One Blue Shoe

By: Molly Garcia

Narrated by: Grant Love

An ordinary couple find themselves entangled in a web of lies and guilt, when they accidentally hit a young girl on a stormy night. Choosing to conceal the tragic incident, their secret becomes a ticking time bomb threatening to destroy their lives.

DCI Anna Moore looks into Daisy's sudden disappearance, and her investigation leads her to Oak Street, where some of the residents are hiding dark secrets behind their outwardly suburban lives.

As Anna inches closer to unveiling the truth, the couple's guilt grows, fueling their paranoia and leading to catastrophic consequences.

Will she expose the sinister secrets hidden behind closed doors, or will the truth be buried forever?

One Blue Shoe is a heart-stopping thriller that will leave listeners questioning just how far they would go to protect their own secret.

©2023 Molly Garcia (P)2024 Molly Garcia

Secrets

This was an interesting story, leaving one wondering what secrets are going to come out.
Narration was very good.
I received a free copy for an honest review

Well now and maybe spoilers

Transparency: I was given the book from an audible code from the author herself. In exchange I would give an honest review.

How I read: Listen on Audible.

My thoughts on the book: This was a well written and executed book. The start and middle were very good. It was well done i flew through this book. I was always very excited to pick my headphones back up and "read" it. If I had to make any changes it would be to the end of the book. I know it was wrapped up neat in a bow and that was done well. I felt complete after reading. However, it felt a bit rush. Either by deadline or just pacing I am not sure. It just felt like "oh thank goodness getting this done."

The book is about death and missing girls and the stain such a crime can color upon the soul. We follow around a few characters who seem like they have nothing to do with each other. However, the way they are intertwine ends up being quite the "twist". I say "twist" because some of the twist I saw coming and others. Like good job ma'am.

This is my second read of 2024 and I am so glad I have 2 more books of hers to finish. By the title and the cover art I was very unexcited to read this but this was so good. The rushed feeling at the end is the only reason this book didn't get 5 stars. The performance from Grant was very good. It wasn't clear where this took place except from the words like petrol and car park I assume over seas. And that is why they used an Irish actor. There was only once place I made a note in this whole book. That was Chapter Twenty / 03:51:17 The music that played was weird and out of place. That's it. Well done you.

A complex, enthralling story

Received as as an audio copy to review from the narrator, Grant Love; this is an honest review. Grant delivers a superb performance to bring to life a harrowing and profound story that begins with the accidental death of Daisy by Chris and Julie during one rainy night; their fateful decision to hide the woman's body instead of telling the police what happens leaves Chris constantly wrecked by the guilt of their actions and battling an internal dialogue convincing him that his wife will sacrifice his freedom to save herself if Chris doesn't do something to keep their secret hidden. But Daisy's death has opened a Pandora's Box of secrets DI Anna Moore begins to expose as she works to give Daisy's peace in the wake of their loss makes her realize you truly never know what is happening behind closed doors... and all of the revelations are shattering. Accompanied by music and sound effects, One Blue Shoe is a mesmerizing story and worth the listen.

Highly recommended.

A Gripping Psychological Thriller

A gripping psychological thriller that recounts how easy it is for already unhappy people to fall down the rabbit hole and descend from shock and panic to paranoia; and on to illogical madness and worse … No spoilers here, but it’s well worth the listen.

makes you really think

Do you really know your neighbors, teachers, friends, and acquaintances???? Guilt and paranoia are lethal bed fellows . It you have any humanity the above on a daily basis would be worse than jail time imo. This gets more sick as it progresses and it made me feel ill. Highly suspenseful. I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest opinion. The narrator did a great job bringing the characters and story to life.