The Blame

Name: The Blame
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Charlotte Langley
ISBN: 9781666650761

Author: Charlotte Langley

Narrator: Lucy Rayner

Unabridged: 11 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 11/14/2023

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Psychological, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural

Synopsis

Detective Erin Crane is assigned to the investigation into sixteen-year-old Sophie Madson's murder along with her partner, detective Tom Radley. Over the years, they've formed a close professional bond built on mutual trust and a shared contempt for the unscrupulous head of the anti-corruption team, Walker. This case will prove a bigger test of their relationship than either of them could ever have imagined. During the investigation, Tom discovers Erin's biggest secret: that she put a man in prison under false evidence. But to her surprise, far from driving them apart, the revelation brings them closer together, and Tom and Erin embark on a love affair—despite the risk to their careers and the case. Then Erin discovers dashcam footage from a van driver, showing Sophie Madson getting into Tom's car barely an hour before she died. Tom becomes the prime suspect in the murder case, and everything Erin thought she could trust begins to crumble...

About Charlotte Langley

Charlotte Langley is the author of The Blame. She works as a journalist and a personal finance reporter at The Telegraph and is a fresh, breakout voice in gripping psychological police dramas.

About Lucy Rayner

Lucy Rayner is an award-winning British actress who earned her master's degree in history from The University of Edinburgh and is a graduate of The Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City. The recipient of the Best Supporting Actress award at the Madrid International Film Festival, she has earned two Earphones Awards for her work in audiobook narration.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jayne on June 21, 2024

This brilliant police procedural by debut author Charlotte Langley was gripping with sinister twists you won’t see coming. Characterizations were strong and unreliable narrators and rogue coppers were plentiful. I listened to the audiobook read by Tamsin Kennard who did an outstanding job with the nar......more

Goodreads review by Natalie all_books_great_and_small on September 21, 2023

I received a gifted copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review as part of the book tour hosted by Random Things Tours. The Blame is the first book in a new police series with great potential. Detective Erin Crane is one of the detective's on the case of discovering the disappearance a......more

Goodreads review by Gail on August 20, 2023

Three bent coppers in one nick - what are the chances? I enjoyed the start of this crime thriller but the plot became very complex without enough anchoring, particularly with the red herring characters, who were thrown in but very lightly sketched. The three cases are connected, and the plot revolves......more

Goodreads review by Chloe on September 10, 2023

I always love a police procedural drama, and The Blame was a fantastically written one. Perfectly paced and plotted, I devoured the book in one day. It was definitely a page turner and the author constantly left me wanting to know more - it was one of those ‘just one more chapter’ books and then bef......more

Goodreads review by Emily on September 25, 2023

The writing gripped me from the beginning and kept my interest until the end. There were so many twists and turns which were enjoyable to read that I suspected everyone! I enjoyed that some of the chapters were from the point of view of different characters and also went back in time. Sometimes it w......more