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The Seventh Victim

By: Michael Wood
Narrated by: Joanne Froggatt, Mathew Horne
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On Sunday, February 3rd 1990, seven-year-old Danny Redpath disappeared from his home. Four months later, his body was found in the nearby forest, washed clean of all evidence. Over time, more bodies were discovered; more families devastated forever.

Apprehended while attempting to abduct another child, Jonathan Egan-Walsh was charged with the murders of thirteen boys. Convicted on all counts, he received life in prison and went unrepentant, still refusing to reveal the whereabouts of one of his victims, Zachery Marshall.

Twenty-five years later, Zachery’s mother Diane is still searching for his body. When Jonathan dies in custody, she realises she will never know its location – until she receives a letter he left in his cell, in which he admits he was guilty of all the crimes of which he was accused, except the murder of her son.

Diane tracks down the woman in charge of the case at the time, former DI Caroline Turner, and together with Jonathan’s biographer Alex Frost they start to investigate. Could this be the killer’s final twist of the knife – or is he telling the truth at long last? Sooner or later, this secret buried and undisturbed for a quarter of a century will come to light.

©2020 Michael Wood (P)2020 Audible Studios Mystery Crime Suspense Exciting Scary Fiction Murder

Audible's Crime & Thriller Pick of the Month: March 2020

Love nothing more than being engrossed in a creepy thriller or playing detective with a gripping mystery? You're not alone! Always ready for a challenge, the Audible editors have taken on the tough task of seeking out spine-chilling tales that will keep you up all night. Every month in 2020 we’ll bring you the very best in murder and mystery in Audible's Crime & Thriller Pick of the Month.
Michael Wood

About the author


Born and bred in Sheffield, Michael worked as a freelance journalist for The Star covering crime and the courts. He is part of the CrimeSquad reviews team and is an established writer of crime fiction, including the DCI Matilda Darke series.

Joanne Froggatt
Mathew Horne
Joanne Froggatt

About the performer


Joanne Froggatt is an English actress. She is well known for portraying Anna Bates in the period drama series Downton Abbey, and for this role she received three Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television in 2014.

Joanne is also known for playing Laura Nielson in the ITV crime series Liar.

Mathew Horne

About the performer


Mathew Horne is an English actor, comedian and narrator. He is best known for appearing on several BBC sketch shows and sitcoms, most notably Gavin & Stacey, The Catherine Tate Show, 20 Things to do Before You're 30, Teachers, Horne & Corden, and Bad Education.

Mat is also a series regular on comedy drama Agatha Raisin.

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Joanne Froggatt is amazing!!! It was like 'watching' a film she was that brilliant! I didn't want it to end!

Fantastic!

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This was my 2nd book on audible, 1st was house on the cerulean sea. Both are exceptionally good and I have to say the 7th victim I enjoyed more. Story and plot was superb and the narrative captured my imagination and kept me wanting to listen on.

Great plot and story and well narrated.

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Very well written story, the best book I’ve listened to in a long while, very chilling was not expecting it to end as it did, brilliant twist. Both narrators done a really fine job. Highly recommended.

Drawn in from start to finish

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Quite a sad story really always sad when it involves children and the perpetrator does get caught but after years died in prison and never gave the place where his 7th victim was buried. The story goes on and sadly break-up of the marriage with all the stress and strain of losing a child. and I did predict the ending, also it reminded me of the Moors Murders of the little lad with the glasses that his body has never been found. The narrator has done a superb job and there is a piece from the author and he admits that the Moors Murders did give him inspiration for this novel.

Tense

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an excellent story with detailed characters who were portrayed as human beings attempting to deal with their own emotions interacting between their own lives and a series of compelling murders intertwined with a family and a search for the truth. An absorbing search in the actions of how the mind copes with life.

An insightful tale of the human abilities to cope

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