The Other Side of the Door

De: Nicci French

Narrado por: Anne Flosnik

When Bonnie is faced with her secret lover, dead on the floor of his apartment, her first panicky thought is to cover it up - hide the body, straighten the scene, remove every trace of her presence. But as any thriller fan knows, the truth will out.

In this 12th novel, best seller Nicci French (the husband-wife team of Sean French and Nicci Gerard) plays an unforgettable game of cat and mouse with the listener, telling an intricate story with letter-perfect timing and French's trademark deeply drawn characterizations.

©2010 Nicci French (P)2010 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Told in a tantalizing series of flashbacks, the narrative draws you into the inner world of the protagonist, a tough cookie who nevertheless endures a relationship that's so abusive the reader is never quite sure that she did not, in fact, snap. French...takes the time to tease out individual characters to a degree seldom seen in crime fiction, saving the final plot twist for the last page." ( Publishers Weekly)

Lost me at "JO-ah-kim"

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

No, and really, I just could not get past the 'JO-ah-kim' thing, so I was distracted. Also, for the first chapter or so, the narrator thought she was presenting a Shakespearean tragedy.

How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?

There is not one likable character here for me; I just couldn't make myself care.

What didn’t you like about Anne Flosnik’s performance?

See above: JO-ah-kim, Shakespeare,..

Any additional comments?

I will give the Nicci French duo one more try; I first listened to The Memory Game, which I found engaging and intriguing- enough so that, when it was done, I immediately went back in to the NF listings and chose the opener for the 'days of the week' series, Blue Monday. Well,.. [spoiler alert]..and evil twin!?! Serious? Some really obnoxious voice characterizations, also. So, I jumped out of the series and tried this one- which I cannot continue, for reasons given. Not hopeful.

Refines relentless tedium!

What disappointed you about The Other Side of the Door?

Awful - only surprise is that I finished listening!

What could Nicci French have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Learn to write?

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Not great on characters, enunciation sometimes too rapid. She really was not the problem. The plotless pointless aimless endless book was!

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

None!!

Any additional comments?

Wonder if I can still receive an Audible credit?

Frustraing-not at all up to par w/N French's style

The story jumps back & forth between 'Before' & 'Now' several times in each chapter. Very confusing & hard to follow. Anyone who's a fan of the Frenchs' Freida Klein series will not believe this is from the same authors. And will someone PLEASE!!! tell the narrator how to pronounce Joachim! It's not "Joe - ah - kim"!! Very grating, esp as it appears multiple times in a chapter.

Forgettable

Finished the book and instantly forgot all about it.

A few days went by before I realized that I completely forgot to write up a review! I think that speaks for itself – enough said.

My GOD Anne Flosnik's performance is HORRIBLE!!

What disappointed you about The Other Side of the Door?

I couldn't even continue with the book because Anne Flosnik's performance was so over the top - wow! I have listened to a lot of books but this is one of the very few that I stopped and decided just to buy the book and read it on my own. URGH!!

What do you think your next listen will be?

I'd like to listen to another Nicci French or Jussi Adler-Olsen.

How could the performance have been better?

Different reader. Good reading is good acting. Ms. Flosnik seemed to be channeling Norma Desmond!

What character would you cut from The Other Side of the Door?

I didn't get far enough to comment on this