Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

Preview

£0.00 for first 30 days

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

The Alibi Girl

By: C. J. Skuse
Narrated by: Emmy Rose, Helen Keeley
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £12.99

Buy Now for £12.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Summary

JOANNE HAYNES HAS A SECRET.
THAT IS NOT HER REAL NAME.

And there’s more. Her flat isn’t hers. Her cats aren't hers. Even her hair isn’t really hers.

Nor is she any of the other women she pretends to be. Not the bestselling romance novelist who gets her morning snack from the doughnut van on the seafront. Nor the pregnant woman in the dental surgery. Nor the chemo patient in the supermarket for whom the cashier feels ever so sorry. They're all just alibis.

In fact, the only thing that’s real about Joanne is that nobody can know who she really is.

But someone has got too close. It looks like her alibis have begun to run out….

Your favourite authors are loving The Alibi Girl

‘Heart-wrenching, impossible to predict and completely absorbing’ John Marrs

‘The master of dark, sexy psychological suspense’ Suzy K Quinn

‘A dark, addictive read’ Phoebe Morgan

©2019 C. J. Skuse (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

Listeners also enjoyed...

Sweetpea cover art
Rockoholic cover art
How to Kill Men and Get Away with It cover art
What Lies Between Us cover art
Who Sent Clement? cover art
The Girlfriend cover art
Whispers Through a Megaphone cover art
Lessons for a Sunday Father cover art
The Bedroom Window cover art
The Housemaid cover art
Beyond Kidding cover art
The Face at the Window cover art
Every Move You Make cover art
The Family on Smith Street cover art
The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay cover art
Paper Dolls cover art

Critic reviews

"Brilliantly-written characters, original and engaging. It’s so good!" (BA Paris)

What listeners say about The Alibi Girl

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    157
  • 4 Stars
    103
  • 3 Stars
    42
  • 2 Stars
    17
  • 1 Stars
    19
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    186
  • 4 Stars
    64
  • 3 Stars
    24
  • 2 Stars
    12
  • 1 Stars
    12
Story
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    137
  • 4 Stars
    82
  • 3 Stars
    41
  • 2 Stars
    20
  • 1 Stars
    18

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Another great book by C J Skuse

I absolutely loved Sweepea and In Bloom, so I down loaded this on the basis it was written by CJ, and
I wasn’t disappointed. It’s all you would expect from CJ; dark, twisty, complex characters and fabulous ‘no idea where it is going’ plot. It flips between present day and past, and touches the wider issues of mental health, bullying, paranoia and trying to hide who you really are.
It’s hard to write a detailed review for this without giving any spoilers!
If you are a fan of the author, download and listen, it will have you gripped.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

Not as good as other books *SPOILER*

Struggled with it. Disappointing compared to the authors previous books. Waited for a big twist at the end and there wasnt.

The narrators were good.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Amazing

First review- this was an amazing read. I finished it in a few days as I found myself thinking about it when I wasn’t listening. Very sad but compelling story. I read Skuse’s Sweatpea and In Bloom and honestly they were tough to beat in my estimations but this has succeeded. Can’t recommend enough.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

5 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Not my cup of tea though did love Sweetpea

I really did like the unsettling but often hilarious "Sweetpea" ... gave up on "In Bloom" as felt it did not measure up to its prequel but I was excited about getting " The Alibi Girl " and loved the intriguing synopsis - I struggled for long enough to discover the answers to many of the questions posed by the synopsis and then I just had enough and threw the towel in.
I found the narrator the be whiny and whingy - as was the character. in fairness but I got sick of her endless anxiety and self analysis. I just began to find it all wearing and rather tiring and the spectre of mental illness and grim topics made me stop enjoying it.

The overall plot was excellent and had it been a strong character who was more dynamic and less disturbed I would have actually enjoyed it as it was very clever and endearing in parts, very well written also, but I just found it frustrating and depressing - and just preferred not to read any further.

Would I try another CJ Skuse audiobook?
I don't know as, her writing seems to be getting further and further away from the first book which I really enjoyed and more into territory which I just do not really feel good or comfortable reading - so great book I am sure, but just not for me.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant story!

It is a bit slow, so you have to stick with it. And then suddenly one just can’t stop listening and get so caught up in the story. It is brilliant!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING

Wow this book has all the emotions, I adored the 2 sweetpea books so thought I'd give this a try. The author has such a unique talent that really immerses you into the story and you feel like one of the characters.
Amazing story so pleased I found this author yet another hit. The performance was perfect and enhanced the story tenfold

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

11 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Loved it

CJ Skuse has done it again. Touching and sarky at the same time. Dark and compelling. The Alibi Girl is a brilliant read, and the audio from Emmy Rose and Helen Keeley make it an even better listen. 10/10

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant

Somewhat different to the Sweetpea books but still a great thriller. Get it. You won't regret it.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Listened in 2 sittings

Listened after enjoying the Sweetpea books and wasn’t disappointed. Would have been and ‘easy read’ if an actual physical book. Both narrators very good. The Alibi Girl wasn’t funny like the Sweetpea’s but an unusual story with some really likeable characters. It was uncomfortably tragic at a couple of parts but that was testament to the investment I had in the characters. Unusual that I rate the endings to many books as often they are often the weakest part I think, but this one was a good-un. I couldn’t help but think of the book after it finished.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Gripped

Loved all of it. Loved the characters and the plot. Such a great author! Loved every one of her books.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!