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  • By: Simon Mayo
  • Narrated by: Zoe Telford
  • Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (184 ratings)

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Knife Edge

By: Simon Mayo
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Summary

You never know where danger may come from....

6.45 a.m. A sweltering London rush hour. And in the last 27 minutes, seven people have been murdered.

In a series of coordinated attacks, seven men and women across London have been targeted. For journalist Famie Madden, the horror unfolds as she arrives for the morning shift.

The victims have one thing in common: they make up the investigations team at the news agency where Famie works. The question everyone’s asking: what were they working on that could prompt such brutal devastation?

As Famie starts to receive mysterious messages, she must find out whether she is being warned of the next attack or being told that she will be the next victim....

©2020 Simon Mayo (P)2020 Penguin Audio

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Gripping and thoroughly enjoyable

Brilliant story - I found it so hard not to listen to the whole thing in one sitting! There was even a little Wittertainment Easter egg. The characters were interesting - I really hope there's a follow up so we can spend more time with them. Just when I thought I couldn't love Simon Mayo more, he writes a great book with a fantastic woman in the lead role.

I've never listened to an audio book before and was unsure how I'd feel about it, but I thought Zoe Telford's narration was wonderful. It was quiet and subtle, so it didn't distract from the story.

Overall, I can't recommend this book enough.

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good book, dull narration

entertaining book ruined by a terrible monotone narration that made it very difficult for the mind not to wander.

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Gripping

The book is gripping but a little over long, so 4 stars. The narrator’s soft, rather flat delivery was irritating at times but the story was good enough to keep me listening.

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Great twists and turns.

A great story with believable characters. Twists and turns help to keep the narrative alive. Enjoying a new side to Simon Mayo and definitely downloading his next book

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Exceptional Storytelling - Unrelenting Pace

Zoe Telford wonderful choice for narrator. Note perfect. Suspenseful, shocking, well-researched cracking plot. Highly recommended.

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Not an easy listen.

It started well but I lost concentration in the middle. I found the reader rather flat and her downward inflections a little boring, in what should have been an exciting, if very troublesome, story. I also found the swearing disappointing. I don't really like books with lots of swearing, but I understand that it is sometimes necessary. However, despite the very harrowing events the characters were facing, I felt the swearing wasn't really necessary and the the author was trying too hard to shake off his 'wholesome' image, which I felt was a shame. The ending was OK, but I had guessed the twist early on. overall, a disappointment.

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A great read!

Started off well and kept my interest all the way through. I got a little bit lost in the middle but managed to get to grips with it. Thoroughly enjoyed it and the characters involved.

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Brilliant

loved this could not leave it alone.Kept me gripped from start to finish. Great story

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Great listen

I finished this book in less than 48 hours. A great contemporary UK crime story.

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Great listen.

Loved this from the off, detailed and narrators voice really lent itself well to the story. Will look forward to trying more of Simon Mayo's books.

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