The Guilty Mother, Diane Jeffrey
The Guilty Mother, Diane Jeffrey
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The Guilty Mother

Author: Diane Jeffrey

Narrator: Charlie Sanderson, Philip Stevens

Unabridged: 8 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HQ Digital

Published: 10/17/2019


Synopsis

‘Stayed up late finishing this, just had to know what happened, brilliant final twist! Gripping page-turner with great characters’ Sunday Times She says she’s innocent.DO YOU BELIEVE HER? 2013 Melissa Slade had it all: beauty, money, a successful husband and beautiful twin babies. But, in the blink of an eye, her perfect life became a nightmare – when she found herself on trial for the murder of her little girls. PRESENT DAY Jonathan Hunt covered the original Slade Babies case for the local newspaper. Now that new evidence has come to light, Jon's boss wants him back on the story to uncover the truth. With Melissa's appeal date looming, time is running out. And, as Jon gets drawn deeper into a case he’d wanted to forget, he starts to question Melissa's guilt. Is Melissa manipulating Jon or telling him the truth? Is she a murderer, or the victim of a miscarriage of justice? And if Melissa Slade is innocent, what really happened to Ellie and Amber Slade? Don’t miss THE GUILTY MOTHER, the chilling new psychological thriller from eBook bestseller Diane Jeffrey! READERS LOVE : ‘A storyline… AND THAT LAST CHAPTER TOOK MY BREATH AWAY… Everything a thriller ought to be’ Shalini ‘ this book’ Sue ‘The phrase “” was made for this book’ Mark ‘Keeps you ’ Sarah ‘Absolutely thrilling! … You really will be ’ Jodie ‘A and keeps you going back and forth’ Melanie ‘ up to the very last sentence’ Kim Melissa Slade had it all: beauty, money, a successful husband and beautiful twin babies. But, in the blink of an eye, her perfect life became a nightmare – when she found herself on trial for the murder of her little girls. PRESENT DAY Jonathan Hunt covered the original Slade Babies case for the local newspaper. Now that new evidence has come to light, Jon's boss wants him back on the story to uncover the truth. With Melissa's appeal date looming, time is running out. And, as Jon gets drawn deeper into a case he’d wanted to forget, he starts to question Melissa's guilt. Is Melissa manipulating Jon or telling him the truth? Is she a murderer, or the victim of a miscarriage of justice? And if Melissa Slade is innocent, what really happened to Ellie and Amber Slade? READERS LOVE : ‘Gripping, thought-provoking and scarily believable… just when you think you know where the story is going, another twist comes round the corner’ The Holiday ‘A storyline… AND THAT LAST CHAPTER TOOK MY BREATH AWAY… Everything a thriller ought to be’ Shalini ‘ this book’ Sue ‘The phrase “” was made for this book’ Mark ‘Keeps you ’ Sarah ‘Absolutely thrilling! … You really will be ’ Jodie ‘A and keeps you going back and forth’ Melanie ‘ up to the very last sentence’ Kim

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jayme on July 22, 2019

4.5 stars! What could be worse than finding one of your adorable twins, not breathing...a victim of Cot Death? How about finding your second twin has suffered the same fate, a few weeks later? In 2013, this is what happened to Melissa Slade. But, when her second baby is found dead, the police question......more

Goodreads review by Amelia on July 25, 2019

A gripping and well-written read that kept me up way past bedtime. Melissa Slade is serving a life sentence for the murder of her baby daughter, Ellie. Evidence suggests that Ellie was smothered, unlike her twin sister, Amber, who - get this - died of SIDS only weeks earlier. Or rather, she presumab......more

Goodreads review by Mandy on July 28, 2019

The Guilty Mother by Diane Jeffery is the first book by this author that I have read, although I have others on my to be read shelf. The story covers some tough subjects although you do not get exact details.. Even still I struggled to get into this book in the beginning. Thankfully though it picked......more

Goodreads review by Carla on July 26, 2019

Unfortunately, I think this book felt like a standard slow-burn thriller. I found it went on longer than it needed to, but that's probably because I couldn't connect to the characters, the story, or the overall ambience of the book. In fact, I didn't feel as if there was an ambience at all; everythi......more

Goodreads review by Tracy on October 07, 2019

The Guilty Mother by Diane Jeffery Pub Date August 2, 2019 #harpercollins #netgalley So I started this book in August but I ran into a problem with my kindle and couldn't finish it until I got it fixed. The Guilty Mother is a Noir Fiction, Legal Thriller. Jon & Kelly are journalists investigating a ca......more