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The Drift

By: Susannah Wise
Narrated by: Susannah Wise
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Annie Park’s wife, Issy, a famous author, died twelve months ago. In her Will, she left instructions that Annie relocate with Issy’s teenage children from Hackney to her childhood home in the rural village of Colthwaite, Cumbria. Despite her misgivings, Annie complies because she loved her wife so deeply.

A collection of motley villagers; a dilapidated Georgian manor; a locked library; hidden diaries; a missing relative; the creepy Fell with its strange pheasant enclosures and shepherd’s hut; and the reappearance of Patrick, Issy’s peculiar ex-husband and father of their children; the Dillane family skeletons are coming out of the closet faster than Annie can say, “Take me back to London”. Annie’s grief at Issy’s death slowly twists into doubt at her wife’s love, and Issy’s motives for sending them to Colthwaite in the first place.

Are Annie and the children in danger? What is Elizabeth up to in her work shed? Is elderly neighbour Vincent Prime a friend or foe, and why do so many young women from the village’s past look so similar?

Or could all this be simply Annie’s paranoid thinking, her fish-out-of-water knee-jerk response to rural custom? Perhaps she should just assimilate, relax, and focus on her writing. Or perhaps not....

©2025 Susannah Wise (P)2025 W.F. Howes Ltd. Psychological Thriller & Suspense Marriage Village Exciting
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It is always good to hear a novel read by the author - it gives a fluidity and depth to the telling. Susannah Wise reads extremely well, making this a really compelling listen.

The story, a ‘London Townie’ moving to rural Cumbria, has a very plausible feel to it which makes it all the more sinister as the mystery builds.

I couldn’t put this down!

Compelling and Sinister - brilliantly read.

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Beautifully written with characters you can almost touch. The plot is complex and disturbing and makes your heart race at times. It doesn’t feel painful to read (as I find some books of this genre are) because the characters are relatable (well…most of them for obvious reasons) and you genuinely care about them. Usually I hate it when authors read their own work because it tends to be dull, but Susannah Wise is a fabulous actor and therefore able to bring her own characters to life in a way that no one else would. I whole heartedly recommend this listen.

Absolutely brilliant on every level

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