It’s Not What You Think

It’s Not What You Think

Author: Clare Mackintosh Listening Length: 11h 29m
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Nadeeka is certain Jamie is having an affair. She knows the tell-tale signs. She’s been here before. YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHO YOU CAN TRUST When Jamie claims to be at work late, she knows he’s lying. He’s with another woman, and she’s determined to catch him in the act. YOU THINK YOU KNOW HOW THE STORY ENDS But when ...

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The lights change from green to amber. Nadeeka hesitates for a heartbeat before pressing her foot flat against the accelerator.

It’s a pedestrian crossing but the pavement is empty, and ordinarily she would mutter to herself about people who press the button then don’t wait for the green man, but she doesn’t have the time, doesn’t have the head-space to think about anything other than where she’s going and what she will find when she gets there.

Ahead of her, a car edges through the lights at the precise second they switch to red, and now it’s too late for her to stop even if she wanted to. She grips the steering wheel as though it’s a life ring and she’s drowning, then she flies through the crossing, ten miles over the speed limit.

Three seconds later there’s a burst of siren; a flash of blue in her rear-view mirror.