The Dark Lake
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The Dark Lake
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Narrated by:
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Kate Hosking
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By:
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Sarah Bailey
About this listen
A brilliant debut with twists to rival the best of the genre.
When Gemma Woodstock, homicide investigator in the large rural town of Smithson, views the body of her old school friend Rosalind splayed open on the autopsy table, she suffers the same feeling of inscrutability that has coloured her relationship with Rose for so long.
Gemma, however, is hiding her own secrets. She has a four-year-old son, Ben, and has recently moved in with the boy's father, Scott. But the relationship is troubled, and she is having an affair with a colleague that she works closely with, Felix, who is married with two teenage daughters. She knows that Rosalind recently moved back to Smithson to teach drama at their old school, but Gemma had not made contact, and now she wonders why the incendiary Rose really came back to this country town. Rose lived alone in a small run-down apartment, even though her father is one of the town's richest men....
©2017 Sarah Bailey (P)2017 Bolinda Publishing Pty LtdWhat listeners say about The Dark Lake
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- Denis Ives
- 14-09-2021
Too slow and dragged out for an audiobook
Didn’t like the main character, too flakey for her police role. A strange mix of Sex in the (police) City and blogs from Mammamia. Somewhere there’s a story but buried in dross, in my opinion.
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- Greg
- 02-08-2020
well read
great story , really enjoyed kate reading the story , kate has an easy interesting voice great work
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- Florence
- 11-08-2020
narrator saves this one
Kate Hosking is a skilled narrator, which made me perservere with this story. So much unnecessary conversation and drawn out scenes about nothing... I like descriptive writing however this was almost a bit over the top.. eyes sparkling like marbles.. very long story with not much happening... I wanted to like this story... I sort of did..
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- R Babbles
- 06-08-2020
thrilling
this is the first book by Sarah Bailey that I have read and it was incredible. this is also the first book if heard narrated by Kate Hosking and she is captivating, and made listening even more enjoyable
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- Anonymous User
- 18-07-2020
Good Aussie Drama
This tale had me strung along the whole way...great ending ....EXCELLENT VOICE ACTOR! Great winter listening
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- Dannisa
- 10-08-2021
Enjoyed this
I especially liked the Aussie-ness of the book. From the voice of the reader to the mention of gum trees snd the heat we know so well.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-07-2023
A good listen
Recently read The Housemate by Sarah Bailey which I was unable to put down. Not as suspenseful but still a good read.
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-02-2025
a bit OTT with the adultery
I liked the narration but the main characters affair was completely unnecessary to the storyline. Overall, the whole story was a bit boring and didn't hold my interest. I'm not interested in reading the next books in this series.
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- Nawwal
- 03-12-2020
Finally, characters with flaws
So many people are putting down the main character because she is greatly flawed. I LOVED that!!
I loathe listening to characters who are one dimensional, perfect, cliche, bland and/or predicable. Or just drink because they are damaged and that's their one flaw.
I did not get that here!!
It has been a few months since I have listened to this book... and I don't remember clearly what the big reveal was, but the characters have stuck with me.
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- CLee
- 03-06-2019
I’d guessed the ending but...
I’d guessed the ending about halfway through, but I so wanted to see where Gemma’s private life was headed and it made me stick to the story until the end. I enjoyed the story and was impressed by the performance of the reader. I’m about to start the next book in the series
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