Who Did You Tell?

A Novel

De: Lesley Kara

Narrado por: Georgia Maguire, Sian Brooke

A recovering alcoholic’s dark secrets catch up with her in this gripping novel of psychological suspense from the internationally best-selling author of The Rumor.

“Instantly immersive, then intriguing, then insanely suspenseful, then...the truth. Believe me, Lesley Kara knows what she’s doing.” (Lee Child)

We said to keep it a secret, that no one needed to know.

Astrid is newly sober and trying to turn her life around. Having reluctantly moved back in with her mother, in a quiet seaside town away from the temptations and darkness of her previous life, she is focusing on her recovery. She’s going to meetings. Confessing her misdeeds. Making amends to those she’s wronged. If she fills her days, maybe she can outrun the ghosts that haunt her. Maybe she can start anew.

But someone is tormenting me now. Someone knows where I am and what I’ve done.

Someone knows exactly what Astrid is running from. And they won’t stop until she learns that some mistakes can’t be corrected. Some mistakes, you have to pay for....

The question is: Who did you tell?

©2020 Lesley Kara (P)2020 Random House Audio

Great story

Lots of twists and turns in this one! At times, it seemed that every character could be guilty of something. And, although I don’t have the affliction, I think it must explain and understand alcoholism or addiction in a very specific way. It quickly reached the point where I couldn’t put it down!

Surprisingly good!

I was all set to hate this one, but surprise! It was actually pretty good! It is true that the protagonist is very flawed and makes nothing but bad decisions over and over again. She dug her own grave with her constant lying, so it was hard to sympathize. The romance that develops is also heavy on the cheese, it was predictable and uninspired. Despite these obvious flaws, I still found this story to be entertaining and well-written. I found myself unable to stop listening and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. There are surprises and plot twists that will keep you intrigued right up to the very end. If you enjoy a good thriller set in a lovely English seaside town, give this one a try. I'd definitely recommend it!

Not worth the credit, but I won’t return it

Not much of a storyline here. Hard to finish, but made it through after a time. The narrator was not my favorite. Rather dull and seemed to struggle a bit with different characters. Won’t do more of this one

Heartbreaking and Suspenseful

I found the writing about addiction to be powerful and I did not see some of the twists and turns coming that this story took. Job well done.

I loved it!

Reading through the reviews on this before getting the book as part of a "twofer," I noted that the reviews were divided; that only furthered my interest. This author writes like she knows a thing or two about a thing or two about alcoholism/addiction. Yes, some spots dragged, but having been new to sobriety before, it only made the story more authentic. The second half of the book nailed it! I'd spend the credit and the time!

I loved it

This book was just great. Such a good depiction of alcoholism
I loved the twists etc. I definitely recommend

The ending was worth the doom and gloom throughout the book.

Not worth the credit

Though I very much enjoyed the narrator, the story it's self wasn't good. Wish I would have saved the credit.

Didn’t care for it

I had a hard time with this book and it keeping my attention. It seemed to drag for me.

Baskerville Book Reviews

This book is somewhat difficult to recommend and made me understand why content warnings are so important to some people.

I purchased this book in May 2021 and as I was listening to it for the second time in July 2021, I couldn’t figure out why the hell I purchased a book about a struggling alcoholic. I often add books to my wish list, then forget about them until I have the funds, credits, points, whatever to purchase. It wasn’t until I re-read the summary for this review that I understood why. It says Astrid is a struggling addict, but there are many kinds of junkies out there and I didn’t think of Alcohol when I read that.

The second reason I find this book difficult to recommend is because it barely feels like a Mystery. Don’t get me wrong, it’s 100% a Mystery novel, but it really feels as if that aspect of it is a background story in Adtrid’s journey as a struggling recovering alcoholic. Astrid really doesn’t do any detective work to figure out who is tormenting her or why and when you think it’s finally figured out, you realize it’s not. But that will likely just leave you in disbelief that so many things could be going on parallel to each other. I wish I could elaborate more, but I try to keep my reviews spoiler-free.

If you’re somebody who has had issues with alcoholism, then this book probably isn’t for you. It’s mentioned constantly and I found myself wishing I had some wine or rum the entire time I was listening to it. If you’re the type of person who likes to figure out the mystery as you read along, this book doesn’t offer many clues and I think will leave most people lost.

The book is well written and the voice acting is in the audiobook is incredibly well done. Despite my complaints, you might think I’d suggest not to read this. But my suggestion is quite the opposite. My struggles with the alcoholism bits aside, I did enjoy this book both times that I listened. Less for the Mystery and more for the reliability of Astrid and her struggles.

Suspenseful tale zigzags…

Author Lesley Kara pens an exceptional thriller that grabbed me from the first chapter and never let go. Narrators Georgia Maguire and Sian Brooke are spot-on and perfectly paired. Kara leads us on a emotionally complexellent trip encompassing an oddly unique cast of characters and a jaw-dropping ending I never saw coming. Who can be trusted? “Moderation management?” I found it hard to take a break. After seven years with Audible, this is one of many audictive listens I have in my vast library; I’ve built quite an awesome collection. Highly recommended. Kudos to Audible for making this winner available. Worth a treasured credit!