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    What She Saw: A Novel
    What She Saw: A Novel
    What She Saw: A Novel
    Audiobook8 hours

    What She Saw: A Novel

    Written by Gerard Stembridge

    Narrated by Gerard Stembridge and Saskia Maarleveld

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    A taut, stylish thriller set over the course of twenty-four hours in Paris—perfect for fans of Chris Pavone's The Expats and Olen Steinhauer's The Tourist.

    The storied Hotel Chevalier on Paris’ ritzy Right Bank hosts celebrities, dignitaries, and—for one night—Lana Gibson, an American woman who’s escaped the monotony of her staid married life for a cultural jaunt to the City of Light. As long as she takes her meds, she promises herself, her heightened curiosity and manic elation will stay under control.

    But when that curiosity leads her to the hotel’s private elevator which serves only the ultra-elite penthouse Suite Imperial, she spies much more than plush carpets and gilt chandeliers: a young woman caught in the clutches of a threatening-looking older man. Unable to erase the image of the girl in danger from her mind, Lana alerts the police, plunging herself into a firestorm of intrigue and becoming a target.

    As she engages in a cat-and-mouse game that plays out across the streets of Paris, it emerges that the older man is a prominent public figure, and the murky situation only offers more questions: Is he being set up? Who stands to gain the most from his downfall? Not knowing who has her best interests at heart, Lana will need to use every ounce of strength and guile as she races to discover the relationship between the truth and what she saw.

    Set against the glittering city of Paris, What She Saw is a hypnotic, thoroughly compelling thriller that will leave readers guessing until the final pages.

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateMay 23, 2017
    ISBN9780062675132
    Author

    Gerard Stembridge

    Gerard Stembridge is an Irish writer and director whose credits include About Adam, Guiltrip, and Alarm. His screenplays include Ordinary Decent Criminal and Nora. He lives in Dublin and Paris.

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    • 5/5

      Sep 19, 2023

      I received this book for free through Goodreads' First Reads. This book gets bad reviews but I liked it a lot. Some people say that the characters are not likable but honestly I've read way worse. Lana was not that bad and I understood why she acted the way she did. I also loved the setting and thought it was utilized well. It makes me want to go to Paris. Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a thriller set in a foreign country.
    • 3/5

      Jul 29, 2022

      Not bad.....just not great. Not quite what I expected from the synopsis. It ended up being ok and getting alittle interesting about half way in. It just felt so random. The story itself was just felt choppy and lacking of substance. The characters were stale and totally forgettable. The strongest and most memorable characters were the "bad guys". I probably won't read this writer again....just not my preferred writing style.
    • 3/5

      Jan 22, 2019

      Lana Turner Gibson is bored in her marriage. Her husband, Brian, is very busy with work, and she feels neglected. Brian and Lana are currently living in Dublin, transplants from Seattle, and she decides to go off to Paris for an evening. An old flame, Nathan, lives in Paris. Lana is not planning to reconnect with Nathan, but rather, she decides to go to an art exhibit. While at her hotel, she is curious about who is staying in the Imperial Suite. She happens to worm her way into the private elevator going to the suite, and sees something that she should not have seen, involving a very influential politician. The next 24 hours become an adventure with thugs following Lana to determine what she saw. It is a bit outlandish, but a quick read.
    • 5/5

      Aug 25, 2017

      I received this book for free through Goodreads' First Reads.

      This book gets bad reviews but I liked it a lot. Some people say that the characters are not likable but honestly I've read way worse. Lana was not that bad and I understood why she acted the way she did.

      I also loved the setting and thought it was utilized well. It makes me want to go to Paris.

      Overall, I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a thriller set in a foreign country.