Talking to Strangers, Fiona Barton
Talking to Strangers, Fiona Barton
List: $22.50 | Sale: $15.75
Club: $11.25

Talking to Strangers

Author: Fiona Barton

Narrator: Gabrielle Glaister, Jayne Entwistle, Steve West

Unabridged: 12 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 08/27/2024


Synopsis

Detective Elise King’s investigation into a woman’s murder is getting derailed by a reporter who insists on doing her own investigation in this nail-biting mystery from the author of Local Gone Missing.

When Karen Simmons is murdered on Valentine’s Day, Detective Elise King wonders if she was killed by a man she met online. Karen was all over the dating apps, leading some townspeople to blame her for her own death, while others band together to protest society’s violence against women. Into the divide comes Kiki Nunn, whose aggressive newsgathering once again antagonizes Elise. 

A single mother of a young daughter, Kiki is struggling to make a living in the diminished news landscape. Getting a scoop in the Simmons murder would do a lot for her career, and she’s willing to go up against not just Elise but the killer himself to do it.

About The Author

Fiona Barton is the New York Times bestselling author of The Widow, The Child, The Suspect, and Local Gone Missing. She has trained and worked with journalists all over the world. Previously, she was a senior writer at the Daily Mail, news editor at the Daily Telegraph, and chief reporter at the Mail on Sunday, where she won Reporter of the Year at the British Press Awards. She lives in England.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mimi on October 20, 2020

As I sat at the airport, head deep in a book, I suddenly heard, "Hi!" What? To my left stood a handsome man. "I just thought I should say hi since I see you're reading Talking to Strangers." I too thought Malcolm Gladwell's new book was going to teach me how to literally talk with people I don't kno......more

Goodreads review by Emily May on September 14, 2020

I was trying to work through my thoughts on this book when Goodreads did an interview with Malcolm Gladwell and this one thing he said just made everything clear for me: “I've never been a writer who's looked to persuade his readers; I'm more interested in capturing their interest and curiosity.”......more

Goodreads review by Betsy on September 02, 2019

9/2/2019--I'm knocking this down to two stars. Gladwell's really bad takes on things like race and sexual assault just don't deserve an okay rating. Wow, does this book ever suffer from a severe case of foot-in-mouth disease! I almost didn’t make it past the introduction. In my pre-publication copy,......more

Goodreads review by Dr. Appu on February 13, 2024

How should we talk to strangers? Who are the people we can trust? Who are those we should give the benefit of the doubt? What should we do if someone breaks our trust? Malcolm Gladwell answers all the above questions through this book. "To assume the best about another is the trait that has cre......more

Goodreads review by Liong on January 02, 2024

When we meet someone new you know nothing about. We trust strangers too easily. We might think someone is dangerous when they're not, or miss someone who is harming. We trust authority figures too much, even if they're wrong. We judge people based on stereotypes instead of getting to know them. So, what......more


Quotes

PRAISE FOR TALKING TO STRANGERS:

“Tense and topical.”
People


"This novel hits home. And it hurts. Tapping into very real fears faced by all women at some time in their lives, it delivers a terrifyingly real and addictive story."
—Sharon Bolton

"This latest from best-selling Barton is a twisty and highly satisfying nail-biter that will have her fans and new readers burning the midnight oil."
--Library Journal

"A police procedural like no police procedural you have ever read. . . .moving relentlessly toward the deeply satisfying and surprising "Perry Mason Moment" of a denouement."
Bookpage (starred review)

"Another fiendishly plotted crime novel from Fiona Barton, highlighting the grubby underbelly of the dating scene. I predict a bestseller."
—Penny Batchelor

PRAISE FOR FIONA BARTON:

"Fiona Barton is perceptive, empathetic and a talented writer."
Daily Express

"Fiona Barton is a brilliant storyteller, a master of plot and character. I absolutely loved this smart, twisty novel!"
—Shari Lapena

"In the community of Ebbing, Fiona Barton has created a town full of suspense and a cast of characters with so many reasons to keep secrets buried deep. A dark and twisty read."
—Nita Prose

"Barton treats her broken characters with such compassion that I wanted to reach into the pages and hug them."
—Liz Nugent

"A fab, twisty-turny mystery."
Sun

"[A] spine-tingling, twisty thriller."
Woman's Own