Every moment of Sir Hugo Fletcher’s life has been chronicled in the British press: his privileged upbringing, his high-profile charity work to end human trafficking — even his two marriages. But when the billionaire philanthropist is discovered murdered in his London home, tied naked to a bed, the scandal is only a shadow of the darkness lurking off-camera.
Laura Fletcher returns from an Italian … an Italian vacation to find her husband dead and her home under siege by paparazzi. Is she shocked? Yes. But is she distraught? Not exactly. Especially when Chief Inspector Tom Douglas reveals his suspicions that Hugo’s killer is female. Laura always knew she wasn’t the only woman in Hugo’s life. And she knows she wasn’t the only one with a motive to kill.
The deeper Douglas digs, the more sordid details about Hugo Fletcher he uncovers. And yet nothing compares to the secret Laura guards, a secret that could bring the guilty to justice — or destroy an innocent life forever.
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At first I loved it, then I liked it, and then I just wanted it to be done.
Perhaps I would’ve enjoyed this more had I read it rather than listened to it. It took me 15 hours over almost two weeks and it was pretty dark.
TWs without spoilers are tough but avoid this one if anything, anything at all sexual, is a possible trigger warning for you …
Only the Innocent is, I believe, the first book by Rachel Abbott and it was a huge seller when first released. I believe it achieved best-seller status for 4-5 years. Set in the UK, the story deals with the murder of Sir Hugo Fletcher, a golden boy of society involved in programs and not for profit programs designed to help women, many of them …
This book is not for the faint of heart and at times I didn’t think I would finish it. I was disappointed in the ending where the revelation was discussed rather than shown. The subject matter is very sensitive. As a Rachel Abbott fan I love her writing, but only read this if you’re not easily shocked.
Kept me right to the end
Hmm. I can see I’m in the minority with my review, so apologies to fans of the book and series.
My first Rachel Abbott novel and probably my last. I was really looking forward to reading Abbott’s work after learning of her tremendous success and rise up the authoring ladder but this is definitely not one for me. It was all rather disappointing. …