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The Orchard

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The Orchard

By: Mike Jones, Mike Cowap
Narrated by: Eric Bana
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Winner in the Best Podcast Fiction category at the 2022 Banff Rockie Awards.

Please note: contains strong language and adult content.

At the edge of an old orchard, on the grounds of an exclusive private girls’ school, a teenage boy is found dead. Was it murder, suicide, or something else?

Disaffected police detective and struggling single parent, Adam Durwood, is assigned to investigate, but the closer he looks the more the facts don’t add up. At the centre of the mystery are three beguiling and manipulative teenagers who seem to know much more than they should, and are slowly drawing Adam into a web he can’t see.

Blending crime drama and supernatural mystery, The Orchard is a ground-breaking Audible Original series immersing audiences in a haunting tale of memory, myth and unnatural forces.

Written by Mike Jones and Mike Cowap and produced by Princess Pictures.

Performed by Eric Bana, Gary Sweet, Magda Szubanski, Olivia Deeble, Lisa-Marie Shaw and Ashleigh-Rose Nicholson.

©2021 Princess Pictures Digital Pty Ltd (P)2021 Audible Australia Pty Ltd.
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This was a really good story. The characters were complex and interesting and the pace was fast. I listened from start to finish in one go. I hope we have more stories like these. I really appreciate that this could be made while the players were in lockdown. Amazingly good.

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Unmissable

The script, the voice acting, the sound design, the direction… all first class! You won’t be disappointed.

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Fantastic!

had me hooked from the minute I started ~ easy to visualise what was happening ~ hopefully there’s a #2

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Love everything about it. The voice actors are great!

Story is amazing. This is my first mini series podcast I’ve ever listened to and it sets my benchmark pretty high!

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Gripping

Never listened to an audible book before with sound effects, different characters etc. Loved the experience.

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Eric banner and Magda is just a dream xx

amazing performance stunning and exhilarating performances all around. especially from Eric chop chop Banner

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Awesome

loved it...couldn't stop listening fantastic narrative and sound effects loved the twist at the end

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A great listen

Enjoyed the performances and the story. Kept the suspense throughout the whole series. More please...

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Gripping

A little slow to start, however, once it got going there were many surprising twists that kept you wanting to find out more! The intertwining of the crime plus the supernatural was really engaging, and as always Bana was a legend in his role.

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The Orchard by Mike Jones Mike Cowap.

I Enjoyed this play see all the best stories have Witches .Thank you Eric Bana & Gary Sweet & Magda Szubanski Much Appreciated 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

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