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The Brighton Mermaid

By: Dorothy Koomson
Narrated by: Vivienne Acheampong, Pippa Bennett-Warner
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Random House presents the audiobook edition of The Brighton Mermaid by Dorothy Koomson, read by Pippa Bennett-Warner and Vivienne Acheampong.

Brighton Beach, 1993

Teenagers Nell and Jude find the body of a young woman and when no one comes to claim her, she becomes known as the Brighton Mermaid. Nell is still struggling to move on when, three weeks later, Jude disappears.

Twenty-five years on, Nell is forced to quit her job to find out who the Brighton Mermaid really was – and what happened to her best friend that summer.

But as Nell edges closer to the truth, dangerous things start to happen. Someone seems to be watching her every move, and soon she starts to wonder who in her life she can actually trust…

Fast-paced and thrilling, The Brighton Mermaid explores the deadly secrets of those closest to you.

©2018 Dorothy Koomson (P)2018 Penguin Audio Psychological Thriller & Suspense Exciting Suspense Fiction Merfolk

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I was very disappointed with the story it was very long winded and boring.
Won’t be reading this authors books again.

The Brighton mermaid

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Each of Dorothy Koomson's novels, just get better each time!

this book was very well written as usual and keeps you guessing to nearly the end!

addictive! exciting! thought provoking!

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Loved it! She hasn't let me down yet! Looking forward to the next one as always!

Slow start but another great book! Thanks Dorothy

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I really enjoyed the book but the lady reading it wasn’t the best. She didn’t have a voice that makes you want to listen to the book. Overall it was a good book though.

Good book bad performance

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I loved the story and grabbed from the start. love, trust & relationships all tested

I really loved te story

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It tool me a little while to get into this excellent thriller and might have given up if I was not already a Dorothy Koomson fan. Loved the narration of Nell, not so much Macy, but it all balanced out to create a tale well told. It was a captivating mystery full of twists and turns and very well written and fresh, unique, quality storyline .Loved the tantalising secrets and viewpoints of the different characters on other characters which kept you off-balance and guessing all the way through and I did not guess what it was all about or who could be trusted until the reveal which was good.
It kept me really eating it up all the way along, deducted one star from the story as I found the ending, while still exciting and full of twists and turns, to be a little implausible compared to the tightly wound plot - and also I would have thought CCTV might have called a halt to some of the shenanigans quite swiftly plus rather daft mistakes made by villain early on was a bit hard to swallow especially as it was rather vital to the events which unfolded as a result of them. So ending and plot reveal did lose all credibility for me really but I suspended disbelief and enjoyed it all the same.
All in all I did really really enjoy the building tension and storyline and it was a very absorbing and interesting read, well written , original and head and shoulders ahead of 95% of thrillers, so a big thumbs up!

ENTHRALLING MYSTERY ... REALLY REVELLED IN IT!

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The plot of this novel is mightily unlikely, so I struggled to really get into this. But the narration is good, and it helped pass the time. Just not a memorable listen and not one of Koomson's best efforts.

Not her best

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another great story by Dorothy Koomson. enjoyed the story alot. great plot and characters. would recommend.

great read

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Dorothy Koomson writes like no other. she manages to create thrilling, gripping and intelligent storylines, with incredibly well crafted characters.

I think it's the characters, their recognisability and their complexities that give her novels a quality of their own. In fact it is impossible to categorise this book as it defies usual structures. I really am in awe of koomson's style, insight and storytelling.

I'd recommend this book highly and find it hard to criticise. It is dark in subject matter and the intensity and relentless uncertainty, fear, and paranoia are definitely something you need to be in the mood and right frame of mind for. Saying that, for such a grisly sounding storyline I found the likeability and focus on relationships, redemption and love added a levity that made it addictive listening.

I would say that I did find one of the narrators a bit grating on the ears at times. However, overall I think this probably added power and was the right tone for the character and her situation.

Another Dorothy Koomson masterpiece

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I love the intricacy of this author’s work. There were some infuriating characters and I wanted to throttle both Macy and her sister at times, but it really made for a great, tense story.

Addictive stuff

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