The Family Friend

The Family Friend

Author: Claire Douglas Listening Length: 10h 42m
Suspense Thriller Read Online

When Imogen is told she’s inherited a country house near Bath, she thinks it must be a mistake. She last saw its owner, reclusive artist Dorothea Roe, sixteen years ago, during a tragic summer which changed her life for ever. Now, with partner Josh in tow, it’s a chance for a fresh start. But after discovering an old...

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Imogen

I stare at the two police officers, taking in their plain clothes and their identification cards and their grave expressions. It’s all too familiar and I’m suddenly fourteen again, unwittingly opening the door to a future without my lovely mum.

‘Has something happened to Josh?’ I blurt out.

DI Erica Shirley’s jaw softens slightly and she raises her eyebrows, and something about the way she does this tugs at my memory. ‘No. Nothing like that. We’d like to talk to you about Dorothea Roe, if we may come in?’