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PREPARE TO BE HOOKED . . . ''I was ENTHRALLED. Empathetic, gripping, authentic'' Gillian McAllister ''A GRIPPING read. Superb!'' Shari Lapena ''Dark menace, consummate plotting. A sheer PLEASURE to read'' Harriet Tyce ''Fast-paced, cleverly plotted. GRIPS from first page to last'' Paula Hawkins ''Artful, slippery, HUGELY SATISFYING. A rare treat awaits!'' Louise Candlish ''The story EVERYONE has been waiting for.'' Adele Parks ______________ LONDON. Early morning, June 2019: on the foreshore of the river Thames, a bag of bones is discovered. Human bones. DCI Samuel Owusu is called to the scene and quickly sends the bag for forensic examination. The bones are those of a young woman, killed by a blow to the head many years ago. Also inside the bag is a trail of clues, in particular the seeds of a rare tree which lead DCI Owusu back to a mansion in Chelsea where, nearly thirty years previously, three people lay dead in a kitchen, and a baby waited upstairs for someone to pick her up. The clues point forward too to a brother and sister in Chicago searching for the only person who can make sense of their pasts. Four deaths. An unsolved mystery. A family whose secrets can''t stay buried for ever ... PREPARE TO BE HOOKED. IT''S LISA JEWELL''S NEW NOVEL . . . ______________ More love for The Family Remains . . . ''The queen of compulsively readable psychological thrillers returns with another up-all-night page-turner'' Metro ''Another brilliantly plotted and paced book from the much love psychological suspense novelist'' PRIMA ''The sequel to The Family Upstairs has the same propulsive plot but you don''t need to have read the first to enjoy this'' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING ''A riveting, rollicking read, guaranteed to send your blood pressure soaring'' RED MAGAZINE ''Jewell is a master of the art of keeping her readers gripped'' LIVING EDGE MAGAZINE ''A fiendishly well plotted, compulsively readable novel, teeming with secrets and lies'' DECLAN HUGHES, THE IRISH TIMES ''Gives us an unforgettable ending'' JANE CORRY ''It''s a triumph. Brava!'' ERIN KELLY ''Compulsive, gripping and immersive.'' CL TAYLOR ''A sheer pleasure to read.'' HARRIET TYCE ''Simply masterful.'' SAMANTHA DOWNING ''Lisa Jewell is, simply, outstanding.'' ALEX MARWOOD ''Compelling, ingenious, breath-stopping.'' TAMAR COHEN ''A witty and propulsive stunner of a novel.'' KATHERINE HEINY ''This is Lisa Jewell at her absolute best. I loved it!'' PAUL BURSTON ''The story everyone has been waiting for. Wonderfully satisfying.'' ADELE PARKS ''A masterclass in storytelling from one of the best there is.'' AMANDA JENNINGS ''Another masterclass in thriller writing from the current queen of psychological suspense.'' MARK EDWARDS ''A compulsive, dark, satisfying tale that will pick you up and refuse to put you down.'' CATHERINE STEADMAN ''This is perfection on a page.'' ALICE FEENEY ''Twisty, intriguing and utterly compelling!'' ANDREA MARA ''Compelling, intriguing and entirely entertaining, I absolutely loved it!'' LIZ NUGENT ''A complex, beautifully written and addictive read'' SINEAD CROWLEY ______________ Praise for Lisa Jewell . . . ''I read it all in one sitting'' COLLEEN HOOVER ''I loved The Family Upstairs!'' SARAH JESSICA PARKER ''Gripping'' OLIVIA COLMAN ''Enthralling'' RUTH WARE ''Engrossing'' IAN RANKIN ''Twisty'' CLARE MACKINTOSH ''Excellent'' GUARDIAN ''Stupendous'' RUTH JONES ''Brilliant'' SARAH PINBOROUGH ''Unputdownable'' C.L. TAYLOR
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience