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The 3rd Woman

By: Jonathan Freedland
Narrated by: Jennifer Woodward
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THE FIRST TWO MURDERS WENT UNNOTICED. BUT THE NEXT WAS HER SISTER…
A terrifying yet unputdownable thriller from No. 1 bestselling author and award-winning journalist Jonathan Freedland.

SHE CAN’T SAVE HER SISTER

Journalist Madison Webb is obsessed with exposing lies and corruption. But she never thought she would be investigating her own sister’s murder.

SHE CAN’T TRUST THE POLICE

Madison refuses to accept the official line that Abigail’s death was an isolated crime. She uncovers evidence that suggests that Abi was the third victim in a series of killings that’s been hushed up as part of a major conspiracy.

SHE CAN EXPOSE THE TRUTH

In a United States that has yielded to the People’s Republic of China, corruption is rife – the government dictates what the ‘truth’ is. With her life on the line, Madison must give up the story, or face the consequences…

©2015 Jonathan Freedland (P)2015 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Mystery Political Psychological Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Espionage Crime

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Critic reviews

‘An intelligent, finely crafted mystery that brilliantly channels the anxieties of our time’ New York Times

‘A strikingly fresh thriller … ingeniously realized.’ Sunday Times

‘So gripping you’d cancel your own wedding’ Claudia Winkleman, BBC R2 Arts Show

‘A robust, intelligent thriller … Madison is a skilfully drawn character, sympathetic and complex’ Irish Examiner

‘A fast-paced political thriller with a murder mystery at its heart that keeps the reader gripped and rooting for the smart female lead throughout. Freedland’s best novel to date.’ Express

‘Jonathan Freedland’s inventive, thought-provoking political context gives the good plot added bite, depth and intelligence’ The Times

Freedland has a knack of keeping the reader gripped. The twists when they come – and boy do they come – are genuinely surprising’ Independent

‘Engrossing’ Sunday Telegraph

‘A killer novel … full of intrigue, plotting and duplicity’ Piers Morgan

‘Nobody does the high-IQ, high-octane thriller better than Jonathan Freedland’ Tony Parsons

‘Boldly imaginative … a magnetic heroine in a heart-racing story’ A D Miller, author of Snowdrops

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Our heroine Madison Webb is an award winning LA Times reporter, she exists in a near future where China controls parts of America the indebted giant. A place where crime, politics and power cross every line in society and suddenly touch her life, her family in irreparable ways.

A modern who done it, that delivers thrills, and twists of plot to the very end. With an interesting background, and believable characters that inhabit a possible world that would disturb the american sense of patriotism.

A good Summer read that entertains, and poses a few questions about our changing world.

Expertly narrated by Jennifer Woodward, with the best voice Characterization by a female reader I have heard in an audiobook.

California dreamin' with China on my mind

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