FINAL CUT

Listeners join Alex, a documentary filmmaker, as she arrives in her hometown, a run-down northern England seaside resort, to collect stories of everyday people. As the plot unfolds, we find that nothing is as it seems, and Alex must fight for her future as well as discover a truth hidden in her past. Lead narrator Billie Fulford Brown brings the story alive. Her characterizations of the three male characters are particularly strong; she gives each a unique voice, while her believable accents help to provide an authentic-sounding backdrop. Additional narrators read snippets from case notes peppered throughout the story, which add backstory. The result is a satisfying listen. K.J.P. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine [Published: NOVEMBER 2020]