Stone the Dead Crows

By: Carrie Magillen

Narrated by: Joanne Froggatt, Louise Brealey

Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins

Publisher's summary

Winner of Audible 2017 Narrator of the Year Award.

Rose, newly married to surgeon Nathan Winter, wants for nothing in her perfect life–except the one thing she can’t have: for her sister, Daisy, who’s lying unresponsive in a coma, to wake up.

Daisy’s psychologist has been a constant presence at her hospital bedside. But he’s taken an unnatural interest in Rose, and now he’s made a shocking accusation: that Rose’s husband is a psychopath and that she’s in danger.

Of course, that’s ridiculous. Rose was married to a psychopath before–a man whose nature took a deadly turn after a year of wedded bliss–and Nathan is nothing like him.

Her sisters would know what to do. Only Maggie is miles away and Daisy isn’t getting any better.

As Daisy continues to fight for her life and the psychologist’s interest in Rose turns to obsession, she’s torn between the two men, each on their own twisted path and each with questionable motives.

Who should she believe?

A complete stranger consumed by obsession? Or her loving husband who’s given her everything she ever wanted?

She’s been married to Nathan for a year now. And if he is a psychopath...

Is his nature about to take a deadly turn?

Narrated by Joanne Froggatt, the beloved Anna Bates from Downton Abbey, and Louise Brealey from Sherlock...from the number one best-selling author of When He’s Not Here comes another dark and twisty psychological thriller that will linger in your mind long after you’ve finished the book.

©2021 Little Robin Press (P)2021 Little Robin Press

Critic reviews

"Just what the psychological thriller market needs to shake things up a bit. And, of course, I’m a little in love with Saeed as I suspect everyone will be." (Sunday Times best-selling author Elizabeth Haynes)

Absolutely captivating!

It's been awhile since a book has enthralled me as much as this one did. While certain sections were a tad perplexing, patience pays off. Brace yourself for an unexpected twist at the conclusion. The narration is superb.

Wow!

What an exciting book! It held my attention and I couldn’t stop listening. Joanne Froggatt did another excellent narration. Now I do my searches based on her narration.

Just wow!

I loved every second of the book. The narration was fantastic, the story was thrilling and I didn’t want it to end.

Terrific

This was a really really good Psychological thriller!! Well written, narrators were fantastic!!! Kept me on the edge of my seat the entire story, can’t stop thinking about it Don’t hesitate, order now!

Hard to rate

This is a tough one to rate. On an enjoyability scale, I'd give it a four. It's quick paced and kept me wanting to know what would happen next. I also really enjoyed the quaintness of her descriptions and all the British details - it felt cozy. Not to mention the Audible narrators were perfect!

But here's where I struggled. The two narrator perspectives (the characters, not audio narrators) felt very disjointed and the connection between them didn't make any sense until the very end. There were also numerous details throughout the book that I could tell were emphasized for some reason, but felt arbitrary and confusing at the initial mention until the ending brought things together. (No spoilers) the end was twisty and creative, so I enjoyed that, but it was also hard to follow at times.

On top of that, a lot of things were a stretch and were just distractingly unbelievable. And one of the characters was extremely frustrating. She could supposedly notice subtle things like a "shadow crossing someone's face", yet she doesn't notice any of the massive red flags in her relationship. And she's had a previous relationship full of these same red flags, which ended horribly, so she'd definitely be on the lookout to avoid repeating the past.

All in all, I'd give it a 3 and I'll still check out some of her other books.

Enjoyable. Perfect pitch narration

I enjoyed the book. I already figured out what was going on well before it was revealed, but still enjoyed it. The character of Rose was a bit embarrassing being female myself, but overall enjoyable. The narration did it for me. If I had read the book I may not have stayed with it.

A great twisty tale

This was a real page turner that kept me on the edge of my seat. Also had a lot of good psych info. I highly recommend!

Beautifully Written - will stick with you ...

As I said above, this is a beautifully written story -- the characters feel so real. Most you want to root for, but one you just want to pull into a back alley and beat the crap out of. Naturally, he was written that way, but still ... The story slowly builds to a twist that many won't see coming. This book had all the feels and will stick with me for a while.

The narration is top-notch as well --

All in all, well worth the time to listen to.

Infuriating listen

I always like start with something positive. The narrator’s are perfect and are really what compelled me to listen to the entire book. That being said, I found this book infuriating to listen to. It’s two stories in one that don’t make any sense side by side. I only finished it because I thought there had to be more of an explanation at the end.I’m still scratching my head.Don’t waste your time, it will disappoint you

Page turner

Really interesting storyline and characters. Surprisingly engaging. I will be trying more by this author.