Where There Is Evil

An Extraordinary Quest to Find the Truth about the Disappearance of an Eleven-Year-Old Girl

By: Sandra Brown

Narrated by: Sandra Brown

Read by the author, Sandra Brown.

‘Completely gripping . . . Sandra Brown found evil in the person of her own father; and she confronted it as few could have done . . . Everyone will want to read this amazing story’ – Andrew O’Hagan, author of Caledonian Road

Sandra Brown was eight when her friend and neighbour, twelve-year-old Moira Anderson, disappeared from the small town of Coatbridge near Glasgow in 1957. Moira has not been seen since.

Twenty-seven years later, at a family funeral, Sandra’s estranged father confessed to her that he had been involved in the girl’s disappearance. Appalled by his curious half confession, Sandra began to delve into the case and in so doing discovered that her father was a child molester whose activities were known not just to everyone in Coatbridge, but also to the police.

The horrifying jigsaw she pieced together, along with the admission her father had made, ultimately convinced Sandra that he had been responsible for Moira’s death nearly fifty years ago. Where There Is Evil is the remarkable story of Sandra’s quest to unravel the mystery and see justice done.

‘Inspirational . . . This book is not only important but unique’ – Jimmy Boyle

Critic reviews

Completely gripping . . . Sandra Brown found evil in the person of her own father; and she confronted it as few could have done . . . Everyone will want to read this amazing story (Andrew O’Hagan, author of Caledonian Road)

Inspirational . . . This book is not only important but unique (Jimmy Boyle, author of A Sense of Freedom)

The secrets families can hold.

No resolution. You follow the story of the search forMoira waiting, expecting, through it all only to disappointed.

Not What I Expected

Shame on me for not reading the info clearly enough. But when Audible sent an ad saying Sandra Brown had a new novel coming out and it was based on a true story, I jumped. After all, I love the kind of suspense thrillers that she writes, and Audible knows that. So imagine my shock when the audiobook started with a Scottish brogue so thick it took me a bit to curl my mind around it. Further investigation quickly showed me that this was, indeed, a Scottish author named Sandra Brown, not the American thriller writer. Good thing I love a good brogue.

But there were aspects about this case that became engrossing, even maddening, so since I'd already made the erroneous purchase, I listened. To the end. While it's quite a compelling story, I don't feel like it's actually worth 14 hours of my time. A great deal of editing would have made it better in my opinion. But maybe I'm just biased by the fact that I felt a little bit duped. Not by the author, though, who seems to be a very nice lady.

An important topic.

I was interested in the story. I felt many emotions as I listened. However, it was like listening to a very, very long lecture.

Very disappointed ! Narrator was awful and couldn’t be understood

Disliked the narrator and found myself going back to listen over in order to follow the story line. Sandra Brown is a favorite of mine but missed the mark with this book!

The Author

I’m a longtime fan of Brown, and I think I’ve read most of her books. Her thriller/romance books are intelligently written and planned, containing complex plots with clever resolutions that are very satisfying. This very personal book reveals much of Brown’s childhood through to adulthood as she continues to tackle the horror of sexual abuse of children. She is relentless in her pursuit of justice for child victims, establishing a movement and advocacy for them. Bravo, Sandra, bravo. I’ve always been a fan, and now, even more so.