Alice Slater: Death of a Bookseller

Alice Slater: Death of a Bookseller, narrated by Emma Noakes; Victoria Blunt; Hodder & Stoughton Audio, Hodder & Stoughton

Listening to this book took me an inordinate amount of time. It is well written, but I really struggled. I had been so intrigued by the synopsis but soon found that this book is not for me.
I listened to a chapter, then took a break and listened to other things, before returning to this story.
It is dark, and creepy, and very slow moving.
I despised the main characters and I couldn’t relate to them at all.
I guess there are people who are like Roach, or Laura, but I am happy to say that I don’t know anyone who gets even close to either of them.
I guess there is some moral underneath it all, about people with sad backgrounds etc, but I couldn’t invest in this book, I only wanted it to end.
If you like a creepy story with despicable characters, this is the book for you.

The narrators, Emma Noakes and Victoria Blunt did a great job, though, which helped a lot with finishing the book.

Many thanks to Hodder & Stoughton Audio, Hodder & Stoughton via Netgalley for the advanced listening copy!