"Audiobook narrator Caroline Lee’s voice is an irresistible, visceral joy; like the best audiobook narrators, her delivery is endlessly malleable, shifting nimbly across accent, register and tone to create a sense that one is inside the story rather than peering in from the outside." (Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times)

"[Lee] adds a crisp warmth that makes for an easy and absorbing listen."(Alan Rosenberg, The Providence Journal)

"Australian narrator Caroline Lee is an amazing performer who digs so deeply into her characters' personas that listeners will become addicted to each witty, insightful, and gutsy one." (AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award Winner)

From Liane Moriarty, the number one New York Times best-selling author of Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers, comes Apples Never Fall, an audiobook that looks at marriage, siblings, and how the people we love the most can hurt us the deepest.

The Delaney family love one another dearly - it’s just that sometimes they want to murder each other....

If your mother was missing, would you tell the police? Even if the most obvious suspect was your father?

This is the dilemma facing the four grown Delaney siblings.

The Delaneys are fixtures in their community. The parents, Stan and Joy, are the envy of all of their friends. They’re killers on the tennis court, and off it their chemistry is palpable. But after 50 years of marriage, they’ve finally sold their famed tennis academy and are ready to start what should be the golden years of their lives. So why are Stan and Joy so miserable?

The four Delaney children - Amy, Logan, Troy, and Brooke - were tennis stars in their own right, yet as their father will tell you, none of them had what it took to go all the way. But that’s okay, now that they’re all successful grown-ups and there is the wonderful possibility of grandchildren on the horizon.

One night a stranger named Savannah knocks on Stan and Joy’s door, bleeding after a fight with her boyfriend. The Delaneys are more than happy to give her the small kindness she sorely needs. If only that was all she wanted.

Later, when Joy goes missing, and Savannah is nowhere to be found, the police question the one person who remains: Stan. But for someone who claims to be innocent, he, like many spouses, seems to have a lot to hide. Two of the Delaney children think their father is innocent, two are not so sure - but as the two sides square off against each other in perhaps their biggest match ever, all of the Delaneys will start to reexamine their shared family history in a very new light.

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Listening Length	18 hours and 3 minutes
Author	Liane Moriarty
Narrator	Caroline Lee
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	September 14, 2021
Publisher	Macmillan Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B08V8939WY
Best Sellers Rank	#3 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #1 in Family Life Fiction (Books) #1 in Domestic Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals) #1 in Family Life Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)

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January Gray

Returned for refund

Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2021

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Full dsiclosure, I returned this book for a refund having not gotten very far into the book. Boring. Boring. Boring. I don't care what happened to the mother. I hope she ran away and is living her best life. I don't care who the mystery girl really is. I don't care if the children get divorced or not or solve whatever other issues they have. This is the first book I've ever read where I don't care about a single character. I wish I could add more, but there was nothing about this book to keep my interest even though I tried several times. I suggest downloading a sample first before buying. I mean, one chapter ends with one of the brothers getting a bad leg cramp while getting a pedicure. Was that supposed to be a cliffhanger of sorts? 😂🤦🏻

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So not worth the wait

Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2021

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I had anxiously been awaiting the release of this book. It was one of the most boring, anticlimactic nook of hers. It was like someone else wrote it. I struggled to make it through the ridiculous plot. I would have given it only one star, but tennis was a central theme in the book, so I gave it two stars. I do not recommend unless you are an insomniac and need help falling asleep.

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lika

Enjoyable

Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2021

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I'm a fan of Liane Moriarty, but her latest book Nine Perfect Strangers didn't impress, so I was apprehensive about losing my favorite author but decided to pre-order Apples Never Fall and found this book enjoyable. Moriarty's wry humor and complex family dynamics are back. Enjoy the book!

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Anastasia McPherson

Smooth and Sweet but No Nutritional Value

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2021

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Apples Never Fall, the new book by Liane Moriarty is the very definition of empty calories with no redeeming value. Liane Moriarty is talented, skilled and experienced and thus produces a professional product even though upon any kind of close examination this novel is less than the sum of its parts. Moriarty has been very successful writing good domestic thrillers but this reader got the impression that Moriarty needs new challenges for her prodigious talents. I hope she finds them but Apples Never Fall isn’t it.

Just what is wrong? Shallow characters, no character development and muddy motives mar every section of the book. The plot is nonsensical and the lack of comprehensible plot growing out of character actions makes the entire book fall flat. Because of these flaws the book is neither a domestic thriller or a literary examination of family dysfunction. The book ends up being nothing much at all. I’m tired of the taste for O’Henry endings, but the supposed twist just isn’t believable and is telegraphed from the beginning. Because Moriarty is so skilled the reader doesn’t notice unless thinking critically. It is the literary equivalent of drinking soda or eating a candy bar, but not as a special treat. Instead this book is the kind of thing you’re sorry you ate as you struggle with disappointment and nausea. This reads like a waste of time, money, calories and treats. Apples Never Fall is a true disappointment because Moriarty has excelled at balancing genuine insight into people’s behavior with an engrossing read in the past but she failed here.

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What exactly is the score of this family tennis match?

Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2021

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It’s going to take you quite a long time to find out…

“Apples Never Fall” is a many layered family drama with a murder/missing person mystery at the center. The almost 70 year old mother of 4 adult children has gone missing. Her husband is complacent to the point of frustration for this reader and the siblings are in need of a family discount at with a local therapist. Perhaps too many head snaps on the tennis court?

Readers will be snapping their heads as the POV changes between characters and between LAST SEPTEMBER, OCT…and NOW. Time changes are clearly marked at the beginning of each chapter but the character influences are up to the reader. Most of it flows well but the middle of the book was a slog for me with too much repetition and tennis stuff.

Whatever you do, don’t quit because the ending of the gem is an extremely well veiled smack in the unbelievable! It’s been a very long time since I was this surprised by a book’s ending.

Besides being a bit over written in the mid section, author, Liane Moriarty, does employ a full compliment of expletives in her writing. It’s not gratuitous but it’s a bunch and doesn’t add to the story or characters. Violence and sexual content is mostly implied, nothing graphic.

So, this is a long story that will provide lots of entertaining time, if the language isn’t a problem for you. There’s great opportunity to practice your family counseling skills and brush up on your tennis techniques all while trying to figure out what happened to Mom and is it true that “Apples Never Fall”📚

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BeckyW01

Conflicting feelings about good read

Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2021

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I had a hard time with this one. After much pondering, I’ve changed my review from 4 stars to 3. I’ll say what I can without any spoilers.

First of all, it’s so extremely readable. I downed it quickly and I do love a good mystery, so that plus the family drama was good stuff. Definitely read it, especially if you’re a fan of her other work but even if you aren’t.

Secondly, I remember thinking about halfway through that even though it was a good read, it lacked her usual musings on people and relationships and families etc. Boy was I wrong. it all comes rushing in towards the end and then you realize what you’d missed all along, much like the characters themselves.

Thirdly: I really had a hard time with the conclusions in this book. The main thing I want to say is, it is not OK to excuse toxic by calling it “complicated“. There are bad and toxic relationships and bad and toxic behaviors. it is not OK to write them off as part of life and relationships and just complicated; sometimes you really do need to walk away. The book very much highlighted how generational some damage is and how scars are left behind even if you determine to be different. All of the
Characters need to be in therapy, not just the one of them.

Lastly: you can love someone and realize that you can’t and shouldn’t trust them, and recognize that it’s unwise and damaging to keep them in your life, especially if little innocent kids are involved. I wish more of the characters in the book had realized that.

I think I’m going to reread it right away and chew on it some more.

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Paula Cherry

Good in parts.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 21, 2021

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Having read all of Liane Moriarty's books I was thrilled when this came out. However like her last one it just does not compare in any way shape or form to the genius that was "The Husband's Secret" or "Big Little Lies" It used to be said that authors have one great book in them, well Liane Moriarty had many more than one, but this is not one of them. Boring, repetitive and of no interest, except perhaps to tennis players. Sorry, hope there may yet be another Great one.

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Ann M. Black

Classic Liane

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 26, 2021

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I have read all Lianes books and have loved them all, this one does not disappoint. Her characterisation is just amazing, they are what I love most about Lianes books although the plots are always so clever too. Joy is an absolute delight and getting to know her and Stan and all her children makes this such a wonderful read, add in the mystery of Savannah and where is Joy then this makes for one very unputdownable, read in one sitting book, highly recommend.

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Womanoftheweald

Aced It!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 24, 2021

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If you love tennis , loved big little lies , and love a good read this is a must! Will be my bookclub choice because before I sat round slurping wine and talking about books I used to spend a lot of my life at the local club playing so called ‘social tennis’ - so it’s a delight to read a novel that covers the dynamic of club tennis as well as some fab insights into the junior game! Thank you Liane Moriarty!

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Kindle Customer

Not for me

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 24, 2021

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The problem with this book for me is that I couldn't invest in any of the characters and that left me not really caring about what happens to them. I've put it aside for now and will try again in a few weeks.

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Annette Horan

A bit boring

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 7, 2021

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I got distracted reading it, it didnt have that intriguing element to keep you guessing. I couldn't wait to finish, just to finish, to be honest because i paid more for this book than i usually do and didnt want to give up. It just didn't come together for me in the intrigue and psychological stakes.

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