By: Lesley Kara
Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Sian Thomas, Roy McMillan
Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: December 10, 2018
Language: English
Genre: Mysteries & Thrillers, Psychological
Publisher: Random House Audio
Format: mp3 64/48 stereo
Publisher's Summary
“Keeps you guessing until the final page.” (Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train)
“A rollercoaster ride to the very last sentence.” (Fiona Barton, author of The Widow)
“Everyone will be talking about The Rumor.” (Shari Lapena, author of The Couple Next Door)
When single mum Joanna hears a rumour at the school gates, she never intends to pass it on. But one casual comment leads to another and now there’s no going back....
Rumour has it that a notorious child killer is living under a new identity, in their sleepy little town of Flinstead-on-Sea.
Sally McGowan was just 10 years old when she stabbed little Robbie Harris to death 48 years ago - no photos of her exist since her release as a young woman.
So who is the supposedly reformed killer who now lives among them? How dangerous can one rumour become? And how far will Joanna go to protect her loved ones from harm, when she realises what it is she’s unleashed?
Praise for The Rumor
“A brilliant premise with a killer twist. The Rumor depicts the prejudices and secrets that simmer in a small seaside town to devastating effect.” (Colette McBeth, author of An Act of Silence)
“This mystery has an unusual and resonant theme - how a single rumor can morph into a completely unmanageable, deadly force.... [There’s] psychological acuity throughout and [an] astonishing ending.” (Booklist)
“In this chilling tale of paranoia, suspicion, and accusation, Lesley Kara keeps you guessing until the final page.” (Paula Hawkins, number one New York Times best-selling author of The Girl on the Train)
“A great debut with a slyly clever premise and a roller-coaster ride to the very last sentence.” (Fiona Barton, New York Times best-selling author of The Widow and The Child)
“An intriguing premise, a creeping sense of dread, and a twist you won’t see coming . . . Everyone is going to be talking about The Rumor.” (Shari Lapena, New York Times bestselling author of The Couple Next Door)
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