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The Darkwater Bride

By: Marty Ross
Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Donal Finn, Jamie Glover, Freya Mavor, Adrian Scarborough
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Summary

Late Victorian London. When the most respectable of Scottish businessmen is pulled, dead, from the Thames, his daughter is drawn into an investigation which reveals a whole world of secrets and corruption and leads all the way to the tragic truth behind the ghostly legend of The Darkwater Bride – in an epic drama combining the genres of the Victorian mystery thriller with the equally classic Victorian mode of the ghostly tale.

Featuring: Rachel Atkins, Amy Cooke-Hodgson, Clare Corbett, Stephen Critchlow, Donal Finn,Jamie Glover, Peter Gold, Joel Gorf, Chris Grahamson, Edward Harrison, David Holt, Frances Jeater, Yolanda Kettle, Fiz Marcus, Freya Mavor,Gerard McDermott, Nina Millns, James Parkes, Richard Reed, Adrian Scarborough, Lizzie Stables, Mark Straker, Ben Whitehead, Sarah Whitehouse and Sarah-Louise Young.

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Late Victorian London. When James Miller, the most respectable of Scottish businessmen, is pulled, dead, from the Thames, his daughter is drawn into an investigation which reveals a whole world of secrets and corruption. Alongside local detective Culley, Catriona's search for her father's killer leads all the way to the tragic truth behind the ghostly legend of The Darkwater Bride and the power of her deadly kiss.

An epic drama starring Adrian Scarborough, Claire Corbett, Freya Mayor and Jamie Glover, The Darkwater Bride combines the genres of the Victorian mystery thriller with the equally classic Victorian mode of the ghostly tale.

©2018 Audible, Ltd (P)2018 Audible, Ltd

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Rivetting Spooky Drama

Fabulous Book I was totally Hooked .Extremely well narrated.Very spooky and well written .5 Stars

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Loved this!!!!!

Loved it. couldn't stop listening . wish it had been longer though. Characters well played. Very atmospheric.

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good production, pantomime characters

characters are pretty moustache twirly, especially toward the end, not sure if deliberately camp in this fashion, made it hard to take seriously at points

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gripping

gripping story and prrformance. loved every second of it. not something i would normally go for but glad i did.

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READ IT IF YOU DARE

well performed and a great story. this book takes you on one direction as a crime book and twist you into another one as a supernatural one . A must read for people who like crime or not . It will keep you guessing and reading

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gory story

A very well acted/narrated book, though rather dark and gory with graphic description and sound effects.

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Slow burner but gripping

Loved it. Pulled you in after a slow start. With an interesting ending.. Super absorbing.

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Enjoyable ghost story.

I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. It was a fun listen and the cast did a good job.

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Dark story material of violence and abuse of women

Great actors give this dark, ghostly mystery lots of intense moments. Rich people getting their comeuppance for abusive acts against women. It’s got suspense, horror, love story with very dark storyline.

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Brilliant story and performance

Really enjoyed this book, the performance of the actors is very good as is the story. Well worth a listen.

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