Wake, The, Vikki Patis
Wake, The, Vikki Patis
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Wake, The
an absolutely gripping psychological suspense

Author: Vikki Patis

Narrator: Rosie Akerman

Unabridged: 8 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/04/2021

Synopsis

When Richard Asquith dies in a car crash, it sets in motion a series of events that threaten to destroy his family and those around him.Richard has left behind children who dislike him, women who are bitter, and a question lingering over the disappearance of his daughter many years ago.As the family gathers at his wake, secrets from the past come to light, and the tension starts to boil over.This gripping and suspenseful psychological thriller will appeal to fans of domestic noir and authors like C. L. Taylor, Claire McGowan, and B. A. Paris.

About Vikki Patis

Vikki Patis is a bestselling author of psychological thrillers. She also writes historical fiction under the name Victoria Hawthorne, and is represented by Emily Glenister at DHH Literary Agency. She lives with her partner, two wild golden retrievers, and an even wilder cat.

Reviews

Goodreads review by J.A. on October 12, 2020

An outstanding piece of writing. What a triumph this book is. Written from the perspectives of those he left behind, The Wake follows the narrative of the family of Richard Asquith, a deceased man with many secrets. With a missing child, offspring he starved of love and attention, and a mistress who......more

Goodreads review by Philomena Callan on October 25, 2020

The Wake is my first read by this author. Richard Asquith wasn’t a nice man. His daughter Skye returns for his funeral. As his secrets are revealed we see the effect it has on his family. We hear the story through several points of view. Usually this has me lost but the author wrote it in such a way......more

Goodreads review by Sam “My Cosy Book Nook” on January 02, 2021

Back in July I read by first Vikki Patis novel (Girl, Lost) and concluded by saying that it would absolutely not be my last book by this author. Well, it's taken a while - too many books, too little time - but I have finally read my second. Let me make it clear: I really, really liked it and this wo......more

Goodreads review by Dawn on September 11, 2022

The tagline for this book “an absolutely gripping psychological suspense” is kind of a whopper of a statement and set the bar pretty high. And by default, made some level of disappointment an inevitability. I found the story pretty mundane, nothing even remotely approaching “gripping suspense”. The......more

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