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The Good Samaritan

By: John Marrs
Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Charlotte Cole, Matthew Lloyd Davies, Tim Campbell
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She's a friendly voice on the phone. But can you trust her?

The people who call End of the Line need hope. They need reassurance that life is worth living. But some are unlucky enough to get through to Laura. Laura doesn’t want them to hope. She wants them to die.

Laura hasn’t had it easy: she's survived sickness and a difficult marriage only to find herself heading for forty, unsettled and angry. She doesn't love talking to people worse off than she is. She craves it.

But now someone’s on to her - Ryan, whose world falls apart when his pregnant wife ends her life, hand in hand with a stranger. Who was this man, and why did they choose to die together?

The sinister truth is within Ryan's grasp, but he has no idea of the desperate lengths Laura will go to...

Because the best thing about being a Good Samaritan is that you can get away with murder.

Revised edition: This edition of The Good Samaritan includes editorial revisions.

©2018 John Marrs (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

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Interesting Story....

This was an enjoyable book. I found the story and the way it was structured to be interesting. I initially thought the stroy was going so fast but as it progressed, it worked out perfectly.

Definitely worth a read/listen. I have listed to 2 of John Marrs stories and they are compelling

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Boring and depressing.

This was my 3rd John Marrs novel and I was excited to listen to it. After reading, and thoroughly enjoying The One and The Passengers, I thought ‘finally I have found an author I like enough to follow’. I still try to remain impartial before beginning a new book and did so with this one but I just did not enjoy this one at all. I found a lot of the descriptions of how one feels to be overdone. I’m so bored with that type of writing, just get on with the story. Many explanations were unclear which was disappointing as these were the main reason I continued to push on with it, and the ending was anticlimactic. As for the audio, the narrator had a lovely voice but I don’t feel it was well suited to this book, even though she was meant to have a soothing voice, it just wasn’t the right one. I’m still optimistic about reading another of Marrs’ novels but this one just didn’t cut it for me

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expect the unexcepted

Every time I thought I knew what was coming I was completely blown away at how this book twisted and turned my head in knots. Brilliant and loved every bit. This is the second John Marrs book I've listened to (in a week) and can't get enough.

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John Marrs never disappoints

I've read several John Marrs books now, and have been enthralled by all of them. This one does not disappoint. In fact after this one, I had to look him up as I cannot comprehend how he comes up with such twisty psychotic characters - but he looks pretty normal.

A great read/listen. Un-put-downable. The overall premise is heart-breaking, but the portrayal of Laura is chilling.

Line me up for my next John Marrs, I'm hooked!

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Couldn’t stop listening!!!!

Absolutely loved this audiobook! The narrator’s did an amazing job! 5 ⭐️’s for me! I feel like I need to know more!

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dark and twisted psychological thriller

Wow, this book! Where do I even start? Saying this makes me fear a little bit for my own mental state, but I just loved this dark and twisted tale of cat-and-mouse! It is definitely one of the most sinister books I have read all year, and one that made it easily onto my favourites list.

The Good Samaritan must be THE best use of the unreliable narrator theme I have come across for a long, long time. It also has one of the most deranged and psychopathic lead characters I have encountered for a while. After the first third of the book unfolds through Laura’s POV, short and sharp chapters take over in a he said / she said fashion that plays out like a deadly game of tennis. One minute the ball is in Laura’s court, then it’s Ryan who wins a set. Wimbledon has nothing on this evil little match that is played with live grenades that are meant to detonate the other’s life on impact. My head was spinning from my metaphorical head-bobbing – ping, pong, back and forth, back and forth. It was so nail-bitingly thrilling that I got palpitations and almost needed to triage myself for some blood pressure control and GTN spray. It’s not often that a thriller manages to get the better of me!

I could go on and on about the greatness of this book, so I will cut it short: if you love a dark and twisted psychological thriller that messes with your mind, then rush out and buy, beg, borrow or steal this book right now! Now for the trigger warning – some people may find the theme of suicide and depression and preying on the vulnerable extremely distressing. If this subject touches a nerve, then perhaps this book is not for you.

I listened to it on Audible and spent a LOT of time sitting in the car in the driveway just to steal a few more minutes of listening time. After a long shift at work, this is always a sign of how much I love a book! Very highly recommended to all fellow lovers of dark and twisted tales!

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Twists and Turns are endless

I loved this book, I listened to it in 2 days, couldn’t put it down. Dark enthralling storyline, be prepared to go down a rabbit hole!

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Awesome!

This book was addictive, I could not stop listening!
I really enjoyed the characters and have all my fingers and toes crossed that there is a follow on book

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Brilliant!

Excellent on every level. For anybody who knows a highly manipulative person this story is so believable.

Narration was first class.

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Just love John Marrs

Another great book from JM. Great twists and turns. Worth a listen. Also really enjoyed the narrators.

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