The Girl Before You, Nicola Rayner
The Girl Before You, Nicola Rayner
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The Girl Before You

Author: Nicola Rayner

Narrator: Lucy Rayner

Unabridged: 10 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Avon

Published: 09/12/2019


Synopsis

‘The new GIRL ON THE TRAIN’ Praise for : What did he do to … The Girl Before You ASK HIM NO QUESTIONS, HE'LL TELL YOU NO LIES… Alice has always been haunted by the women from her husband’s past. As a politician and now a TV personality, George Bell’s reputation as a ladies’ man precedes him. But when Alice falls pregnant, her unease becomes an obsession. And there’s one ex in particular she can’t get out of her head, a beautiful student who went missing before they finished university: Ruth. When Alice thinks she see Ruth on a train, she can’t shake the feeling there’s more to the disappearance than George has told her. But does she really want to know what her husband has been up to behind her back all these years? Because the truth might be worse than she could ever have imagined… ‘A tantalising and suspenseful mystery. Absolutely brilliant! I didn’t want it to end’ The Perfect Betrayal ‘I adored this wonderfully assured debut. An engrossing and emotionally honest thriller’ The Night You Left ‘A haunting mystery with beautifully written characters I’m still left thinking about’ The Missing Girl ‘A great page-turner for holiday reading’ That’s Life ‘A beautifully observed and superbly written psychological drama … A writer to watch with the greatest of excitement’ The Chap ‘Wonderfully twisty … Nicola Rayner is one to watch’ ‘A stellar debut from a fantastic new voice in domestic thrillers’

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amanda

An intriguing start. Naomi watches her sister Ruth getting ready to go, out not knowing this may be the last time she will see her again. The book is told from numerous people’s prospectives with different timelines. This can be either very confusing or very clever, but with this story it works perf......more

Goodreads review by Mandy

The Girl Before you by Nicola Rayner was not the page turner that I had hoped for. While overall I enjoyed the story I found it to be slow and dragged out. At times it I felt that I was reading the same thing over and over. Having said that I will read more by this author as I liked the story as who......more

Goodreads review by Sarah

3.5* The Girl Before You is an intriguing mystery-thriller utilising a combined multi-narrator and dual-timeline structure. For an author to use either of these mechanisms is a challenging enterprise, but both together is a tricky venture indeed. For the most part, I felt that Nicola Rayner achieved......more

Goodreads review by Louise

3.5 ⭐️ rounded up to 4 Alice has always been haunted by the women from her husbands past. As an MP and now a TV personality, George Bell's reputation as a ladies' man precedes him. But when Alice falls pregnant, her unease becomes an obsession. This is a dual timeline story about Ruth's disappearance.......more


Quotes

‘In The Girl Before You, Nicola Rayner has written the new The Girl on the Train, although her novel also features note-perfect prose and an ending that will leave you gasping. So addictive, it should come with a health warning’ ‘I adored this wonderfully assured debut. Nicola Rayner writes like a dream. An engrossing and emotionally honest thriller. Can’t wait for her next book!’ ‘A tantalising and suspenseful mystery. Absolutely brilliant! I didn’t want it to end’ ‘A haunting mystery with beautifully written characters I’m still left thinking about. Definitely recommend’ ‘A beautifully observed and superbly written psychological drama … A writer to watch with the greatest of excitement’ ‘A great page-turner for holiday reading’