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A Version of the Truth

By: B P Walter
Narrated by: Christy Meyer, Emma Noakes
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We all see what we want to see....

1990: Holly is a fresher student at Oxford University. Out of her depth and nervous about her surroundings, she falls into an uneasy friendship with a group of older students from the upper echelons of society and begins to develop feelings for one in particular. He’s confident, quiet, attractive and seems to like her, too. But as the year progresses, her friends’ behaviour grows steadily more disconcerting, and Holly begins to realise she might just be a disposable pawn in a very sinister game.

A devastating secret has simmered beneath the surface for over 25 years. Now it’s time to discover the truth. But what if you’re afraid of what you might find?

©2019 B P Walter (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers International Mystery & Crime Mystery Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Student

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Critic reviews

"Devilishly well-plotted, crisply written - and a hell of a lot of fun. What a smashing debut!" (A.J. Finn, author of The Woman in the Window)

"Beguiling, surprising and sometimes shocking. Cleverly crafted with characters who stay with you. Highly-polished debut." (Jane Corry, author of The Dead Ex)

"Walter's debut is an assured piece of world-building, with characters both flawed and real, and a crescendo that sweeps you up then crashes you down. Unpredictable, clever & subtly twisted. Loved it." (Helen Fields, author of Perfect Silence)

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Definite echos of Sarah vaughns Anatomy of a Scandal... The badly behaved Estonians running riot at uni, however the Julieann section of the book gives you a ringside seat, to a wife's realization her husband has never been the man she thought he was, she's part detective and part woman on verge of a breakdown, both played out without soap opera style over kill

Superb.

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I could not put this book down and finished it in about 4 days. Amazing, plot and characters.
I was disappointed with the ending though … I wanted to know what happens next… is there going to be a sequel? I really there is!

Absolutely loved it

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The story it’s self is a shocking one but has the basis of a what should be a good book and one which should be told with respect and care . However I found the story was predictable in places , went in heavy on the shock factor but was weak in plot . If you choose to write a book like this it should be done with care and respect not just creating a sense of unease and drama . Altogether I thought the story was written in poor taste written for impact with out genuine thought of emotion. I felt cross how the author dealt with the issues . It a weak story just with a lot of filler .

Shocking Story but not well told

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I did not expect or want such explicit sex. however I take my hat off to a writer who was able to make it utterly non-erotic. A most important exposure of evil and the 'debate' about women's culpability.

uncomfortable but worthwhile

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i enjoyed this immensely. its quite dark but a page turner. loved to the end

fascinating

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I was absolutely addicted to this story, every possible moment was spent listening to it. It grabbed me in the prologue. The dual narrative gives you two perspectives of the same story, set in two different timelines. I was totally championing for Holly to get the truth she deserved. Very well written and structured.

Totally gripping!

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Got this audiobook after I read the dinner guest. I loved the dinner guest and was hoping this would be as good as, but it wasn’t! Its average.

Average

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This books does not have much more as vulgarity without any further interest to compensate

Vulgar!

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After a vaguely intriguing start the novel slides into autopilot and never recovers. The sex scenes are toe curling, the characters thinly veiled stereotypes and the plot practically non existent. I was a third of the way through and the wildly ineffectual lead was still whingeing about her husband’s bloody misplaced computer files. What’s thrilling about that?!

As for the descriptions of the working class family, I can only assume the writer has never met anyone of that particular class but has watched an episode of ‘Benidorm’ for research purposes.

Perhaps most worryingly of all is that a novel like this can still get published in the post MeToo era. Every single sex scene read like the incoherent ramblings of a sweaty, white, middle aged man, middle class man.

Sexist, poorly plotted and mind numbingly slow...

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