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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

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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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Overall I enjoyed this production. The performances were excellent although I had not appreciated it was a play and not a bok (served me right for not reading synopsis properly) However I found the scenes describing the various depravities overlong and even gratuitous. I could easily have skipped the majority of the scenes in the theatre and still got the point being made. Also Miss Miller's dialogue where she just repeated and reflected the words back (others were also guilty of this technique) became very tedious. However on the whole I would recommend this book.

Great story but could have done with some editing

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Loved it but I thoroughly enjoy Victorian gothic. Excellent story with terrific ending that made perfect sense if, like me, you can suspend belief and revel in the supernatural., you will find this reading totally immersing and well worth a listen - so enjoy.

Fabulous cast for old fashioned horror story

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I don’t how is best to describe my thoughts on this one. Firstly I very much enjoy these audio drama’s they can really bring stories to life & create pictures so vivid you begin to feel like you are watching a show in your head.

This one just struggled mainly towards the end to truly represent the fight need with a lot of just face slapping sounds & grunting. Missing description of what went on during the scene, it could have done with some narration over the top.

The story is very gripping, you won’t be able to stop listening, although for those who are more sensitive should probably stay clear & there are some parts of the story that could be quite upsetting.

A good listen though, probably not as a first audio drama listen though, would recommend War of the worlds or if you want a thriller any of the Sebastian Fitzek ones will definitely hit the mark.

Gripping but at times lack luster

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Good and interesting mystery, I think the full cast did a great job bringing the story to life.

Very Good

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Excellently written and performed by the cast and I loved every minute of it xx

Loved it

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fantastic performances and soundscape making for an engrossing listen and very enjoyable. would recommend

great book/performance

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Such an amazing listen. So atmospheric. Unafraid of exposing the dark, seedy underbelly of Victorian London.

Production like no other. Fabulous

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it's an easy to listen to play and it is enjoyable, but it's tries to go a bit too deep and doesn't have enough substance to achieve it.

an easy listen but tires to hard

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I was expecting a better storyline. The performance of this audiobook was amazing with the background sounds and music, but the characters seemed quite basic (personal opinion). Overall 3 out of 5!

It was okay

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First off. I HATE horror stories or crimes on audio books. Most of them are boring or not scary at all. And this book was for me personally not scary or super complex with crime...
...But.

Thru all my entire list of audiobooks (I got too many) this instantly landed on my top 3!! Never expected; as I felt like a child hearing his first ghost story, like a young adult feel his first love to women's voices, and the love for true good old British accents. I still can't believe I was so captured.

Acting and the narrators: I sometimes end a book quickly if a narrator breath too much, make too much S'hissing noises or being too flat and lifeless. But these performers made me truly laugh on my bus home, in public, as I got so impressed by the sound and their performers. Honestly I don't know if I if I would read this book on my own as it quickly would dismiss it as another average book (which is just me being too rude and impatience as it's a well written book). But, knowing how good a theatre performance can sound like, I gave it a small chance, and I TRULY found a hidden gem!

Good story overall, with lovely descriptions, not too much and too heavy, but greatly added actions in between. I find "great readers" often describe way too much, so I close the book or audio-book way before the end. The combined creepy descriptions of eels, blood, corpses to touch of love, sensuality and the focus of courtesy in this era... well I just love it!!

Thank you so much for making me stay up all night for this astonishing performance! Well worth the money!

ps: sorry for the long review, but I don't care. It's well deserved!

FIRST TIME I TRULY FELT CAPTURED!!

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