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The Last Affair by Margot Hunt Narrator: Vivienne Leheny
Published by Harlequin Audio on November 26, 2019
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
Length: 9 hours, 51 minutes
Format: Audiobook
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Nora Holliday is not that kind of woman. Not the kind who has an illicit affair with a married man. But Josh Landon is everything Nora's alcoholic husband isn't. And now she and Josh are so infatuated, they can't stay away from one another.
Abby Landon, Josh's daughter, is home from college nursing a broken heart. She's seeking solace, not more scandal, so when she catches her dad kissing Nora, she vows to take the homewrecker down.
And as for Abby's mother and Josh's wife, Gwen? To anyone on the outside looking in, the mother of two appears to be living the ideal suburban life.Until she winds up dead.
The serene seaside town of Shoreham has always been the perfect place to raise a family--not somewhere housewives are brutally murdered. So who killed Gwen Landon, and how many twisted secrets will be exposed as the vindictive plot comes undone?
I am enjoying more of these mystery / thriller/ personal dramas over the past year. I have to say I HOPE truth is not stranger or worse than fiction because fiction can be terrifying enough. Why can’t some people let others have whatever harmless thing brings them a little joy?
Of course, this is much more complicated and what some people want – to drink all day or gamble all the time or to take someone else’s husband – are not harmless things. I know how hard it is to end a relationship when it isn’t really one. It’s easier but certainly leaves a person feeling hopeless if they continue along as things are.
There is an affair between two people whose marriages are truly toxic, which they should have chosen to leave before they even met. There are no on page sex scenes. There are children who have no idea about relationships and the real world, in their self-absorbed bubbles. Malicious people on the inside and outside of the families wanting everything from gossip to revenge.
The characters were well developed and definitely had some flaws. I did care about some of them, while I was afraid of others. I did appreciate they were not all good or bad, but much more complex.
As much as this kind of situation is hurtful and devastating, the person killed wasn’t nice to anyone, even her children. She truly only cared about herself, felt entitled and arrogant. I don’t think she deserved to die but she considered it for others. The people in the world were black or white, for or against her. The bad people were to be destroyed and the ok people barely tolerated as she manipulated them to serve her purposes.
I found this to be a suspenseful read. I was worried about what all those who thought everything should be their way would do when it wasn’t. I had this creepy worry and was on edge as I listened. I want things to work out and everyone to be happy, which wasn’t going to happen here. The Last Affair was an exciting listen where the innocent and guilty both get hurt, but it would be true without the affair.
Narration:
I have listened to this narrator and enjoyed her work in the past. The voices for the various characters, both male and female, were very distinct and appropriate. The performance was very enjoyable. I was able to listen at my usual 1.5x speed.
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About Margot Hunt
Margot Hunt is a USA TODAY best selling author of BEST FRIENDS FOREVER and FOR BETTER AND WORSE. Her new book, THE LAST AFFAIR, will be released on November 26, 2019 by MIRA.
Margot has also written eight previous books as Whitney Gaskell, and the Young Adult series GEEK HIGH under the pen name Piper Banks.
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I read all types of books but my favorites are urban fantasy and romantic suspense.I like some romance and some action / adventure / mystery in everything.I like sex in my books but please, only between TWO people.Intimate conversation is equally important to the sex in a book.It lets me see the characters.The other thing I enjoy is humor.
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Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2019 Audiobooks
- 2019 Releases
Oh, no! I mistakenly let this one get by. Wonderful review, Anne, and now I’m at the mercy of the library?
This is my first experience with this author. But I’ve seen her books before and this is right in my genre lane. Enjoy!
It looks intense and quite well done there so why not?
It is well done and some of these people are not quite right in the head.
I enjoy this genre too and I’ll be sure to check out this author now.
She has other books but this is the first one I have tried. Enjoy!