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AuthorPaul Finch
NarratorJonathan Keeble
Duration7h 30m
CategoriesAdult Fiction, Horror, Short Stories
PublisherAvid
VersionUnabridged
A collection of short stories by an award-winning master of horror and suspense. In The Poppet a faceless wooden doll holds the secret to a chilling curse . In Hell in the Cathedral, a bunch of tourists are marooned at the mercy of a voracious sea-beast . In The Baleful Dead an ageing heavy metal band reunite at a lonely mansion, unaware of the bloodthirsty forces lingering in the nearby wood. Check out these and several other nerve-shredding tales... if you think you've got the guts!
Author: Paul Finch
Author Paul Finch
Narrator Chloe Massey
Duration 13h 27m
DC Lucy Clayburn is having a tough time of it. Not only is her estranged father one of the North West's toughest gangsters, but she is in the midst of one of the biggest police operations of her life. Members of the public have started to disappear, taken from the streets as they're going about their every day lives. But no bodies are appearing - i...
View BookDetective Mark Heckenburg Series Book 4: Dead Man Walking
Author: Paul Finch
Author Paul Finch
Narrator Paul Thornley
SeriesDetective Mark Heckenburg Series, Book 4
Duration 13h 16m
His worst nightmare is back.As a brutal winter takes hold of the Lake District, a prolific serial killer stalks the fells. 'The Stranger' has returned and for DS Mark 'Heck' Heckenburg, the signs are all too familiar. Last seen on Dartmoor ten years earlier, The Stranger murdered his victims in vicious, cold-blooded attacks - and when two young wom...
View BookDetective Mark Heckenburg Series Book 3: The Killing Club
Author: Paul Finch
Author Paul Finch
Narrator Paul Thornley
SeriesDetective Mark Heckenburg Series, Book 3
Duration 13h 30m
DS Mark 'Heck' Heckenburg is used to bloodbaths. But nothing can prepare him for this. Heck's most dangerous case to date is open again. Two years ago, countless victims were found dead - massacred at the hands of Britain's most terrifying gang. When brutal murders start happening across the country, it's clear the gang is at work again. Their vict...
View BookAuthor: Various
Author Various
Narrator Sally Scott
Duration 2h 30m
Brought to you by Penguin. How often do you think about your bedtime routine? Almost half of people in Britain say they're kept awake at night due to worry and stress - so making time to switch off in the hour before bed is more important than ever. Penguin Sleep Tales are ten specially designed descriptive audio tales to help you wind down and rel...
View BookAuthor: F Scott Fitzgerald
Author F Scott Fitzgerald
Narrator Kerry Shale
Duration 11m
A popular story in the acclaimed 'Pat Hobby' series. Poor Pat Hobby's fates go from bad to worse when he gets the wrong impression of a heated situation. Amusing and delightfully cringeworthy at times, Pat Hobby is a stubborn anti-hero who you won't be able to resist.
View BookDetective Mark Heckenburg Series Book 2: Sacrifice
Author: Paul Finch
Author Paul Finch
Narrator Paul Thornley
SeriesDetective Mark Heckenburg Series, Book 2
Duration 13h 15m
A vicious serial killer is holding the country to ransom, publicly - and gruesomely - murdering his victims. When a man is burnt alive on a bonfire, it seems like a tragic Guy Fawkes Night accident. But with the discovery of a young couple on Valentine's Day - each with an arrow through the heart - something more sinister becomes clear. A 'calendar...
View BookAuthor: Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, Wilkie Collins, Various
Author Edgar Allan Poe, Bram Stoker, Wilkie Collins, Various
Narrator Various
Duration 6h 17m
This collection comprises the best of classic horror writing, with the atmospheric genius of Edgar Allen Poe, the invention and eeriness of Bram Stoker, and the suspense of Wilkie Collins amongst the terrifying gems contained. A veritable schooling in the origins of modern-day horror and fantasy, some of the best minds in the history of English lit...
View BookAuthor: Zadie Smith
Author Zadie Smith
Narrator Zadie Smith
Duration 6h 5m
In the summer of 1959, an Antiguan immigrant in north west London lives the last day of his life, unknowingly caught in someone else's story of hate and division, resistance and revolt. A mother looks back on her early forays into matters of the human heart - and other parts of the human body - considering the ways in which desire is always an act...
View BookAuthor: Edgar Allan Poe
Author Edgar Allan Poe
Narrator Richard Griffiths
Duration 25m
Be cruel to animals at your peril - this story extols the virtues of being kind to all creatures to achieve happiness in life, a lesson that our unhappy protagonist is far from learning, whether in regards to human or animal life. A shocking story told with a dry dark humor, this tale is to be heard to be believed and is a true classic from the mas...
View BookAuthor: Roald Dahl
Author Roald Dahl
Narrator Murphy Cillian
Duration 55m
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Katina by Roald Dahl, read by Cillian Murphy. In Katina, Roald Dahl tells of a young Greek girl fascinated by the British planes and airbase that have come to her village. Katina is taken from the short story collection Over to You, which includes nine other dramatic and terrifying tales of life as a wartim...
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