The Assistant
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Narrated by:
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Laura Kirman
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By:
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S. K. Tremayne
About this listen
What would you do if your home assistant turned evil?
She’s in your house. She controls your life. Now she’s going to destroy it.
From the number-one Sunday Times best seller.
She watches you constantly.
Newly divorced Jo is delighted to move into her best friend’s spare room almost rent-free. The high-tech luxury Camden flat is managed by a meticulous home assistant, called Electra, that takes care of the heating, the lights - and sometimes Jo even turns to her for company.
She knows all your secrets.
Until, late one night, Electra says one sentence that rips Jo’s fragile world in two: ‘I know what you did’. And Jo is horrified. Because in her past she did do something terrible. Something unforgivable.
Now she wants to destroy you.
Only two other people in the whole world know Jo’s secret. And they would never tell anyone. Would they? As a fierce winter brings London to a standstill, Jo begins to understand that the assistant on the shelf doesn’t just want to control Jo; it wants to destroy her.
This edition includes an exclusive interview with S.K. Tremayne, discussing audiobooks, his writing style, the genesis of his chilling idea for The Assistant, and more.
©2019 S. K. Tremayne (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers LimitedListeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
"Terrifyingly believable and utterly, utterly gripping. One of my top reads of the year." (Lisa Jewell)
"The Assistant is the definition of suspense!" (Jeffery Deaver)
"Chilling." (Sunday Times)
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- MRS A D RIPLEY
- 13-01-20
The Best Read For Years
I Could not put this book down, it was thrilling from the beginning to end
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- Anne-Marie Lavelle
- 16-03-20
excellent very original
excellent...original and great performance and utterly scary! You will love it and won't be able to put it 8
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- Sarah
- 27-01-20
Gripping... if you suspend your disbelief
Truly chilling in parts, despite some convoluted moments. The twist was very unexpected!
The narration was excellent!
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- MC_Lo23
- 03-06-20
Not what we're used to.
This book isn't what were used to at all. Takes a little while to get into but has lots of twists and turns. You feel desperately sorry for Jo, the main character when she thinks she's gone mad when technology takes over. No-one believes her when she asks for help from her so called friend's. Didn't expect the end at all. All in all, I enjoyed this book, when is the next one coming?? : D
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- Sharon
- 11-04-20
Brilliant
Great read didn't want to put it down from start to finish not knowing what was going to happen
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- KateHenderson
- 29-12-19
So gripping!!
This book is amazing!! I didn’t want to stop reading! So gripping! The perfect example of a page turner!
The narrator was fabulous too!
Any thriller lover will enjoy this book!
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- Nicks
- 18-01-20
A real 5 star thriller
Well written, keeps you hooked right to the end. Narrator was perfect for the book. Definitely recommended.
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- M Ryan
- 28-12-19
could of been so better
it was far too long for my liking and I feel like it could have done being done within 5 hours instead of 10. I got this back on my birthday and I was really looking forward to it but sadly the story is just so far-fetched and the first clue given is clearly the murderer anyway.
I think the reviews are good because of Alexa but sadly for me it was just far too unbelievable and you continuously made to feel like she's going mad
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- David M
- 27-12-19
Great Domestic Thriller with a hint of sci-fi
Jo Fergusson is the vulnerable young woman, lonely, and struggling to cope on her own in a flat in Camden Town (London NW1). Through Jo, the author starts by painting a wonderful picture of how it feels to live in London as a lonely 33 year old. We almost get a tourist guide to Camden Town and Primrose Hill at one point.
I liked the way that Jo's character developed from being relatively submissive, to fighting back and taking control later in the book.
The threats appear through Electra, the smart speaker system that is supposed to look after our every need and keep us company. Jo has a wide circle of friends who are in the computer tech industry, but which one of them has hacked into her smart speakers to threaten her and why?
This was a very well written thriller, good characterisation, and strong mental images were held all the way through, I had no problem in following the plot despite some complexity at times. (We do get references to mental illness which can be an easy way for an author to turn a thriller into a better selling psychological thriller - but I can forgive that.)
The tension built up nicely towards the end, and a very good ending I thought. Loose ends are all tied up.
This was my first book by this author, I'll be looking for more of his work. Laura Kirman was also very good as the narrator, she did not distract in any way.
The download includes a 12 minute interview with the author. Well worth listening to that.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-01-20
Five star
Fantastic, a must listen. Loved it from the very first page. Well done 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Best audiobook I’ve listened to in a long time.
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