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Poison Orchids

By: Sarah A. Denzil, Anni Taylor
Narrated by: Aimee Horne
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Summary

A dark, compelling new thriller from best-selling authors Sarah A. Denzil and Anni Taylor

Young backpackers Gemma and Hayley arrive at a remote fruit farm in Australia’s Northern Territory, out of money and desperate for work.

The weeks go on, a blur of fruit picking, parties, campfires and wading beneath waterfalls in the nearby hot springs. Until the night the girls find themselves on a dark highway, bruised and bloodied.

Senior Detective Bronwen McKay and psychologist Megan Arlotti question the terrified girls. But Hayley and Gemma are telling two very different stories of what happened to them over the past three months.

Which story is the truth, and what are the girls covering up? A suspenseful thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end.

©2019 Sarah A.Denzil and Anni Taylor (P)2019 Audible Australia Pty Ltd

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Poison orchids

Fabulous,I loved it and a great ending too,had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish’s

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Great narration!

I bought this in the sale as something to read until I got my credit, and I'm glad I picked it up. Unwrapping the mystery of what happened to the girls, and putting pieces of the puzzle together in your mind keeps you turning the pages (Or the audio version of it atleast). Things do get a little unbelievable towards the very end but out of a 12 and a half hour book, I loved about 11 hours of it. This is a decent read and even though I got it on daily deal, I'd have been happy to spend a credit on it. The narration is top notch and
Aimee Horne does a fantastic job of giving each character a different way of speaking so you can easily define who is speaking and the emotion they are feeling.

Two girls giving a different story about what happened to them after they were found being chased by a man down a highway. They don't seem to want to talk to eachother and one of them suffers memory loss.

What could have happened to them while working on a mango farm where the owner seems to treat his workers like family and lets them party and have days down at the waterfall? How did they get to the state they were found in?

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Enjoyable.

Interesting plot line with lots of twists and turns. I like to judge a book on whether I can picture it in my head and I could with this story. Good solid characters.

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Would make a great movie!

Got it as a deal of the day. I was a bit dubious, the reviews weren't really glowing, but I really enjoyed it. If you accept that it is very far fetched you will enjoy it more. The narrator is excellent. I listened to it in two days so it really engaged me.

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a good listen

loved it listened on a long car journey did slow towards end but thoroughly enjoyable

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A good read

This was written well, kept me entertained and well narrated. Always love an Australian novel.

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Enjoyed more than I thought I would

Really liked this book. Had a good story and was well paced. I like books told through different viewpoints and nice how it all comes together in the end

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loved it!

loved it!.. a well read well balanced story that kept me engaged the whole way through.

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gripping

a great suspense story twists and turns you get drawn into what happened with Gemma and Hayley and the circumstances of them being on the highway. but there is more.

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Failed to deliver on early promise

The first few chapters of this book grabbed my attention and swept me along.
I enjoyed the story unfolding and the characters being introduced and fleshed out.
Unfortunately, I felt the middle section regarding life on the farm dragged on too far.
The ending just didn't do it for me and was a disappointment.

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