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Hydra

An Episode of Six Stories

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Hydra

By: Matt Wesolowski
Narrated by: Tim Bruce, Jane Slavin, Kris Dyer, Jonathan Keeble, Joan Walker, Julius Howe, Rebecca Rainsford
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In November 2014 Arla Macleod bludgeoned her mother, father and sister to death with a hammer.

Now incarcerated at a medium-security mental-health institution, Arla will speak to no one but Scott King, an investigative journalist, whose Six Stories podcasts have become an Internet sensation.

King finds himself immersed in an increasingly complex case, interviewing five witnesses and Arla herself as he questions whether Arla's responsibility for the massacre was a diminished as her legal team made out.

©2017 Matt Wesolowski (P)2018 Audible, Ltd Crime Crime Fiction Crime Thrillers Detective Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Ghosts Horror Literary Fiction Magic Mystery Private Investigators Psychological Small Town & Rural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary Thriller Haunted Funny Exciting

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I’d previously bought ‘Six Stories’ by Matt and thought the podcast format worked perfectly. I then bought Hydra in paperback and read the first chapter, loved it, and decided to get the audible again.

Just bossed it over 24 hrs, couldn’t stop listening, driving, walking the dog, making a brew, I’ve had it on constantly and finished it quicker than any other. Loved it.

I really enjoyed Six Stories but did prefer this. The performances really made it, too, particularly Arla.

Will definitely be buying the next - Changeling- as soon as it’s out!

Wow, superb performances

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Brilliant but utterly gruelling. Listen to this. It will stay with you for a long time.

Brilliant

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I couldn't stop listening to it until I got to the end, looking forward to the next book

An excellent story, had me gripped

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So, after listening to Six Stories whilst walking round my local woods, its perfectly normal to listen to Hydra in the dark right? Well considering the story it certainly added to the atmosphere of it for me anyway. I absolutely loved the first instalment to this series, so I had been looking forward to reading Hydra, especially after several people telling me that it was brilliant. I can honestly say that I have to agree with them. I am loving the podcast format of these books even though they were partly responsible for me reading late into the night as I kept telling myself that I just needed to get to the end of the podcast I was reading before I would call it a night just in case I missed anything.
This story is a little bit different…. We know the who and the why, what the reader is left to try to uncover is they why. Arla MacLeod doesn’t deny that she killed her whole family, but she has never really been able to explain why. By talking to Arla herself and five other people who had been involved in her life Scott King hoped to give his listeners the opportunity to decide for themselves why she committed such a horrible crime.
Everyone seems to have something to hide and you get the distinct feeling that there is more to events in the past than they are saying, and someone clearly doesn’t want the case brought back into the spotlight… the question is why?
Hydra is creepy… there is no other way to describe it. Arla clearly has some issues that had previously gone undiagnosed as it was easier to just put her down as being difficult than try to help her, but this is only half the story. There is definitely something more sinister going on as well, but you will have to read to the end of the book to find out just what that is….and boy that ending was definitely not what I expected but I really loved that it was not in any way predictable.
Matt Wesolowski has certainly produced an amazing book and the format of his books are pure genius. Once again you have myths and urban legends weaving their way into the story and I have to say I am more that a little bit creeped out by the “black eyed kids”. Although this is the follow up to Six Stories it can easily be read as a stand-alone but if you ask me you would be mad not to read them both. I am really looking forward to the next instalment Changeling, which as I am so far behind is already out and next on my reading list.

totally chilling and creepy story

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In November 2014 Arla Macleod bludgeoned her mother, father and sister to death with a hammer. Now incarcerated at a medium-security mental-health institution, Arla will speak to no one but Scott King, an investigative journalist, whose Six Stories podcasts have become an Internet sensation.
Well plotted and performed, this audiobook is an excellent continuation of a very well done format. Using a podcast is becoming a hackneyed trope in fiction, but Matt Wesolowski using the format well, and once again keeps you guessing right up until the end. Great performances as ever will keep the listener gripped. Excellent .

ANOTHER SIX STORIES TRIUMPH.

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