Thank you Hachette Audio, #partner for the ALC of The Drowning Woman in exchange for my honest review.
Publisher: Hachette Audio
Published: June 13, 2o23
Summary:
From the bestselling author of The Party comes a deliciously twisted story of friendship, retribution, and betrayal following a homeless woman fleeing a dangerous past—and the wealthy society wife she saves.
Lee Gulliver never thought she’d find herself living on the streets—no one ever does—but when her restaurant fails, and she falls deeper into debt, she leaves her old life behind with nothing but her clothes and her Toyota Corolla. In Seattle, she parks in a secluded spot by the beach to lay low and plan her next move—until early one morning, she sees a sobbing woman throw herself into the ocean. Lee hauls the woman back to the surface, but instead of appreciation, she is met with fury. The drowning woman, Hazel, tells her that she wanted to die, that she’s trapped in a toxic, abusive marriage, that she’s a prisoner in her own home. Lee has thwarted her one chance to escape her life.
Out of options, Hazel retreats to her gilded cage, and Lee thinks she’s seen the last of her, until her unexpected return the next morning. Bonded by disparate but difficult circumstances, the women soon strike up a close and unlikely friendship. And then one day, Hazel makes a shocking request: she wants Lee to help her disappear. It’ll be easy, Hazel assures her, but Lee soon learns that nothing is as it seems, and that Hazel may not be the friend Lee thought she was.
My thoughts:
I am a bit late to the Robyn Harding party, though I have read a couple of her books and really enjoyed them. Of course as soon as I heard about this one, I grabbed the ALC of it and devoured it! Let me just say…the hype for this one is real!!!
This was such a twisty, crazy psychological thriller that is definitely one you will not be able to put down once you start. I loved that this one starts off a bit slow to lull you into a false sense of security and then basically rips the rug out from under your feet as the twists start coming left and right!
I don’t even want to say much more for fear of spoilers, and because I think going into this one blind is really the best way to go, so I’ll just say that this is a fast-paced, smartly plotted story and will have you questioning everything and everyone. I loved it and it just might be my new favorite Robyn Harding book!
This is definitely the perfect book to add to your summer reading list if you love addictive, highly entertaining, binge-worthy reads. Now I am determined to read the rest of Robyn’s backlist before her next one comes out!
Audio thoughts:
This was excellent on audio and I loved that there were two narrators. I loved that there were two narrators. It really made the alternating parts stand out.
