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The Hiding Places

A compelling tale of murder and deceit with a twist you won’t see coming

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The Hiding Places

By: Katherine Webb
Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
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A secret buried so deep, only a liar could uncover it

Wiltshire, 1922.
Fifteen-year old Pudding Cartwright has begun the career she always wanted, as girl groom to the Hadleigh family's horses at Manor Farm. Irene Hadleigh is struggling to adjust to her new life in sleepy Slaughterford, having married Alistair to escape a scandal in London. At a loss to occupy herself, Irene sets about restyling Manor Farm, and during the work the chance finding of a strange object, hidden away in the house for years, will change everything.

When somebody close to both of them is murdered, Pudding and Irene are thrown together to seek out the identity of the killer in their midst, unaware of just how deep the roots of the crime lie.

During a hot, humid summer of grief, betrayal, and misapprehensions, they will uncover truths neither of them could ever have foreseen.

The perfect book group read for fans of Kate Morton, Lucinda Riley and Santa Montefiore.

Read by Anna Bentinck

(p) 2017 Orion Publishing Group©2017 Katherine Webb Family Life Genre Fiction Historical Literary Fiction Mystery Fiction Feel-Good
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Critic reviews

An enormously talented writer
Webb has a true gift for uncovering the mysteries of the human heart and exploring the truth of love
Katherine Webb's writing is beautiful
I've loved all of Katherine Webb's books
A truly gifted writer of historical fiction
This isn't your usual country house mystery. It's a vivid portrait of rural life at a time of great change, especially for the women. In its Wiltshire setting and depth of research, it reminded me of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, but Katherine's wonderful descriptions and characters make it sing. And I guarantee that the ending will surprise. Her legion of fans will be delighted with this immersive, beautifully written tale of secrets and betrayals that echo down the generations
Katherine's writing is rich, vivid and evocative and her characters breathtakingly real
Brilliant and absorbing drama
A haunting novel of betrayal
Katherine Webb is such a reliably good storyteller and this beguiling mystery, set so vividly in the glorious Wiltshire countryside, is no exception. It will keep you guessing right to the end. (Kate Riordan on The Hiding Places)
Plucky heroines and tangled secrets kept hidden for generations make for an involving tale of passion and
deceit.
A sleepy Wiltshire village is rudely awakened when a man is found murdered. His widow and a local teenage girl join forces to root out the killer in this engrossing story of betrayal, secrets and lies.
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I've listened to books before by this narrator which I've enjoyed but this time it really wasn't great. The wrong intonation became annoying, as did the unsubtle correction of mistakes. The book itself was OK, well researched and fluffy but the jumps in time zones wasn't clear, leading to confusion. Its not put me off the author but only gets a 3 out of 5, at best.

Odd narration let the story down.

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Great to listen to a book where you can't see the plot coming from a mile away very refreshing but still making complete sense sad in place and funny in others highly recommended

Many a twist and turn

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Gentle entertaining storyline, sometimes surprisingly gruesome and blood curdling, surprising twist at end. Very descriptive style.
Disliked reader’s tendency to make every sentence and statement sound like a question, tried to ‘tune it out’ but annoyingly persistent. Would only read other books by author if different reader performed it. I don’t expect to ‘love’ every voice, but truly found this performance annoying, sadly!

Story keeps you going

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I loved the gentle narration of this interesting and complex story and the character within it. The end had me completely surprised with the twist of story/character - loved it. Will definitely seek out other stories narrated by Anna Bentinck.

Loved it

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I loved this story, so beautifully written and narrated. I felt I was in the story, part of it. The characters were so plausible and believable. Neither did it end before I felt completely satisfied, it felt like I was eating a delicious meal slowly as I savoured every taste of it and felt beautifully satiated at the end.

A realistic read

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