Say Her Name, Dreda Say Mitchell
Say Her Name, Dreda Say Mitchell
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Say Her Name

Author: Dreda Say Mitchell, Ryan Carter

Narrator: Adjoa Andoh

Unabridged: 9 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2022

Synopsis

‘My book of the year so far…’ —Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling authorIn this chilling thriller from the bestselling authors of Spare Room, one woman just wants the truth about who she really is. But she’s not the only one looking…It’s twenty years since Eva, a biracial woman, was adopted as an eight-year-old, and Cherry and Carlton ‘Sugar’ McNeil have always been the only parents she’s wanted or needed. But when she’s dealt the double blow of Cherry’s death and her own suspension from work, Eva decides it’s time to discover who she was before she was theirs.Against Sugar’s advice, Eva joins a DNA database, desperate for a match that will unlock her identity. And when a positive hit comes, she’s excited to learn there are relations out there who might hold the key. But the closer Eva gets to uncovering her past, the more it appears someone is trying to stop her finally finding the truth…As she continues to dig, Eva is drawn into a dark and merciless underside to society, where black women disappear without a word. Names erased from history, no search parties, no desperate pleas for their return. Once, someone tried to save Eva from all this. Someone wanted a better life for her. But now that she’s torn down the facade of her life, has she come too far to be spared again?

About Dreda Say Mitchell

Her Majesty the Queen awarded Dreda an MBE in her New Year’s Honours’ List, 2020. She scooped the CWA’s John Creasey Dagger Award for best first-time crime novel in 2004, the first time a Black British author has received this honour.Ryan and Dreda write across the crime and mystery genre—psychological thrillers, gritty gangland crime and fast-paced action books. Spare Room, their first psychological thriller, was a #1 UK and US Amazon Bestseller. Dreda is a passionate campaigner and speaker on social issues and the arts. She has appeared on television, including Celebrity Pointless, Celebrity Eggheads, BBC 1 Breakfast, Sunday Morning Live, Newsnight, The Review Show and Front Row Late on BBC 2. Ryan and Dreda performed a specially commissioned monologue on the ground-breaking Sky Arts Art 50 on Sky TV.Dreda has been a guest on many radio shows and presented BBC Radio 4’s flagship books programme, Open Book. She has written in a number of leading newspapers including the Guardian and was thrilled to be named one of Britain’s 50 Remarkable Women by Lady Geek in association with Nokia. She is a trustee of the Royal Literary Fund and an ambassador for The Reading Agency.Some of their books are currently in development as TV and film adaptations.Dreda’s parents are from the beautiful Caribbean island of Grenada. Her name, Dreda, is Irish and pronounced with a long-vowel ee sound in the middle.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Romina on April 07, 2022

I wasn't expecting for this book to be so good. It started with the main character Eva coming across as a bit annoying to be honest. But then the web of lies and cover ups got so interesting that I couldn't stop reading, trying to logically unveil who was behind it all, and changing suspects every fe......more

Goodreads review by Miss Wordy Birdy on March 16, 2022

I had such high hopes for this book, but I am incredibly disappointed. And frankly, I’m surprised that a co-authored books could be so bad given the fact that it has multiple brains behind it! I’m going to release some spoilers here. Ok, here we go. The characters were incredibly underdeveloped. Eva......more

Goodreads review by Brittany (whatbritreads) on March 23, 2022

*Thank you to Amazon publishing for sending me a copy of this book to read and review!* A thriller combining widespread social injustice and personal character development? Sign me up. I often find a lot of thrillers to be emotionally detached, but this one really packed a punch with the emotional jo......more

Goodreads review by Mark on March 03, 2022

Gritty Intense Psychological Shocking I was fortunate enough to receive an advanced copy of this novel so thank you to the publishers so glad I did. I have read most of the authors books and am a great fan. Normally full of class sass and kickass. But this is totally different gravy. It's deep psycho......more

Goodreads review by Rosie on February 25, 2022

Oh my days!! What a fab read! Eva’s character demonstrates that we all need to know who we are! Fab writing with a great story line, you will love it!......more

Quotes

“British actress Andoh (recently seen as Lady Danbury on Netflix’s Bridgerton) breathlessly navigates listeners through the tumultuous twists and turns of Eva’s investigation by modulating the speed and tone of her narration to ratchet up the suspense. Her dynamic performance as Eva and her expert juggling of other character accents make for a compelling and fast-paced listen.” —Booklist“Narrator Adjoa Andoh showcases her acting talents in portraying Eva, a woman in desperate search of her birth mother, and the women and men who are part of Eva's life. With appropriate pacing and intense emotion, Andoh expresses the tension and pain felt by the women she voices. Some of the most heartbreaking moments come in Andoh's masterful performance of young Eva's experiences in an orphanage.… This is a disturbing, slow-burn psychological thriller that keeps listeners engaged to the end.” —AudioFile Magazine“A heartfelt and eloquent exploration of the iniquities of racial bias.” —The Guardian

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