Before She Knew Him
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Narrated by:
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Graham Halstead
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Sophie Amoss
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By:
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Peter Swanson
About this listen
A Sunday Times and Observer Thriller of the Month, from the bestselling author of The Kind Worth Killing and All the Beautiful Lies
'They had a secret, the two of them, and there was no better way to start a friendship than with a secret.'
When Hen and Lloyd move into their new house in West Dartford, Mass., they're relieved to meet, at their first block party, the only other seemingly-childless couple in their neighborhood, Matthew and Mira Dolamore. Turns out they live in the Dutch Colonial immediately next door.
When they're invited over for dinner, however, things take a sinister turn when Hen thinks she sees something suspicious in Matthew's study. Could this charming, mild-mannered College Professor really be hiding a dark secret, one that only Hen, whose been battling her own problems with depression and medication, could know about? Lloyd certainly doesn't seem to believe her, and so, forced together, Hen and Matthew start to form an unlikely bond. But who, if anyone, is really in danger?
From its deeply unsettling opening, Peter Swanson, the master of contemporary domestic thrillers, fashions a novel as brilliant, dark, coruscating and surprising as Patricia Highsmith and Ira Levin at their very best.
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- Kindle Customer
- 14-03-25
The middle was good...
It started off kinda slow but I've enjoyed Peter Swanson before so I stuck it out, and ended up enjoying things - I'd say around chapter 10ish onward. I was skeptical at first because I wasn't sure if Hen's mental illness would be treated respectfully (I've been burned too many times in the past) but I think Swanson did a relatively decent job portraying a woman who deals with mania. Not perfect, but decent (I'm not sure doubling up on meds is ever recommended if you miss a dose just FYI). I started to get really invested in Hen and Matthew and the unravelling of their identities and lives, etc, and had big hopes...
But the ending was sort of a bust. I won't explicitly spoil the plot twist but what I will say is my previous comment about Swanson writing mental illness in a relatively respectful manner sort of went out the window by about chapter 38. I was very disappointed, and it made a lot of previously established stakes in the book redundant.
I wouldn't say this is a terrible book. I enjoyed the middle. And I actually kind of liked Hen as a character.
The narrator did a nice job though. I read a few other reviews of people saying she was bland, but I think she did a really good job. Her voice suited Hen's character a LOT, and she did a nice job changing her tone for different characters.
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- Polp
- 19-07-21
Good plot
I didn’t think at first I would rate this book but it was very good, engrossing and well constructed, and I hadn’t seen the ending coming. The narrator set the right tone and each character came through slightly differently in her voice.
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- Noha
- 26-04-21
I WAS SCARED. LITERALLY SCARED!!!
Love peter swanson. I really needed this to be longer. I need to see more Mathew, what's.next for Mathew? I needed to see more of MIRA. I felt there is alot more to her than the author let us into. And I needed to know more of the aftermath for Hen too!
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- sebbie31
- 30-04-20
Excellent
This book is a very good listen- it had the characters scripted perfectly - worth the listen just for the twist at the end
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- Mark
- 08-12-24
Lots of plot twists!
Enjoyable story with lots of twists. I liked the story. Implausible but lots of good characters and a thoroughly entertaining performance. Glad I bought it!
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- Crafter
- 08-11-19
Peter Swanson never disappoints
always creepy, subtle, and super satisfying. going for the whole catalogue. much appreciated...one two tree
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- Julie Verne
- 14-12-22
Gripping
Really enjoyed this book, kept my attention the whole time. Would highly recommend to lovers of crime novels
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- Lesley Nugent
- 29-07-19
truly a waste of time
so many unnecessary details in an incredibly boring and far fetched heap of absolute nonsense
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- Lana
- 02-10-23
Disappointing story, unlikeable characters
This was the third novel by P. S. I listened to. since I thoroughly enjoyed the other two, I expected this one to be of the same quality, but alas.
I was so bored by the story and irritated by the main character that I wanted to stop listening after a few chapters, but the positive reviews made me listen to it further.
There is a twist in the story I didn't foresee, but it was, dare I say, pointless.
I'm glad for the people who enjoyed the book; I have definitely expected more.
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- Suebou
- 18-11-24
Bad narration
Bad narration , boring monotone, I tried to listen to the end but narrator didn’t seem to get going and for some reason I could not return the book ????
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