Ooh, boy! This thriller had me guessing until the VERY end! The audiobook used voices to an awesome effect in keeping the mystery, a mystery!
The book tells three sides to a story of murders in alternating chapters. Are the victims connected (how?) and how are the two narrators (“him” and “her”) connected? The novel builds in tension and character development as more is revealed, everyone’s (very suspect) actions are rooted in their experiences and assumptions.
And man, the final reveal made me squeal with happiness!

After I requested this audiobook, I wasn't sure I would like the format it was written in. With each character having its own section which alternated. It was quite intriguing.

Anna has moved to London after her divorce trying to find herself and a career. She has been a TV presenter but is moved back to being a reporter after someone returns from maternity leave. She is sent to the small village where she grew up to report on a murder.

Her ex-husband has chosen to leave London after the divorce and is now the DCI in Blackdown investigating the murder.

There are lots of twists and turns and a surprise ending.

It's the day I've been waiting for - NetGalley is doing audiobooks now! Thanks for NetGalley and Flatiron Books for a copy. Opinions are my own.

This was my second Feeney novel and it's classic British thriller. Thrillers from specific regions tend to rely on the reader understanding motive innately and it was the case here. (UK is familial, US is monetary, Japanese/Korean is vengeance, Nordic is some tie to recent or past history...) The narrative structure is classic with the two main characters going back and forth to tell their unreliable perspectives. The biggest twist here (aside from the actual twist) is that a third unnamed voice enters and isn't revealed until the end. This was done well in audiobook format with a voicechanger that is explained perfectly by a plotpoint.

Audio specifically:
-Casting was spot-on. Richard Armitage could sound brooding and distressed while reading a sushi menu.
-There was an echo that started in the early part of section 20 on the female narrator that continued until the higher 20s. It disappeared on its own. At first, I thought it was a choice to show the breakdown of her character's explanations, but it was just a weird tech issue. Duh
-The editing of the dialogue in sections 23-24 is choppy. There were skips that were definitely unintentional and deleted single words in the middle sentences. This may have been due to me opening Marco Polo app with having the NetGalley open, but did not resolve after closing and restarting the apps, or restarting the phone.

His & Hers by Alice Feeney is my first foray into Netgalley audiobooks! Yay for Netgalley adding audio! Thrillers can be fun to listen to, especially when you have great narrators. I think Richard Armitage and Stephanie Racine were superb. They did a great job at conveying moods and tones, enunciation was crisp even at 2x speed. I liked the voice modified narration for the killer, as it didn’t give away any clues about who it was. That was a really neat touch that I haven’t seen (or rather, heard) done in a thriller audiobook yet.

I’ve read and enjoyed Alice Feeney’s Sometimes I Lie, and the same can be said for this novel. I always find her hard to rate, too. She has a different writing style than the popcorn typical thriller, which is a good thing. Things are a bit darker with her. As usual, there were so many twists and turns, it gave me a bit of whiplash. I really didn’t guess the killer, even though this novel offers you quite a few possibilities. These are definitely novels that will do well on television or film, they practically play out as a movie in your head. I would think I had it all figured out and it switched many, many times. I think if Feeney had gone any other route, it would have been too predictable. I won’t give any plot because there’s potential spoilers with anything I would describe. Just know that Feeney writes intoxicatingly and you’ll easily be sucked into this novel if you’re looking for a thriller. After a lot of debate, I give this a 4/5 stars. Though the twists could be a bit much at times, I found myself wanting to return to this audiobook and found myself searching out tasks around my house just so I could listen to it while doing so. Thank you to Netgalley and Flatiron for the opportunity to listen and review His & Hers, which comes out on July 28th.

I have to say this one was tough, maybe because it was my first audio book through netgalley and maybe because I didn't read the directions clearly enough. I think I missed the ends of some of the chapters. That being said, the 'his' voice and the 'her' voice were pleasant enough but the killer's voice was a bit much, understandable, but a bit much. I also couldn't help thinking of the 1973 movie 'the girl most likely to...' starring Stockard Channing. I had to look up the year and title but I remembered the plot well enough, it's similar enough to this book.

His & Hers is my first audio book . Thanks Net Galley for adding audio books.

In His & Hers , I loved the narration: it was done by Him and Her and the unknown assailant/murderer.

The story at times when its Anna , I found to be long and slow to start.

Now the ending brings it all nicely together.

I was not expecting that ending. Not even close.

The audio version for this listener brought the story to life more than the book would have.

Great narration.

Thanks to NetGalley, MacMillan Audio, Mystery and Thrillers for the listening opportunity . Great job.

I don’t like getting played like that. While reading from the POV of the most unreliable characters ever I was thinking the whole time that “no that’s not cool. No stop playing me like that!”

The book was written from three POVs, Jake who was a DCI, his ex wife who was a journalist, and the killer. I both loved and hated listening to the killer’s chapters. I loved them because they were so interesting and hated them because they were messing with my head so bad. I was driving myself crazy trying to figure everything out by myself. How naive of me!

The writing was so freakin clever that made me suspect my own mother! There were these little tiny details that literally made everyone a suspect. I listened to the audiobook for this one and what a lovely experience it was! The narrators did such a perfect job. This was a dark creepy thriller with an ending that was truly crazy!

Special thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan audio for providing this audiobook.

WOW! This book absolutely kept me guessing until the end. Alice Feeney does not disappoint. It was an absolute delight on audio with narration by Richard Armitage & Stephanie Racine.


"We all hide behind the version of ourselves we let the rest of the world see..."

“Sometimes I think I am the unreliable narrator of my own life.
Sometimes I think we all are.”

Twisty, unpredictable, and chilling.

Trigger warnings for sexual assault & animal cruelty

3.5 stars. The ending left me a little confused but I’ve found that Alice Feeneys books tend to do that to me. This book is written in alternating perspectives and some alternating timelines as well. I will need to think more on how the logistics of the twist worked exactly 🤔

Thank you to Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for the audiobook copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. I am so excited to be a part of the new audiobook portion of NetGalley.

WOW! This audiobook rocked my socks off! First off the cast of narrators did a fantastic job reading this book, they fit the characters perfectly, a sultry news journalist and a gruff detective. Each of the main characters were read by their own narrators, Richard Armitage for Jack and Stephanie Racine for Anna. A third MC, the murderer, was read with a computer disguised voice changer. I found the computer disguised voice a unique way to hide who the actual murderer was. For the first few chapters I was confused and thought it was an error with the audiobook, especially at 1x speed. It was a fantastic way to keep the listener guessing! And constantly guessing was right, I could not pick one person to be the culprit! My mind was constantly being led to a variety of characters who could be guilty, right to the end of the book. Well done!

The storyline has been used before but this time around it is gripping! Our MC's return to their hometown outside of London for a news story. Anna is reporting and Jack is trying to solve the case. Very quickly they realize it's personal and both MC's are soon dragged into the murders when the people being murdered are acquaintances. Either could be the guilty person.... The story is unique in that we are listening to 3 pov's, one of which is the murderer. We are led down a twisty road to find the guilty party. This is a road everyone should travel!

Recommended for fans of Mystery, Thrillers and Unreliable Narrators! I definitely would recommend the audiobook version of this one to get the full effect!

He was a great son-in-law but was she a great mother-in-law?

Anna is an afternoon television anchor – a position she has held for the past two years while her predecessor was on maternity leave. Much to Anna’s chagrin, Kate, the original anchor returns to work and Anna is relegated to her previous lackluster position of news reporter. When Anna goes to cover a story at a murder scene, we are gradually introduced to the characters who will treat us to one heck of ride – her ex-husband Jack, a police detective, His new young protégé, Her ex-lover photographer, and a mystery character, the murderer, who narrates with a spooky mechanical voice, not clearly male or female.

Jack and young protégé are on the site investigating the murder of a young woman who Jack recognizes immediately as the woman he “shtupped” the night before. She was once a close friend of Anna. Anna and Rachel (the victim) were part of a clique of popular girls, including Jack’s sister Zoey, who perpetrated and covered up a horrible crime committed about 25 years earlier, when they were 16 years old. As Jack wraps up his preliminary investigation at the crime scene, he returns to his car to find that some of the missing evidence has been planted in the glove compartment and trunk of his car – including the victim’s cell phone. He is clearly being framed, we think, but soon it looks like he is being framed for a series of murders targeting the clique of girls (now women). What possible motive could he have?

Feeney is an amazing author. She is a master at smoke and mirrors, twists and turns, “yuck” and “ick”. There is plenty of tension, spooky claustrophobic scenes in deserted wooded areas, five murders, and several attempted murders. Not only is she a wizard at action and mystery, she also turns a brilliant literary phrase. Below is one small example of Feeney’s beautifully crafted prose (I apologize for any errors in transcribing from the audio):

“…there is a bungalow that has morphed into a house and a garden that has become a driveway a little farther down the road but otherwise everything looks just like it used to…my feet come to a standstill at the last house on the lane and it takes me a while to look up, as though I'm scared of making eye contact, but I do turn to stare at the old Victorian cottage. It looks exactly the same as it always did except for the peeling paint on the window frames and aging front door. The place looking old is new to me. The garden is what shocks me the most, an overgrown jungle of uncut grass and heather. The two lines of lavender bush on either side of the path have also been neglected. Crooked woody stems reach out like twisted arthritic fingers as though to prevent anyone from going in or getting out. I stared down at the garden gate and see that it is broken and hanging off its hinges …”

If I had described the same event and place, it probably would have read something like:

“I stood facing the house where I grew up. It was sadly deteriorated.”

So, while others may write exciting twisty thrillers, Feeney ranks amongst the best in the genre and while doing so, serves up the bonus of a literary feast.

I owe a HUGE thanks to NetGalley, Macmillan Audio, and Flatiron Books for this advance ARC audio recording. The narrators, Richard Armitage & Stephanie Racine, were brilliant. This is my own and completely unbiased review of Alice Feeney’s His & Hers. I absolutely LOVED it, Alice Feeney is my hero, and this is one of the best books I’ve read this year!

His & Hers follows Anna Andrews and Jack Harper. Anna Andrews is a TV Presenter and is asked to cover a murder story in her small hometown of Blackdown. When she finds out the victim is an old school friend she decides to stay to find out more. Jack Harper is investigating the murder but quickly finds out that he is a suspect because he knows the victim.

This was a really great Audiobook, His & Hers has two narrators, a female and male. It is easy to tell who they are narrating and follow along with the story. What I really enjoyed is that there is a third voice that is really creepy and you don't know who it is until the end of the story. I usually have a hard time following along with audiobooks but this was a really great narration of the story and would recommend listening to this over reading it.

On top of having great narration, the story itself was really good. There were many twists that I did not see coming. When I thought I knew how it was going to end it twisted again. If you enjoy fast paced thrillers that weave a really dark web this book is for you.

I'm always quick to mention if I figure out a plot so it's only to fair to say it: His & Hers totally faked me out. Until the very end. There were several times when I thought, Okay, I get it now – nicely done, Alice Feeney. But Alice Feeney was just playing with my expectations, only to send me off in a different direction, then another. The unnamed narrator/killer tells us early on “there are two sides to every story,” but this novel actually interweaves multiple sides of multiple stories.

The “His” and “Hers” of the title are DCI Jack Harper and his ex-wife Anna Anderson, who has lost her position as a BBC news presenter. Both had more than a casual relationship with with a woman who turns up dead in Blackdown, the backwater English village both of them grew up in. Not only do they know Rachel Hopkins from high school, but they each have run across her rather recently. Yet that doesn't stop Jack from heading up the investigation into her death. And Anna has no problem reporting on it in an effort to salvage her career. Which raises questions about their ethics – but is there more to it than that?

There's also a third narrator, the killer, who gives readers another perspective. Or at least Feeney suggests there maybe kinda sorta might be a third person. Then again, maybe the third person is Anna. Or Jack. As I got further into the story, I started to wonder: could it be someone else? There were certainly other characters who fit the profile. Feeney drops hints here and there that made me backtrack. Some were subtle enough that I felt like I'd picked up on something. Others were more obvious, but was she being obvious on purpose?

Yes, usually. But not always. And the subtle clues I was so perceptively catching? Yeah, no.

Aside from the fast-paced, addictive plot, there are the characters. I didn't love them. But neither did I hate them. Anna, in particular, has her moments. I especially liked the parts when she tells readers about teenage years and about her recent loss. I also liked that I could never be sure of her, either in the past or the present. Clearly, Anna understands how to manipulate reality. It may as well be in her job description. So maybe she hasn't earned any sympathy – maybe she's just really good at shaping a narrative.

This was the first Netgalley audiobook I've listened to and I thought the narration was fabulous. Richard Armitage and Stephanie Racine's voices made it possible to follow the tortuously twisted story without too much trouble. The third disguised voice was wonderfully creepy and added to the suspense. I did have some issues with the app, but am hoping I've gotten those resolved.

There are, as in most mysteries, places that stretch credulity. Events, coincidences, characters acting in uncharacteristic ways, etc. And there are many graphic events in the book. Feeney basically checks off all the trigger warnings in this one. But these issues are par for the course in contemporary psychological thrillers. And none of them bothered me much.

All in all, I highly recommend this book. Read it.

Much thanks to Flatiron Books and Netgalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Roller coaster ride of suspense!! My first A.F. read and what a psychological trip this was. I’m off to buy all of her books.

Actual Star Rating - 4.5

This book is Alice Feeney at her FINEST. While I enjoyed Sometimes I Lie for it's originality and fast paced writing, this book takes it to a whole new level of creepy goodness. Long story short - I freaking ADORED this book. Thank you @librofm and @netgalley for this opportunity to listen to this through the influencer program.

In my opinion, this is meant to consumed as an audiobook since it is absolutely, breathtakingly PERFECT, from the production all the way down to the narrators. The whole package was a such treat for listeners who love unreliable narrators, twisty plot lines and superb writing. It's also told from 3 different perspectives - his, hers and THE TRUTH. And when the truth finally comes out ... you'll be shocked! I loved that Feeney kept me guessing who the killer was up until the very last second ... and she did a remarkable job of making the reader assume it was one person, then another and then switched it back up again!

It has been a while since I've been this engrossed in an audiobook. I was forcing myself to find ways during the day to turn this back on since I was so addicted and desperate to find out what happened next. Somehow, folding laundry and cleaning the house became "fun" during the listening process. 🤣 And in the end, admist a lot of crazy shit and murder, it ended happily, which I was rooting for the entire time!

This is fast paced and will certainly haunt your dreams long after you finish. Definitely 100% recommend this book to all of my psychological / domestic thriller fans ... you won't be disappointed!

Thanks to @netgalley and @flatiron_books for the ARC and Macmillan Audio for the free ALC.

Book Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Narration Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Overall Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

🕵🏻‍♀️Story:
My favorite suspense thriller so far this year. His & Hers is Alice Feeney’s best book yet and the first mystery in a while to actually surprise me.

His & Hers tells the story of newsreader Anna Andrews, who travels to Blackdown to cover the case of a murdered woman. Detective Jack Harper, who is the lead detective on the case, is suspicious of Anna’s involvement in the case, but then realizes he could also be considered a suspect. There are three sides to the story - His, Hers, and the Truth (*cue dramatic music*).

I have recommended this book to everyone as the mystery you have to read this summer. It is fast-paced, twisty, completely insane, and extremely dark. I had no idea where the story was going and kept thinking up possible theories, only to have them proved wrong in the next page. The book builds to an ending that truly delivers and I loved every second of it.

🎧 Narration:
I was so excited when I saw that Richard Armitage was voicing Jack since he is one of my favorite males narrators. He always elevates whatever he is reading and becomes all of the characters he voices. He does a great job as usual with the weary, bitter Jack.

Stephanie Racine voices Anna Andrews and, like with her narration of Alice Feeney’s previous books, is excellent. She does very well differentiating the voices of various characters and her male voices are well done (a pet peeve of mine when done incorrectly). The use of the voice distorter for the voice of “The Truth” was so creepy and I LOVED it. It is a tricky book to narrate and I think that was a creative way to not reveal the identity of the speaker.

📖 🎧 Should you do the BOOK or AUDIOBOOK? Both are excellent, so you can’t go wrong with either of them.

Overall, His & Hers is a creepy, dark, and intense popcorn read. It is my must-read of the year and I highly recommend it if you are a suspense/thriller fan. If you loved The Wives by Tarryn Fisher or The Stranger Inside by Lisa Unger, definitely pick this one up when it comes out on 7/28/20!

Full review to be posted on release date.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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I looooovveeeeeee a good thriller, guys! I was surprised by how much I loved this one, because the first Alice Feeney book I read was a DNF for me. I’m definitely going to reread it when I have the chance. The narration for the was superb and I’m super happy I listened to the audiobook because it was a special experience. The story is told in 3 POVs – His (Jack’s), Hers (Anna’s), and a third (the murderer’s). In the audiobook, the murderer’s POV is told in a gruffy scrambled voice, so we could never tell or guess their identity or even gender.
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It starts off with one murder, and before long there’s a string of murders. We follow Anna and Jack, a presenter and a cop, as they deal with being on opposing sides of a murder investigation while being a divorced couple with a dead child between them. The pacing is amazing and the characters are perfect. I love how very minor characters get bigger roles to play as the events progress. The story is told over multiple timelines through present-time flashbacks. We get to see things as they unfold in the past and how much of an effect the past really has on the present.
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There were SO MANY reveals and twists in this one and I kept screaming and gasping. I kept doing so many mental calculations and given what the big reveal was at the end, I’m not even ashamed to say I never ever in a million years could have guessed who the killer was. That’s what made this so good – the clues were all there but they kept pointing at so many people at the same time. I could talk about this book for agesssssss.
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This was a solid 5-star read and everyone should get a copy. If you love a great thriller, this one won’t disappoint.

Wow! This was a rollercoaster! Gripping and eerie, I had so much fun listening to this.

His & Hers was told in a dual POV, Anna and Jack, with special chapters narrated by an unknown person. I found the narration of all the POVs captivating and well done. Armitage and Racine were fantastic!

The book was so twisty and mind-numbing (in a good way). Feeney does an amazing job of confusing the reader and instilling doubt. I was constantly questioning every single character because they all had a motive. And to add, all the characters were unreliable narrators and I found myself doubting every single word they said.

In terms of the pacing, I found it to be a bit too slow during the first half, but it soon picked up very quickly once all the character’s backstories were told. The plot twist was well done. I could usually figure out who the culprit was, but in His & Hers, I was genuinely stumped.

Overall, this was an atmospheric psychological thriller with a great plot twist. The audiobook was also fantastic and I would recommend to anyone looking for a creepy thriller.

This was my first Alice Feeney – and it won’t be my last – it was exhilarating ride from the start till the end – just when I thought I knew EXACTLY who was the perpetrator of the serial killings in a quaint English village; I would be thrown another twist that would throw everything I had come to know till now right back into chaos!
What does a DCI (Inspector in UK) of Major Crimes Unit in a village; a BBC News Presenter and women who are being murdered with a friendship bracelet wrapped around their tongues; have in common?

Now; it wouldn’t take you more than 40% of the book to understand the reason behind the murders – but it was the perpetrator that had me flummoxed till the end – and trust me I didn’t see THAT twist coming! It was in the middle of the night; and I was almost asleep until I hit the epilogue and that had me actually sitting up straight in bed; mouth hanging open and literally gobsmacked (hence, the reason for the rating!)

There is also a hint of romance within the two protagonists – one that you wouldn’t be surprised with; and they aren’t characters that you would like; let alone even be empathetic with (just saying that I had a little more empathy and liking towards Jack, The DCI than Anna Andrews, the BBC News Presenter!) – but I was invested in the relationship as well as their growth, if not from the start, then soon enough after starting the book!

A definite recommendation; especially if you adore this genre and love getting lost in a book once you start them!

Just finished this incredible audiobook it’s currently 3am and I believe that I need to write this review right now. I really enjoyed both the povs. His and Hers was a magnificent book that I would definitely recommend. I love it thank you for giving me the opportunity to listen to this for free.