Only The Innocent, Rachel Abbott
Only The Innocent, Rachel Abbott
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Only The Innocent

Author: Rachel Abbott

Narrator: Sarah Coomes

Unabridged: 13 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 02/05/2013

Synopsis

Every moment of Sir Hugo Fletcher’s life has been chronicled in the British press: his privileged upbringing, his high-profile charity work to end human trafficking—even his two marriages. But when the billionaire philanthropist is discovered murdered in his London home, tied naked to a bed, the scandal is only a shadow of the darkness lurking off-camera.Laura Fletcher returns from an Italian vacation to find her husband dead and her home under siege by paparazzi. Is she shocked? Yes. But is she distraught? Not exactly. Especially when Chief Inspector Tom Douglas reveals his suspicions that Hugo’s killer is female. Laura always knew she wasn’t the only woman in Hugo’s life. And she knows she wasn’t the only one with a motive to kill.The deeper Douglas digs, the more sordid details about Hugo Fletcher he uncovers. And yet nothing compares to the secret Laura guards, a secret that could bring the guilty to justice—or destroy an innocent life forever.

About Rachel Abbott

Rachel Abbott was born and raised in Manchester, England, and trained as a systems analyst before launching her own interactive media company in the early 1980s. She sold her company in 2000, and in 2005 moved to the Le Marche region of Italy. She lives there today with her husband, dividing her time between writing her second novel, cooking, and dabbling in web design.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christine on April 07, 2018

I’m not sure why I waited so long to try this series. After all, most of my thriller-loving Goodreads friends have read Ms. Abbott’s works, and with the name Abbott, her books always come up first on my sorted-by-author to-be-read list. I have also collected 5 of her books over the years through Ama......more

Goodreads review by Kat on August 20, 2013

Very disappointed in this book! A strong opening chapter that draws attention, however the rest of the book is just boring! The main character has such a weak, pathetic voice that is barely distinguishable to that of her ex sister in law. Also, the poor attempt of trying to weave the background of the......more

Goodreads review by Lewis on October 13, 2017

Parts of the telling of this story were just brilliant; other parts not so much. There is a murder, a rather bizarre murder, and it was clear to me early on who did it. But the why of it, which was dribbled out in tantalizing bits, kept me glued. Plus the introduction of several new characters, all......more

Goodreads review by A.C. on March 26, 2012

The blurb that accompanied 'Only the Innocent' raised questions about women who commit apparently perfect, cold-blooded murder so I was primed for a story about a psychopath. The fact that this psychopath was going to be a woman merely added a touch of spice to my expectations. While the book did no......more

Goodreads review by Barry on March 24, 2012

I can see by the majority of reviews I am in the minority with this one and I’m sorry but if it was meant to be a murder mystery I’m afraid the mystery was depleted by its glaring predictability. I read this book on a kindle and found myself willing the percentage line at the bottom of the screen to......more

Quotes

“Rachel Abbott has proved with this debut that she is a cracking writer. The book is a complex layered web, every chapter adding more and more layers of intrigue that pull you in further. I love thrillers and have read many of them, and this one stands out as one of the best. Amazing stuff.” —Rachel Dove, The Kindle Book Review“Abbott carefully constructed a world of mystery, depravity, sex, violence, manipulation and intrigue on so many different levels that I can honestly say you truly have to read until the last page to understand and appreciate the complexity of the story.”  —Karen DeLabar, Writing on the Rocks

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