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Little Boy Blue by M. J. Arlidge
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Little Boy Blue

DI Helen Grace 5
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Narrator Elizabeth Bower

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Length 7 hours 50 minutes
Language English
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Little Boy Blue by MJ Arlidge, read by Elizabeth Bower.

Hiding her personal connection to the victim - and a double-life which must remain secret at all costs - Helen becomes a woman possessed, working her team around the clock to chase down every lead.

As the killer strikes again, the investigation takes its toll not only on Helen but also her senior officers. Tempers flare, friendships fray and Helen faces an impossible choice.

Confess her sins and lose control of the case? Or keep living a lie, protecting her darkest secrets, and risk getting trapped in this tangled web?

But whatever she does, this killer will not stop until the truth is revealed: there are some fates worse than death . . .

Audio updated as of May 2018.

M. J. Arlidge has worked in television for the last twenty years, specializing in high-end drama production, including prime-time crime serials Silent Witness, Torn, The Little House and, most recently, the hit ITV show Innocent. In 2015 his audiobook exclusive Six Degrees of Assassination was a number-one bestseller.

His debut thriller, Eeny Meeny, was the UK's bestselling crime debut of 2014. It was followed by the bestselling Pop Goes the Weasel, The Doll's House, Liar Liar, Little Boy Blue, Hide and Seek and Love Me Not. Down to the Woods is the eighth DI Helen Grace thriller.

In 2019 he published a standalone thriller, A Gift for Dying.

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Reviews

A grisly, gripping thriller Gruesomely realistic, intriguing and relentless. Arlidge's fledgling army of fans is about to grow Expertly pulled off. It has a devious premise. DI Helen Grace is fiendishly awesome. It's scary as all hell. And it has a full cast of realistically drawn, interesting characters that make the thing read like a bullet A fast-paced, twisting police procedural and thriller that's sure to become another bestseller Detective Inspector Helen Grace is one of the greatest heroes to come along in years Page-turningly chilling DI Helen Grace is a genuinely fresh heroine ... Arlidge weaves together a tapestry that chills to the bone This is going to be as big as Jo Nesbo Taut, fast-paced, truly excellent One of the best new series detectives . . . Mesmerizing! M. J. Arlidge has created a genuinely fresh heroine in DI Helen Grace Chilling stuff A chilling read Expand reviews
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