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The Second Woman

By: Charlotte Philby
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton
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Summary

Two women are found dead. Both had a secret. Both had a choice. 

Artemis leaves the remote Greek island she grew up on to start a shiny new life in 1990s London with her British husband, a successful entrepreneur. Finally, she has escaped the ghosts of her past. Until she is found hanging from the stairs of her beautiful family home.

Two decades later, the apparent suicide of an heiress uncannily mirrors Artemis’ mysterious death. And when the ensuing investigation uncovers links to a criminal cartel, National Crime Agency officer Madeleine Farrow begins to pull apart the web of deceit surrounding the two women.

The Second Woman is a deeply unsettling, brilliantly gripping story of a family legacy built upon lies.

Secrets can be suffocating...especially in the wrong hands.

©2021 Charlotte Philby (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

"I’m addicted to the deadly glamour of Charlotte Philby’s novels." (Erin Kelly)

"A page-turning thriller.... Philby has created a new sort of spy novel - approaching this world of skulduggery and intrigue from an entirely unique perspective. This is a clever, gripping, unsettling and thoroughly entertaining read." (Holly Watt) 

"A timely, gripping and morally complex thriller." (Mail on Sunday)

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Blown away!! :D

Having read and LOVED the last two books, I absolutely could not wait for this. Downloaded it and listened to it in 1 single day! Utterly brilliant all the way through. Easily my favourite audiobook ever!

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A good plot but ..

I found it slightly confusing as it flits between past and present all the way through - somehow I found this more difficult to keep up with more distractions listening rather than reading, I lost my way often. Well read, clear and good pace.

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Narrator ruins the story

I only got an hour in and couldn’t listen anymore.

Such a shame as I love Charlotte Philby books but the narrator was really distracting and didn’t handle to different characters well

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