is interesting enough but I didn't find any of the characters likeable or really care what happened to them.
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- Alice Oliver
- 14-12-20
Not a bad book but too much swallowing and lip smacking
I listened to the whole book, the story was alright overall, nothing to rave about but not terrible. What was terrible was the fact that the narrator’s swallowing was incredibly audible and really really detracted from the story and made me feel really uncomfortable. Honestly I’m surprised I made it to the end of the book because of this!
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- Nicks
- 11-07-20
Intricate & Complex
My second Louise Candlish book and she has not disappointed. Good narration for a story that kept me intrigued and listening right to the end (and not bored for 1min).
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- Amy Walsh
- 17-12-20
Great book
really enjoyed this book. great story and characters. the narrator's mouth sounds are very loud and off putting at times but I was able to ignore after awhile
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- Sararara
- 13-07-20
A Room of One’s Own
A twisty tale exploring the sense of entitlement held by various unlikeable Londoners.
It’s a world where square footage is the measure and currency of status but is seldom earned.
Clever plotting but, despite several whopping great twists, it’s actually quite slow for the most part.
Fun read (and superb narration) but I’m not sure which character I would hate to be trapped in a confined space with least.
So glad there are some books being published/recorded again after the lockdown drought.
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- Adam
- 23-07-20
Absolutely Loved This
Brilliant story, based in an area of London I know, with genuine twists and turns..and the performance was great..I’m hard to please and this is the best book I’ve listened to in a long time...I was sorry it ended!
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- Anonymous User
- 09-12-20
Great story, struggled slightly with the narrator
The Story was great, another hit by Candlish. I struggled a bit with the narrators swallowing habit while reading but he did the voices and inflections really well.
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