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Twisted River
Twisted River | Siobhan MacDonald
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A gripping debut psychological thriller for fans of The Silent Wife and The Wicked Girls about two families in crisis and a holiday house swap gone terribly wrong "She would never have fit as neatly into the trunk of his own car." Limerick, Ireland: the O'Brien family's driveway. American Oscar Harvey opens the trunk of his hosts' car and finds the body of a woman, beaten and bloody. But let's start at the beginning. Kate and Mannix O'Brien live by Curragower Falls in Limerick, in a lovely house they can barely afford. Their autistic son Fergus is bullied at school, and their daughter Izzy blames herself, wishing she could protect him. Kate decides that her family needs a vacation, and is convinced her luck's about to change when she spots a gorgeous Manhattan apartment on a home-exchange website. Hazel and Oscar Harvey and their two children live on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Though they seem successful and happy, Hazel has mysterious bruises, and Oscar is hiding things about his dental practice. They, too, need a change of pace. Hazel has always wanted her children to see her native Limerick, and the house swap offers a perfect chance to soothe two troubled marriages. But this will be anything but a perfect vacation. And the body in the trunk is just the beginning.
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TorieStorieS
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This audiobook is an exciting domestic drama surrounding two families that do a house swap- one from Limerick and one in NYC. Secrets lead to chaos and though parts were predictable and a bit manipulative for the reader, it still captured my attention from start to finish! Plus, some action takes place on Halloween! It was an unexpected bonus as I didn‘t expect this to count for the #ScaryScavengerHunt #TeamStoker #Screamathon 2pts #Audiocoloring

BeansPage if it takes place on Halloween then you get the full six points my dear. Five points for the book and 1pt for the participation post. 🧟‍♀️ 5y
TorieStorieS Oooo!!! Indeed the main events all take place on Halloween!!! 🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃🎃 5y
alisiakae 🧡🖤👻🎃 5y
Linsy Pretty! 🐦 5y
TorieStorieS @Linsy Thanks!!! ☺️ 5y
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Clwojick
Twisted River | Siobhan MacDonald
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Tonight‘s audiobook. Have any of you read this one? If so, how did you like it? #Audiobooks

allureofbeauty I have that but haven‘t read it yet. I found it at the dollar tree and thought it looked interesting. 6y
Clwojick @allureofbeauty I finished it in one sitting last night. It was good, not great. But definitely interesting 6y
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Caffeinated_Reader
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Book 4 out of 7 for my month of book reads. This one seems complex and interesting for sure. 258 pages and I am ready to dive in! I'm having a glass of wine 🍷 (or 3) along side it so I might get distracted after a few chapters haha Cheers! And happy Monday. What are you doing on your Labor Day?

Caffeinated_Reader Oh dear...it's been almost 5 consecutive days that I haven't read, I can hear my mental state cracking, I'm gonna finally do some much needed reading. This is book 4 out of 7 that I want to read this month 😰 time to kick it in high gear 😝 7y
Caffeinated_Reader Omg. Such a different ending than I was thinking. I'm so happy I hung on and finished the book. I will definitely read more by this author. Two thumbs up for me! 7y
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BilboBookends
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While the book has a few twists, it was easy to guess and I found this short novel could have been cut down even shorter.

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lauralovesbooks1
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Solid thriller about a family in NYC and a family in Limerick, Ireland that exchange houses for a vacation. Decent twists and turns and good pacing, but maybe not the best choice before I spend a week in Airbnb houses next month. 🤔

tbreit I love books with keys!!! 8y
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bookshopsc
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When two families do a cross-Atlantic house swap, they are hoping for relaxing vacations to help repair struggling relationships. That plan crashes when New Yorker Oscar Harvey finds a body at the Stokes‘ Irish home. This fast, fun summer read took twists and turns that I never saw coming. —Flannery

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Ten87Me
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Can't wait to start this!

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Jen_Forbus
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First line: "She would never have fit as neatly into the trunk of his own car." -- Not sure I'll ever be game for a home exchange after this book!

Ten87Me It's now on my list. I love the cover. 9y
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Jen_Forbus
Twisted River | Siobhan MacDonald
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Rufus says this is his next read...hope I can snag it back from him soon.