Blood Orange, Harriet Tyce
Blood Orange, Harriet Tyce
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Blood Orange

Author: Harriet Tyce

Narrator: Julie Teal

Unabridged: 9 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/19/2019


Synopsis

A young lawyer's outwardly perfect life spirals out of control as she takes on her first murder case in this "dark, original and utterly compelling" domestic noir for readers of Paula Hawkins, A.J. Finn, or Shari Lapena. (Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone)
Alison has it all. A doting husband, adorable daughter, and a career on the rise--she's just been given her first murder case to defend. But all is never as it seems...

Just one more night. Then I'll end it.
Alison drinks too much. She's neglecting her family. And she's having an affair with a colleague whose taste for pushing boundaries may be more than she can handle.

I did it. I killed him. I should be locked up.
Alison's client doesn't deny that she stabbed her husband - she wants to plead guilty. And yet something about her story is deeply amiss. Saving this woman may be the first step to Alison saving herself.

I'm watching you. I know what you're doing.
But someone knows Alison's secrets. Someone who wants to make her pay for what she's done, and who won't stop until she's lost everything....

About Harriet Tyce

Harriet Tyce was born and grew up in Edinburgh. She graduated from Oxford in 1994 with a degree in English literature before gaining legal qualifications. She worked as a criminal barrister for ten years, leaving after having children. She completed an MA in creative writing-crime fiction at UEA, where she wrote Blood Orange, the Sunday Times bestselling novel. It was followed by The Lies You Told, another Sunday Times bestseller. It Ends At Midnight has been published to critical acclaim. She lives in north London with her family and two dogs.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Holly on May 02, 2019

This was one of those books that I couldn't put down because of the flow of the writing (very pacy) and the intriguing legal aspect that was blended into the ongoing domestic drama. The protagonist was at times sympathetic and other times really frustrating (some of her unwise decisions). She is an e......more

Goodreads review by Deanna on June 04, 2019

My reviews can also be seen at: [URL not allowed] 3.5 Stars I had been seeing this book everywhere and thought the synopsis sounded intriguing. Alison seems to have it all. The perfect family and a great job. Her future is bright. But right from the start, we see that Alison most......more

Goodreads review by Emily May on April 29, 2021

Transparent. And I despised everyone, even when we were supposed to feel sorry for them. Also, #1 rule of thrillers: (view spoiler)[if there's a kind caring husband who does all the housework and childcare, he is obviously a psychopath 🙄 (hide spoiler)] Extra star for a quick and easy read.......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on March 17, 2019

Everyone wants what Alison has. A successful job as a defense attorney, a loving husband, and a precious daughter. She’s recently been assigned her first murder case. That’s all on the surface though. The truth is Alison abuses alcohol and doesn’t spend enough time with her family. She’s also having......more

Goodreads review by j e w e l s on May 20, 2019

FOUR STARS I kept hearing about this book from all the cool kids on Instagram. I knew I had to read it! I'm so glad I did, I think Harriet Tyce is an author to keep your eye on if you love psychological suspense. The first half of Blood Orange is almost perfect. The steady pace, the build up of suspen......more


Quotes

"Intriguing....A surefire bestseller!"—Iris Johansen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Shattered Mirror

"BLOOD ORANGE kept me frantically turning the pages, desperate to know what would happen next. A superb, compulsive read!"—Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author

"BLOOD ORANGE is destined to be a debut that everyone is talking about in 2019. Dark, original and utterly compelling, I could not put it down. And what a twist at the end!"—Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of Then She Was Gone

"In BLOOD ORANGE, Harriet Tyce brings a new layer of visceral, addictive dark to domestic noir. Obsession, revenge, lust and murder play out on the pages as a female barrister tries to hold her life together while her personality tries to tear it apart. At once shocking and riveting, I simply couldn't stop reading. Bravo!"—Sarah Pinborough, New York Times bestselling author

"A classic thriller with complex and compelling characters."—Clare Mackintosh, nationally bestselling author of I See You

"A fantastic debut. Dark. Twisted. I read it in one heart-stopping sitting!"—Robert Bryndza, #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Girl in the Ice

"A dark and disturbing domestic noir."—Louise Jensen, USA Today bestselling author

"Combines sharp spare prose with a gloriously twisted plot--I read this in one heart-pounding, furiously angry sitting."—Emma Flint, nationally bestselling author of Little Deaths

"BLOOD ORANGE is a brilliant marriage between psychological suspense and legal thriller. The debut novel of the year. It's a stunning portrayal of both one woman's fight for justice for an accused murderer-and of a life spinning out of control. Harriet Tyce is now on my 'must read' list."—Jeff Abbott, New York Times bestselling author

"Gritty and compelling, BLOOD ORANGE drags you right into the hearts of the flawed characters and their stories from the get go. A book that will keep you up all night."—Kate Hamer, bestselling author