Substitute, Susi Holliday
Substitute, Susi Holliday
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Substitute

Author: Susi Holliday

Narrator: Esther Wane, James Langton, Simon Mattacks

Unabridged: 8 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/12/2021

Synopsis

“Susi Holliday is one of our best and most original creators of tense and twisty tales.” —Ian Rankin Three people live. Three people die. You make the choice.Like any mother, Chrissie wants to protect her family. She would do anything to keep them safe. So when a mysterious stranger turns up at her door, offering to prevent the deaths of the people she loves, it sounds too good to be true. The only problem: she must choose someone to die in their place. A substitute.When her daughter Holly has a terrible accident, Chrissie has no option but to enter the programme. In that horrifying moment, she would do anything to save her. But even after Holly makes a miraculous recovery, Chrissie is convinced it’s just a coincidence. After all, who can really control the laws of life and death?But as the dangers to her family escalate and her chosen substitutes begin to disappear, Chrissie finds herself in an underworld of hidden laboratories and secretive doctors. And the consequences of playing by their rules are far deadlier than she ever imagined…

About Susi Holliday

Susi Holliday grew up near Edinburgh and worked in the pharmaceutical industry for many years before she started writing. A life-long fan of crime and horror, her short stories have been published in various places, and she was shortlisted for the inaugural CWA Margery Allingham Prize. She is the bestselling author of eight novels and a novella, several of them written as SJI Holliday. Along with three other female authors, she provides coaching for new crime writers via www.crimefictioncoach.com. You can find out more at her website, www.susiholliday.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/SJIHolliday, on Twitter @SJIHolliday, and on Instagram @susijholliday.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ceecee

Chrissie Tate answers a persistent banging on the door to find Joseph Marshall on her doorstep. He asked her if she’s experienced grief. She shuts the door in confusion but a few days later she’s intrigued enough to contact him and he makes an extraordinary offer. Who is he? What is he up to? Who do......more

Goodreads review by Linda

Chrissie has a good husband, even if he is absent a lot because of work. Her daughter, Holly, is the light of her life. She would do anything to keep them safe. A stranger appears on her doorstep who offers her the chance of protecting the people she loves .. to prevent them from dying prematurely. Th......more

Goodreads review by Jules

This is a darkly twisted, thought provoking, page turner of a thriller, with a hint of science fiction. I thoroughly enjoyed the easy to follow plot, the mix of characters, and the challenging places this story took my mind to and the questions it raised. I was so excited to see Susi Holliday had a......more

Goodreads review by Caroline

I love Susi Holliday's writing so I was thrilled to receive a copy of her latest book, Substitute. As with all of Susi's books, Substitute carried a dark and creepy edge that left me clicking the kindle pages long into the night. I love a book which centers around a moral dilemma, but Substitute bro......more

Quotes

“Holliday is excellent at creating an atmosphere of unease.” —The Sun“A clever slice of dystopian darkness.” —Heat Magazine“Utterly gripping…” —C.L. Taylor, author of Sleep

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