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Black River
- Narrated by: Kellie Jones
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
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Black River
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Publisher's Summary
Black River is the most compelling thriller you'll listen to this year.
A long, burning summer in Sydney. A young woman found murdered in the deserted grounds of an elite boarding school. A serial killer preying on victims along the banks of the Parramatta River. A city on edge.
Adam Bowman, a battling journalist who grew up as the son of a teacher at Prince Albert College, might be the only person who can uncover the links between the school murder and the 'Blue Moon Killer'. But he will have to go into the darkest places of his childhood to piece together the clues. Detective Sergeant Rose Riley, meanwhile, is part of the taskforce desperately trying to find the killer before he strikes again. Adam Bowman's excavation of his past might turn out to be Rose's biggest trump card or it may bring the whole investigation crashing down, and put her own life in danger.
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- Megan Hay
- 31-01-2023
Familiar Places
I grew up in the areas where this story was depicted. I enjoy mysteries, especially Australian ones, based in Sydney. Great story read well by Kellie Jones, written well byMatthew Spencer. It was easy to distinguish the characters, some with quirky names, that made me smile.
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- Anonymous User
- 23-02-2023
Enjoyable
Having been listening to some very dodgy Joy Ellis crime fiction recently (and only for the pleasure of Richard Armitage’s performance - a man who could make the recitation of the phone book a work of art) it was an absolute delight to listen to something so WELL WRITTEN. Despite no real twists and turns, it was engaging to the end - and its always good to get immersed in familiar Australian territory. I look forward to more from Matthew Spencer.
Kellie Jones’ narration was warm and believable.
A highly enjoyable read.
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- Karen
- 29-06-2022
Captivating to the Last Chapter
Excellent choice of vocabulary creating intrigue to the end. Loved the moments of humour throughout.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-11-2022
Good read
Good easy read and I didn’t guess who did it which is always good, not quite as good as Jane Harper but still enjoyable
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- Julie Gray
- 18-07-2022
Crime drama inner west Sydney
Good little listen.on the vein of Taggart based in Sydney. Decent pace. Narrator was excellent given all the characters she covered.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-06-2022
Narrator
Narrating ruined this for me. The story was very peroquial to australia and mediocre story
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-08-2022
Great Aussie crime!
Loved that this wasn't overwritten, avoided some common crime cliches and the narration was perfect- so down to earth and made the characters really believable. I hope this is the first of many novels to come from this talented author, best book I've listened to in ages!
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- Anonymous User
- 29-06-2023
Fast and dramatic
Well read and great story kept good pace. I’ll try more from this author and narrator next
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- Anonymous User
- 25-07-2022
Fantastic new Australian Author
Great read, would highly recommend.
Looking forward to more books from this author in the future.
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- Daryl-Anne Freeman
- 14-02-2023
Great story, rubbish language
Clever story and well read. The bad language spoiled it for me though, wasn’t necessary.
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