His & Hers by Alice Feeney

July 28, 2020

NetGalley Audio

Macmillan Audio

Narrators: Richard Armitage; Stephanie Racine

Arc, mystery, thriller

7/13-7/22

 

I received this complimentary audiobook from NetGalley and Macmillan Audio in exchange for an unbiased review.

 

I found the narrators of this audiobook brilliant in their roles as story tellers. The story alternates between His and Hers POV plus a creepy “other” character who seems to know the whole story.

 

She is Anna Andrews a woman who feels like she has worked hard to achieve her dream job as BBC news bulletin reporter. Since she has been filling in for Cat who had been out on maternity leave for 2 years she had not imagined that Cat would return and want to resume her position. She was deflated when she was demoted back to news correspondent especially given all she has lost over the years. She is not a reliable narrator given her alcohol abuse with related memory issues and tendency to twist the truth. Anna is not happy when she is instructed by Cat to return to her hometown of Blackdown to cover a recent murder. 

 

He is Detective Jack Harper the head of the major crime department in Blackdown. After his divorce he finds himself doing things he never would imagined. It’s only when he is called to a crime scene to discover his recognizes the victim does his reckless actions come full circle. He realizes that he will become a suspect if it’s discovered that he was with her that night. When he thinks his situation can’t get more complicated he sees that Anna Andrews is covering the story for the BBC. 

 

It seems both Anna and Jack know the victim as well as the next woman who turns up dead. The workings of a serial killer keeps Anna in Blackdown much longer than she had hoped. The additional murders bring back past memories which they had buried in the past. 

 

There are so many moving parts of this fast paced story. There are many characters who appear to be likely suspects until another character seems to have a better motive. Usually a good crime novel involves expecting the unexpected. Well, this novel goes way beyond that theory so much that right until the end there are still many working theories of the suspect. It wraps up in a manner which makes sense but with no direct correlation throughout the novel to lead you to this conclusion!