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The Darkwater Bride

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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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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.

©2018 Audible, Ltd (P)2018 Audible, Ltd
Ghosts Historical Horror Thriller & Suspense Scary Historical Drama Historical Fiction Thriller

Summary

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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This is another deeply atmospheric Audible Studios offering coupling a rich soundscape with some high quality acting which evokes a feel of the darkness that was much of Victorian London. It would be fair to call it a piece of Victorian Noir as what begins as a young girl's attempt to find out what happened to her father descends into the seediest and darkest corners of a depraved city. It's also truly a ghostly tale and most definitely not one for those who like "cozy" mysteries.

I wouldn't rate it quite as highly as say the wonderful "Scarlet City" out of these Audible productions as it is a little repetitive in terms of the relationship between the two main characters; the poor hapless Culley striving to keep his feisty female companion in what he saw as her place. And some of the acting is also perhaps a little overwrought at times but it's a very enjoyable play all the same overall which builds up to what I thought was a thoroughly satisfying climax.

A genuine ghostly thriller with a dark heart, well worth a credit.

Ghostly Thriller With a Dark Heart!

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I got so completely lost in this tale that I didn’t turn my TV on for days, I just spent my evenings lost in the world of the beautifully narrated story. A proper joy!

Beautifully done

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What did you like/dislike?

I liked the casting, the characters and the setting. I disliked the flow of the story. And the ending was a touch disappointing to say the least.

Would you recommend?

For a story to listen to while cleaning or cooking yeah, but don’t get your hopes up for something remarkable- I wish I hadn’t used a credit. I would have paid £1.99 on a daily deal for it but wasn’t worth my credit by a long way.


Worth a listen but I expected more

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first experience of a audiobooks performance and this hugely enjoyable dark mystery is considerably enhanced by the theatrical treatment

dark mystery, hugely enjoyably.

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Excellent drama, well acted gothic horror- mystery, very atmospheric
Hope we can have more like this

More like this please

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