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The 3rd Woman audiobook

  • By: Jonathan Freedland
  • Narrator: Kirsten Potter
  • Length: 13 hours 34 minutes
  • Publisher: HarperAudio
  • Publish date: August 04, 2015
  • Language: English
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The 3rd Woman Audiobook Summary

“A gritty, noirish crossbreed of Blade Runner and L.A. Confidential. . . . An intelligent, finely crafted mystery, a speculative thriller that brilliantly channels the anxieties of our time.” — New York Times Book Review

For fans of Terry Hayes and Daniel Silva, this chilling, high-concept thriller from Jonathan Freedland, journalist and bestselling author of The Escape Artist, features a female reporter fighting to avenge her sister’s murder. . . and save her own life.

Journalist Madison Webb is obsessed with exposing lies and corruption. But she never thought she’d be investigating her own sister’s murder. Madison refuses to accept the official line that Abigail’s death was an isolated crime. She uncovers evidence that suggests her sister was the third victim in a series of killings hushed up as part of a major conspiracy.

In a United States that now bows before the People’s Republic of China, corruption is rife. She can’t trust the police, and the authorities dictate what the “truth” is. With her life on the line, Madison must give up her quest for justice–or face the consequences. . .

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Narrator Kirsten Potter
Length 13 hours 34 minutes
Author Jonathan Freedland
Publisher HarperAudio
Release date August 04, 2015
ISBN 9780062415752

Additional info

The publisher of the The 3rd Woman is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780062415752.

Global Availability

This book is only available in the United States.

Goodreads Reviews

Christine

August 15, 2015

Jonathan Freedland is an established writer of fiction, under the pen name Sam Bourne and a well known British journalist. This is my first introduction to his work and I was impressed. What we get in ‘The 3rd Woman’ is a clever fast paced political thriller, with a smart female lead and a realistic edge.A young woman is shockingly murdered in the opening chapter. We meet her sister, respected journalist Maddy Webb. The rest of the book follows Maddy, as she searches for the truth and seeks justice. Maddy works out that her sister Abigail is the third victim of a killer. This leads her into danger and political intrigue.The book is set in a modern day smoggy Los Angeles; where China has established a small base in California. The murders seem to be linked to this enclave. There are local political elections going on, with Maddy’s ex-boyfriend working for a candidate. The death of Abigail soon becomes a hot political issue. Maddy is forced to use all of her connections to get to the truth, as well as social media.I was full of admiration for Maddy. I cannot think of anyone who will not relate to her and her sheer determination. She puts her grief on hold to hunt for a killer. Some of the things she goes through are quite shocking. She does not give up. And she has integrity. Freedland has created a captivating character in Maddy.This is one book that you will be reluctant to put down. A terrific page turner, with a great twist. I guarantee that you will race towards the end wanting to know the identity of Abigail’s killer and get caught up in Maddy’s world. Recommended.

Liz

July 05, 2015

Brilliant - right up there with my favourite thrillers of all time. Full review to follow as a new release spotlight on the blog 8th July. Highly Recommended.

Denisa

July 04, 2021

I've read this story for one of my challenges. And I must say that I liked it. I didn't discover the killer, so this is a strong point. I was almost sure it was a "prince "... It was a fast pace reading, entertaining and exciting. Not too much horror, just enaugh to keep you active. I really enjoyed it!

Amy

January 20, 2017

Suspense, twists and an insight into political games made this a gripping page turner.

Scott

June 27, 2016

This is the first book that I have read by this author. It is a solid, well written crime and politics thriller that keeps you hooked with a twist at the end. The main character Madison (Maddy) is a journalist driven to seek for the truth. She is motivated by the death of her sister which is treated as a one-off random murder by the police. But Maddy becomes convinced that her sister's death is the third in a series of very similar killings. In this future LA China holds enormous leverage over the USA having called in some of its debt. In return for this it has demanded that it receive custom duties and levies at west coast ports. Then it succeeds in establishing Chinese army garrisons in these ports to protect it's interests. Maddy comes to suspect that a Chinese soldier has committed the murders. She collects evidence and persuades the police in a showdown to apprehend the soldier in question. But then Maddy realizes that is mistaken and confronts the real killer in a sudden dramatic finish to the tale.

Alina

November 21, 2021

Just Wow. No 1 for me

Jillian

April 12, 2018

Loved the protagonist Maddison. Well written and kept me hooked.

AJourneyWithoutMap

September 17, 2015

Jonathan Freedland may have been a recognized author and a well known British journalist, but I’m new to his writing, and when I was given the opportunity to read The 3rd Woman, I started with much trepidation, not knowing what to expect. I was in for a surprise when I learned that the main protagonist was a female journalist, Madison Webb. A hard nut to crack, with a no nonsense attitude, I must confess that I was quickly drawn into the story by this smart character who’s in for the shock of her life. The 3rd Woman by Jonathan Freedland is an entertaining and fast-paced murder mystery thriller set in Los Angeles, with a good dose of political intrigue thrown in. It begins with the death of Abigail Webb. It would have been like any other death, but for the victim who happens to be the sister of Maddy (Madison Webb). She refused to believe that her sister died of massive drug overdose, which was what it was made to appear. When Maddy started digging, she uncovered carefully hidden secrets with serious repercussion. Abigail’s killing was preceded by two other murders, and Abigail was the third woman to be killed off.Author Jonathan Freedland’s racy narrative along with an eclectic cast of characters coupled with the solid murder mystery enabled me to be engrossed from start to finish. I love the character of Maddy and the storyline could well be something straight out of tomorrow’s newspapers. The suspense was never ending as Maddy’s investigation led her into great danger, and that was quite exciting. The 3rd Woman is a real page turner with its twists and turns, a thriller the likes of which I would love to read again and again.

Stacy

August 19, 2015

Los Angeles and the rest of California has become a dark, dreary place thanks to the smog and Chinese military bases along the coast, placed there after The U.S. defaulted on its debt. Maddy, award winning journalist, publishes a expose at the same time her little sister is murdered and the already high-wired writer starts an immediate investigation. She knows her sister did not do heroin but she’s having a difficult time convincing the police of this and when she finds a connection to other murders her life starts to spin out of control.It was around this point in the story that Maddy, as a real person, lost me. She took maybe five minutes out of her life to tell her distant sister and then check in with her sick mom. Finding Abigail’s killer was all she could focus on, with little regard for the family she had left, and it made her seem cold.Now, aside from Maddy not being a character I understood or much liked, the story of the murders of young blond women, the Chinese takeover, and the political intrigue made this an exciting thriller. The internet could bring people together to stand up to the powers that be, even of the all of the things that are wrong with politics now are still wrong in this new world.I liked the premise since I can see a version of it happening and there were so many twists and turns that I was always excited when I found time to ride it. Maddy was a kick-ass lead character and the end did not temper her, but she remained true to herself and I can respect that.

Andrea

May 31, 2015

I received this book free through Goodreads first reads.Madison Webb is a newspaper reporter and she is like a dog with a bone, when she gets hold of something she just cant let go. After the murder of her sister she is determined to find out what happened and who was responsible. She is faced with a mountain of lies and corruption and sets out on a journey of uncovering the truth.I enjoyed reading this book, it is quite a long book and I must admit there were a few bits I struggled to follow, but by the time I got about three quarters of the way through I was so engrossed in the story that I found it hard to put down.

J.

July 14, 2016

They could not stop her! So was the news in on it? Was the call that Howard made to the commander because the news sure didn't want Madison going down that path until the commander said it was okay? Scary thoughts of what could happen if that happened to the US, stay strong and be your amazing selves.

Annabelle

April 20, 2019

The 3rd Woman is a challenging, thought provoking read that at once examines the consequences of kowtowing to another nation with an utterly different culture, and the irrational racial hatred and fear that is so easily stirred in people. With no right and wrong answers, the backdrop of Freedland's murder mystery is almost more compelling than the stories, and though I know little about American politics, and less about Chinese, felt authentic and believable - the issues presented easily comparable to issues faced in multicultural Britain today.Madison is an excellent character - likeable for her relentlessness, but flawed and human. Her bullishness with her story gets her results, the risks she takes allow her to make progress, but they also place her friends at risk. She's reckless and even irresponsible. The weird time dilation of her insomnia was an interesting construct as well. It lent a sort of credibility to the condensed timescale of the novel - it takes place over about a week, but it feels like much more time than that has passed. Madison's constant state of not knowing what time it is, or how many days have passed, and her wakefulness around the clock give the reader the same sense of disorientation she is feeling, making the experience all the more immersive.There are a few 'blogs' and transcripts of TV interviews - not enough to becoming irritating, sparingly used and for specific purpose. Any more and I might have got annoyed, but to be fair they were an effective way of conveying events in a succinct summary, rather than expending more narrative space to show them in a more traditional fashion.Overall, a really interesting book. It wasn't an easy read - the writing was excellent, the world so well realised that I had to keep pausing, thinking hard about the way it compares to life today, how easy it would be to slip in to that sort of political set up. But while all that was going on, there was also a really good story, a murder mystery that was tense and exciting, the stakes astronomically high. Fabulous stuff.

Alan

June 04, 2019

Gripping read!!! Flows easily and I loved the take on China ruling the world. Very believable, not totally unlike “the mandibles” would have been a 5, but to make it twist there were too many red herrings that went nowhere, and generally sloppy ends. Loved it!!

Nancy

May 23, 2019

Did not expect that ending.

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