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The End of Us

By: Olivia Kiernan
Narrated by: George Weightman
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Summary

The spectacular standalone thriller from the author of the critically acclaimed Frankie Sheehan novels.

It all started to go wrong the day the Wrights moved in next door.

Myles and Lana Butler live on a gorgeous new development in Wimbledon, leaning on a mortgage that is just within reach. When one of Myles' investments fails they are bound to lose everything.

Gabriel and Holly Wright have just moved in next door. The Wrights are sophisticated, ambitious and apparently very wealthy. At an after-dinner drink with their new neighbours, Myles and Lana share their worries and a solution is suggested between the couples. Life Insurance fraud. For a cut of the pay out, the Wrights would help them.

No one thought they were being serious. No one agreed they'd actually go through with it. And no one mentioned it would involve murder.

Then, one night, Lana doesn't come home.

©2023 Olivia Kiernan (P)2023 Quercus Editions Limited

Critic reviews

The End of Us is exactly the type of book I love to read: witty, dark, unpredictable, well-written and with great insight into the darker side of human nature. A book to be devoured in one sitting (Karen Hamilton)
I loved it - easily Kiernan's best yet (Cara Hunter)
I loved everything about this stylish, addictive thriller from Olivia Kiernan. The End of Us entertains, it shocks, and it asks fascinating moral questions of its characters - and readers (my sympathies and allegiances were all over the place!) Beautifully written, masterfully executed. And THAT ending . . . (Caz Frear)

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Good but end too sudden

Enjoyed the twists and turns but the end was as if the writer got bored

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Entertaining enough


To enjoy this you need to be able to overlook some major plot holes. The narration is first class. The book is more than OK but not amazing. I wanted a bit more from the ending but it’s not a bad ending - just for me a bit limp.

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Great

I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. I wasn’t sure about the narrator at first but as the story got started i was gripped. I felt every emotion the character
Felt. I hated him I loved him I rooted for him. The story is unique. Could have done without the last chapter though I was happy with how it ended until the last twist.

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Fantastic - couldn’t stop listening!

Fantastic written story, great pace, couldn’t put it down, narrator made it - spot on with the voice/character delivery. Highly recommended

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really good book

debt does crazy things to a mind..Good story and narrations.listened to it all in one go as I wanted to know what happened next. thankfully a good book for a change. some are terrible. I'll look for more from this author.

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Twists and Turns

Good story, enjoyable, with enough plausibility in the twists and turns to keep it interesting.

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Interesting angle

I enjoyed this book. It was an interesting perspective coming from Daniels side. A little far fetched, but an easy listen. I enjoyed it.

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Interesting plot with many twists and turns!

I liked the storyline and the narrator. The psychology of the main character was interesting with little hints of his true character from the beginning.

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Not sure about 3 stars or 4, found elements of this book far fetched and somewhat trite. It was clear to me early on what the end story would be,,but I pressed on regardless. Not te best book I have listened to.

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Excellent book and well narrated I couldn’t stop listening

This was very well written - and the story and plot were spot on - what a twist at the end.

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