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The Facts of Life and Death

By: Belinda Bauer
Narrated by: Colleen Prendergast
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"’Call your mother.’

'What do I say?'

‘Say goodbye.’”

This is how it begins. Lone women terrorised and their helpless families forced to watch - in a sick game where only one player knows the rules. And when those rules change, the new game is Murder.

Living with her parents in the dank beach community of Limeburn, ten-year-old Ruby Trick has her own fears. Bullies on the school bus, the forest crowding her house into the sea, and the threat of divorce. Helping her Daddy to catch the killer might be the key to keeping him close. As long as the killer doesn't catch her first...

©2014 Belinda Bauer (P)2014 Random House Audiobooks Suspense Thriller & Suspense

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Inspired idea to narrate from child’s point of view and done very well with insight

Unusual narration angle

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I can’t get enough of this author.
Whether it’s the sheer poetry of her writing, the variety of story that she weaves or the characters that seem to unexpectedly link all her tales, I don’t know.
I have to be honest and say that the final scenes of this jarred a little, but I don’t know if that’s because there was no hint in advance of the “setting” that would cause the denouement or the likelihood of it happening was hinted at but I missed it.
Either way it still provided a satisfying conclusion.
Onto the next.

Belinda Bauer does it again.

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This story was a bit quirky and had nice subtelties, rather than spoon-feeding the reader/listener. It is mostly told from the child's perspective which was a good touch. The characters are well written and narrated beautifully and it is the right level of descriptive so that you can picture the scene without feeling overloaded. It took a short while to get into, before I was hooked. It is my first time experiencing one of the authors novels but I'll definitely go back for more.

Really enjoyed this.

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I have enjoyed all the Belinda Bauer books I’ve read and this one was no exception. The narration was brilliant. The story was fast paced and gradually built up the tension. Highly recommended.

Loved this book. Great story and fabulous narration

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Downloaded this after hearing good things but nothing special really. Was a pretty hard slog to be honest and it took me 2 or 3 attempts to get into it and that was only because I'd had it too long to return. On the plus side the author does a good job of making you feel for Ruby due to the lack of decent parenting and for the most part being generally let down by the adults in her life. Predictable ending though. 6/10.

Meh...

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I absolutely loved this and listened on dog walks... Alfie the spaniel couldn't believe his luck! I couldn't wait to get out to listen and mildly resented people chatting to me as I had to stop!
brilliant pace, super narrator too which makes all the difference. The characters were very easy to like, believable and well rounded. The place was vivid and 'familiar'. The story had me hooked very quickly and kept there all the way through.
Belinda Bauer's language was perfect, flowed superbly and I can't wait to 'hear' the next one of hers .
it's been quite some time since I said this... but I was sad when it ended!

dog Walking Just Got Good!

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Cant fault Belinda Bauer this book had everything. The plot was gripping, so believable. The narrator read the story perfectly. Couldn't stop listening to it until it finished. Can't recommend it highly enough. Brilliant,

Best book I've listened to for a long, long time

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Well narrated and a great story, love Belindas books, there is always a breath holding moment and this was no different.

Loved it!

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Although I deducted the identity of the killer early on, it did not spoil my enjoy of the novel. I have read most of the authors' book and have never been disappointed. They are well written and descriptive.

Brilliant

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Really engaging story with humour and scares throughout, exciting listening that had you cheering for brave Ruby. Would read a book by this author again. The reader was also engaging.

Engaging story

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