The Other Mother cover art

The Other Mother

 Preview
Prime Member Exclusive

3 Months Free

£5.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.
Get this deal
Offer ends on 15 July 2026 at 11:59 BST.
More purchase options

The Other Mother

By: Michel Bussi
Narrated by: Eva Feiler
Get this deal

£5.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.

Buy Now for £14.35

Buy Now for £14.35

Nothing is as fragile as the memory of a child...

Malone, a child barely four years old, starts to claim that his mother isn't his real mum. It seems impossible: his mother has birth certificates, photos of him as a child and even the paediatrician confirms this is her child.

The school psychologist is the only one who believes him. Desperate to find out the truth, he approaches Marianne Augresse, a police captain with better things to do with her time: hot on the heels of a a major criminal, she doesn't think the wild fantasies of a child are something she should worry about.

But what if she's wrong?

©2021 Michel Bussi (P)2021 Orion Publishing Group Crime Thrillers Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction Thriller Exciting
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_c
All stars
Most relevant
First novel I’ve listened to by Bussi after my mum suggested it, absolutely loved it. Just when you think you know what’s going on you’re thrown off course again- finished the whole 12+ hours in 3 days! Thought the reader was great too, though there were a few audio/ pronunciation hiccups but that’s just me being super picky (also thought Zerda’s voice was a little odd, but again that’s just personal preference). Overall a fab listen- would definitely recommend.

Truly addictive story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Hated this book. The story should have been told in 4 hours, maximum. Instead it dragged on and on and on with nothing relevant happening. Literally could have listened to the first chapter and last 3 chapters and skipped everything in between. Copious unnecessary character backstories, which *still* didn’t manage to make me care about any of the people. Major plot holes, especially in the ending, and no clever twists or surprises, you can guess the ending 10 miles off. Totally unbelievable and consistently annoying. The narrator is mostly good but terrible with men’s voices, especially the primary villain. What a waste of a credit.

Fork in Eyes Would’ve Been More Fun

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
First off the reading/performance was great.

The story has so many ideas and spinning plates that it was hard to determine what was important. I usually like a twist in a thriller, but this wasn't as clever as it tried to be.

A convoluted mess hiding a good idea

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.