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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18 hours and 3 minutes
Author

Liane Moriarty
Narrator

Caroline Lee
Audible release date

September 14, 2021
Language

English
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Macmillan Audio
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B08V8939WY
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Unabridged
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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	#205 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #5 in Domestic Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals) #9 in Family Life Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #22 in Domestic Thrillers (Books)

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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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Tammy LeVencenzio

Returned for refund

Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2021

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Full disclosure, 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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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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Christina H

What did I just read?

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2021

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Liane Moriarty is the author of 3 of my favorite books. She is usually a wonderful storyteller. This book is a big “who cares”. The characters were all unlikeable, the plot was so boring it was near impossible to get through and the ending was incredibly anticlimactic. What happed? Where is the author I love? Don’t waste your time on this one. 100% not worth it. Time and money I can never get back.

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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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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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Audrey

Ridiculous

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2021

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We’ll where do I start? This book is the most ridiculous, boring load of drivel I have ever read (and I’ve read some c***) It was bad enough getting to what I thought was the end. Then I noticed on my Kindle that I had another 25 minutes to go. I think the author had probably finished the book, before Covid hit. So she added a bit on to the end, to include the pandemic….and then decided to add even more at the end to which I can’t even comment on because it was completely irrelevant to the story….all in all this book is a disaster

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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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Amazon Customer

So disappointing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2021

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This really is not worth your time.

The plot is ridiculous and the ending reminds me of the type of ending my teacher would have told me not to write in primary school (‘and it was all a dream’)
Totally ridiculous and as if!

If you are thinking about reading this don’t. It is a waste of time. To add insult to injury it ends and then there is another half an hour of pointless dival to get through.

A massive waste of time. Very disappointing.

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