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Broadchurch: A Novel Audiobook
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This remarkable adaptation of the hit television show Broadchurch from Erin Kelly (based on Chris Chibnall series) tells the story of a shattered family, a reeling town, and the two imperfect detectives trying to bring them answers. In the sleepy British seaside town of Broadchurch, Detective Ellie Miller has just returned from vacation, only to learn that she's been passed over for a promotion at work in favor of outsider Alec Hardy. He, escaping the spectacular failure of his last case, is having trouble finding his way into this tight-knit community wary of new faces. But professional rivalry aside, both detectives are about to receive some terrible news: 11-year-old Danny Latimer has been found murdered on the beach. For Ellie it's a personal blow; Danny was her older son's best friend. She can't believe anyone in Broadchurch would ever have harmed him. But Alec considers everyone, even Danny's parents, suspect in his death. It's a living nightmare for everyone involved…even before the press arrive and start stirring up the secrets every town member keeps hidden behind closed doors.
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“Narrator Carolyn Pickles, who is in thepopular Broadchurch TV series, uses a flat tone to present thefacts of this well-plotted mystery…While projecting empathy forthe Latimers, Pickles dispassionately reveals the secrets and lies of thetownspeople as they’re unearthed. Her timing and pacing never falter as shekeeps listeners glued to the story.”
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“Kelly folds a loving portrait of rural Dorset and a well-made whodunit into a painstaking account of the grief and unimaginable pain that follow in the wake of one child’s murder.”
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“A police officer haunted by failure gets a chance at redemption…The solution will surprise many.”
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“Kelly folds a loving portrait of rural Dorset and a well-made whodunit into a painstaking account of the grief and unimaginable pain that follow in the wake of one child's murder.
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[Supplies] fashionable existential dread while also providing a solid, Agatha Christie- or Dorothy Sayers-like mystery plot that proceeds at a deliberate pace through a cloud of plausible suspects with a minimum of confusion...Superior entertainment.
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A gripping portrait of small-town paranoia.
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Striking...When mysteries work as effectively as this one, they offer a safe outlet for our gnawing rage to understand--that detective's compulsion to cajole the truth out of the civilized world, no matter what gets destroyed.
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Beautiful...what's great about Broadchurch is not that, in the end, it lets you know everything. It's that it makes you feel everything.
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Striking.
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Exceptionally striking...[Broadchurch] will break your heart and keep you guessing all the way through.
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It's not just that Broadchurch demonstrates that it is possible to reinvigorate...the hunt-for-a-killer genre with solid, engaging craftsmanship--though it does--but that unlike so many in the genre it is inordinately emotionally generous.
— Slate
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One of Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2014
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Among longlisted titles for Kirkus Reviews Best Books of the Year, 2014
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About the Authors
Colin Harrison is the author of several novels, including Manhattan Nocturne and Break and Enter. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife, writer Kathryn Harrison, and their three children.
Erin Kelly has worked as a freelance journalist for ten years. A regular contributor to the Daily Mail, Psychologies, Red, and Look, she has also written for Elle, Marie Claire, and Glamour. Also the author of the acclaimed psychological thrillers Poison Tree and The Sick Rose, Kelly lives in north London with her husband and daughter.
Chris Chibnall is the creator, writer, and executive producer of the award-winning BBC America drama Broadchurch. He has also written for such television shows as Life on Mars, Law & Order, Doctor Who, and its spin-off, Torchwood. He lives in Dorset with his family.
About Jason Culp
Jason Culp, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, has been acting since the age of ten, and his credits include a variety of television, theater, and film roles. He is best known for his role as Julian Jerome on General Hospital. In addition to audiobooks and voice-over work in national commercials, he has also narrated documentaries for National Geographic and the History Channel.