The Best Friend

De: Shalini Boland

Narrado por: Katie Villa

"I can tell we’re going to be the best of friends...."

When Louisa Sullivan takes her little boy to his first playdate at a new friend’s house, she doesn’t realize life is about to change for her family. Because she’s about to meet Darcy Lane.

Darcy is a woman who has everything—a dream house, a powerful husband, and enviable wealth.

She’s the perfect wife.

The perfect friend.

The perfect liar.

From the top 10 best-selling author of The Secret Mother and The Child Next Door, this utterly gripping psychological thriller will have you up all night. If you loved Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train, and The Wife Between Us, this book is for you.

©2022 Shalini Boland (P)2022 Bookouture, an imprint of Storyfire Ltd.

Fast-paced and engaging

I've enjoyed most of this author's work, but I've always found the first 75% (or close to it) of each book to be superior to what follows. This tale began with a vivid, realistic description of a woman slowly realizing that she was being being harmed by a con artist. Her preoccupied husband, whom she looks to for support, dismisses her fears and suggests she seek psychiatric help. What a great premise for a page-turner! I guess it's hard to keep up this level of realism until the conclusion.

One critique of the performance: It would have been better to have had a narrator who could do an American accent when called for.

Great Book!

I thought I knew how this story was going but I was wrong each time! Loved all the twists and turns!

Unexpected

This one does not dissapoint. Entertaining and satisfying. I shall return to the shalani list and choose another ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Twista!

Thid is My favorite narrator first, I search for books she narrates.. Secondly this book was a great listen. Never a dull moment. worth the credit! First time with the author I'll be looking at other books she's written.

Very exciting read!

As an avid reader of the genre, this is one of the better written novels by this author. No one writes twists the way that she does, and without giving spoilers, her portrayal of the protagonist was amazing. One of the more intriguing antagonists that I have read in a long while.

I could not stop listening

I loved the unpredictable twists to the plot. Extremely well written and performed. One of my favorites.

Not terrible

It wasn’t my favorite plot, but kept me entertained. I love Katie Villa. She is one of my favorite narrators, but I discovered in this book that she cannot do an American accent. Still love her though! I didn’t use a credit for this book I got it on sale, so had I used one of my coveted credits I may have been more disappointed. But for the value I paid, it definitely kept me interested and had a nice try the ending which I love.

Classic psychological thriller

Overall a good story with a twist. A bit longer than it needed to be though, some things are unnecessarily detailed

I wanted to love it

There were SO many times throughout this book that I felt like stopping & returning it. The narrator was wonderful but the story was very predictable. Louisa was so frustrating. How can anyone be that naive????

Enjoyable read

Good story and narrator kept me interested. Maybe a little predictable but still worth the credit.