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Hot Water
- Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
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Summary
She sees everything, but can never tell anyone…a wickedly compulsive thriller from the best-selling author of the Bryant & May series.
At a beautiful villa in the south of France, Hannah Carreras works as a maid. Under strict instructions never to speak to the guests, she blends into the background - but she sees everything, including the mistress, Summer, lounging by the pool, awaiting the arrival of her married lover, Steve.
When Steve finally shows at the villa - with his family unexpectedly in tow - Summer has vanished. Steve claims he never saw her. But Steve’s wife is no fool: she knows there’s something going on. Whose tiny bikini lies by the pool? Whose perfume is in the bathroom?
Before long, the local police start asking questions, and the villa’s occupants have something to hide. Only Hannah, always listening, watching, saw broken glass and blood near the pool the day Summer disappeared. Only Hannah thinks she knows what lies are being told....
Critic reviews
“Devilishly clever.” (Val Mcdermid)
“A first-class thriller, but don’t expect any sleep.” (Sunday Telegraph)
“The writing is as ever fluid and pacey, the characterization deft and the plot fresh and ingenious." (Independent on Sunday)
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- Willow
- 29-04-22
A bit disappointing
I love the Bryant and May books and read good reviews for this one so gave it a try. Whilst the writing is as ever, very good, and the narration is excellent, I was disappointed with the story. All of the characters bar one or two are not very nice people and I felt no affinity for them. The story kept me listening but I found the end very disappointing.
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- cj
- 24-12-22
Gripping!
I enjoyed the Bryant and May series and this new novel is different but definitely does not disappoint
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Thoroughly enjoying this and wanted to review NOW!🤗
Oh this book is SO SO good and everything i love in a book! The holiday scene and drama!🤗 i will review properly when finished but I’m already dreading it ending and will be GUTTED! Until this book i had went through about 15 books trying to get 1 i liked😩so that tells you how good it caught my attention and i was hooked from the start! Definitely looking for more from this author 👏🏽👏🏽 LOVE LOVE LOVE it!👏🏽♥️ Also the narrator is absolutely BRILLIANT! One of the very best I’ve heard! So so good!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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- Avid reader
- 07-01-23
Not for me
I loved the Bryant and May books. I realised this was a different genre but thought it was worth trying. The book was well written but I found the characters completely unsympathetic so did not really engage with the story. I did want to find out what happened but with just under 2 hours to go I was just wishing it was over. I found it got increasingly tedious and was glad when I got to the end. I will be extremely hesitant to try any more books by Christopher Fowler. So disappointing.
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- Den
- 04-08-23
entertaining, confusing and infuriating
Love the Bryant and May books but this was a mixed bag. Keeps you guessing, funny at times and well read, but also infuriating in parts, with characters doing ridiculous things. The main protagonist, who so far has proven to be intelligent and organised, finds a piece of incriminating evidence, so what does she do? Of course she, alone, confronts the unhinged suspect telling him that she has the item. Surprise, surprise, the suspect attacks her, takes the evidence and destroys it. Well, who'd have guessed that might happen! Oh and all of the French provincial village and local police characters are portrayed in a very poor light.
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- Mrs D A Bradley
- 28-04-22
was this really Christopher Fowler? not for me.
not what I was expecting, has he lost his humour.
bring g back the pensioners!
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- Chris I
- 25-02-24
Implausible characters and plot but somehow keeps you hooked
I can’t recall why I chose this book; it’s a very lightweight novel, with rather implausible characters and an even more implausible plot but despite this I listened to the end - I wanted to know what really happened. The narrator did a good job.
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- Deborah Wright
- 26-03-23
Fabulous!
Really enjoyed this book, loved the location which I could visualise very well from the writing. The ending was quite a surprise and not what I had thought it might have been. The narrator was perfect.
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- Michelle Dixon
- 03-10-22
A Great Story!
I loved this story. It was just abit too long. The narration was spot on, Rachel Atkins did a grand job, except some times
the odd characters almost
sounded alike, but that's because because Rachel 's voice is so strong I think,
. Well she is the same person for them all 🥴. Crhristopher
wrote a really great story, and I
like the way he did the contents
too, and story, that's for you to
find out.?
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- Nadine
- 09-08-23
Glad I bought it!
My first Fowler and I really enjoyed it - never once did I wonder when it would come to an end. The characters were well created and the action had just the right pace. At times I did wonder if I'd worked it out and in a sense I was was on the right track but it had a nice twist. The setting in France was fun and actually rather accurate in terms of the French characters.
The performance was great, very easy to listen to and with all the right nuances to keep one interested.
I can't understand what there may be not to enjoy.
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