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   None No current Talk conversations about this book.  BookReviewsCafe | Apr 27, 2023 |    ) Nakul.Phulambrikar | Dec 31, 2018 | Author: Clairie Douglas Format: Kindle Total Number of Pages: 40 Publisher: Penguin Sold By: Amazon Asia-Pacific Holdings Private Limited Publishing Date: 31 Aug 2017 ASIN: B073XY41QH Book Title: The book title ' The Text' is catchy and interesting. Book Cover : The book cover is a image of a woman sitting on bench facing the water and seems to be in deep thought. Plot: The story starts with the conversation between two women who work together in the same office. During the conversation the main female character talks about her manager who is a bully and a abusive person. While travelling in the car with her colleague, she sends a text message to her other three colleagues whom she considers as good friends. She herself in the mask of possessiveness lives in a abusive relationship with her male partner .Often, her partner doubts her about having an affair with her male colleague. During this, one day the manager is found dead and the police detect it as a murder. Every person including his family members are under scrutiny. The female protagonist receives a note one day and is seen by her husband. What happens next? How does the murder unfold? Who is the culprit? is what is all the plot about. A known and expected story written in a little interesting and confusing way. The best part is at every turn of the page, the reader will suspect every character. Characters: Every character in the story is plotted good. Narration: The narration of the story is gripping though predictable. Language and Vocabulary: The language is simple and easy with some rich vocabulary. My Final Verdict— A tea time good read. Book title:4/5 Book Cover: 3/5 Plot: 3/5 Characters: 4/5 Narration: 3/5 Language and Vocabulary: 4/5 The overall rating I give is 3/5 ( ) SwapnaPeri | Apr 3, 2018 | It was an easy read and entertaining enough to keep me wanting to read more from this author. (  ) LittleMummyMe | Apr 3, 2018 | no reviews | add a review
**A new short story from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Local Girl Missing and Last Seen Alive. Her newest novel, Do Not Disturb, is out now!** A single text changed her life. Did it end his? Emily Latimer is furious. Her boss Andrew is being so unreasonable, as always. She fires off a text to her boyfriend, only in her haste she sends it to her whole office group. In it she says Andrew's being difficult about letting her have time off work. That she is angry. That she hopes he dies. The next day her face burns in the office. No one believes her when she says it was a typo, she meant to say does. She hopes he does. It's a nightmare. But it gets worse - Andrew doesn't turn up for work. And then the police come knocking. Because Andrew Burton has been murdered . . . Praise For Last Seen Alive 'Thrillingly tense and twisty, a great read' B A Paris, the bestselling author of Behind Closed Doors 'I loved the sense of lurking dread that pervades it all . . . I was absolutely gripped and intrigued' Emma Curtis, the bestselling author of One Little Mistake 'Fast-paced and chock-full of twists, Last Seen Alive is both absorbing and gripping. After reading it you'll never dream of a house swap again' Paula Daly, author of The Mistake I Made 'Brilliant. Twisty, exciting yet so very real' Gillian McAllister, the bestselling author of Everything But the Truth 'Thrilling . . . superb plotting. I could hardly catch my breath between twists!' Jenny Blackhurst, the bestselling author of Before I Let You In 'I love stories when you're not quite sure who is telling the truth! This one kept me guessing' Jane Corry, the bestselling author of My Husband's Wife No library descriptions found. |
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Author: Clairie Douglas
Format: Kindle
Total Number of Pages: 40
Publisher: Penguin
Sold By: Amazon Asia-Pacific Holdings Private Limited
Publishing Date: 31 Aug 2017
ASIN: B073XY41QH
Book Title:
The book title ' The Text' is catchy and interesting.
Book Cover :
The book cover is a image of a woman sitting on bench facing the water and seems to be in deep thought.
Plot:
The story starts with the conversation between two women who work together in the same office. During the conversation the main female character talks about her manager who is a bully and a abusive person. While travelling in the car with her colleague, she sends a text message to her other three colleagues whom she considers as good friends. She herself in the mask of possessiveness lives in a abusive relationship with her male partner .Often, her partner doubts her about having an affair with her male colleague.
During this, one day the manager is found dead and the police detect it as a murder. Every person including his family members are under scrutiny. The female protagonist receives a note one day and is seen by her husband. What happens next? How does the murder unfold? Who is the culprit? is what is all the plot about.
A known and expected story written in a little interesting and confusing way. The best part is at every turn of the page, the reader will suspect every character.
Characters:
Every character in the story is plotted good.
Narration:
The narration of the story is gripping though predictable.
Language and Vocabulary:
The language is simple and easy with some rich vocabulary.
My Final Verdict—
A tea time good read.
Book title:4/5
Book Cover: 3/5
Plot: 3/5
Characters: 4/5
Narration: 3/5
Language and Vocabulary: 4/5
The overall rating I give is 3/5
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