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The Magdalena Curse

By: F. G. Cottam
Narrated by: David Rintoul
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It only takes a couple of visits to convince Dr Elizabeth Bancroft that Adam Hunter is not just having bad dreams. He's a child possessed.His father is desperate: adamant that his son's affliction is the result of a curse he incurred in the depths of the Amazon, where a badly misguided military operation ended in a terrifying and macabre encounter. There he met two women - one more bad than good, who placed the curse - and the other more good than bad, with whom any hope of saving his son resides.

Mark Hunter leaves the Scottish Highlands to beg help from the mysterious woman, leaving his son in the care of Elizabeth - who is about to discover there are equally dark secrets on their own doorstep.

And in her blood...

©2009 F.G. Cottam (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Horror Scary Highlander
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I tried this book because I enjoyed "the Waiting Room" immensely. This was not quite as good and I was a little irritated at some of the military "assumptions" (I nit-pick!) but once it got going, it did take my attention. David Rintoul is a brilliant narrator, picking voices up and giving it just the right atmospheric touch at the right times. He, I think, brings the "extra touch" to this book. The suspense kept up right to the end, and even though it stretches the imagination in many areas, it seems believable. And the description of the boy's room could have been applied to my son's room at his age - right down to the books on the shelf!

A Good listen

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Once again, F G Cottam has come up with a fantastic ghost story with a gripping plot and believable characters, those that are more good than bad and those that are more bad than good, to paraphrase Cottam from the book.

Fantastic book

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Bought after being fully gripped by 'The Waiting Room' don't think this was in the same league but still an enjoyable listen.

Good

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If you are a completist and want to hear all of Cottam's work, this not a bad story. This is one of Cottam's earlier novels and, in later novels, he has a learned to omit great chunks of narrative that bog-down the narrative. I suspect that if Cottam had tackled this story later, he'd have made a leaner story and limited much of the military expedition stuff, for example. There is a good second strand to the story that I hadn't expected but liked very much - I'm being vague to avoid revealing anything.

Good but not one of Cottam's best works

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too far out, horror for the sake of being horrible. did not enjoy at all.

my poor choice

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