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The Wicked Cometh

By: Laura Carlin
Narrated by: Sophie Ward
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About this listen

'We have no need to protect ourselves from the bad sort because we ARE the bad sort....'

'This newspaper has taken note that the past month has been remarkable for the prevalence of cases where men, women and children are declared missing. Scarcely a week passes without the occurrence of an incident of this type.' (The Morning Herald, Tuesday 13 September 1831)

Down the murky alleyways of London, acts of unspeakable wickedness are taking place, and the city's vulnerable poor are disappearing from the streets. Out of these shadows comes Hester White, a bright young woman who is desperate to escape the slums by any means possible.

When Hester is thrust into the world of the aristocratic Brock family, she leaps at the chance to improve her station in life under the tutelage of the fiercely intelligent and mysterious Rebekah Brock.

But whispers from her past slowly begin to poison her new life, and both she and Rebekah are lured into the most sinister of investigations, dragging them into the blackest heart of a city where something more depraved than either of them could ever imagine is lurking....

©2018 Laura Carlin (P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited Action & Adventure Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Literary Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Romance Thriller & Suspense Victorian Women's Adventure Women's Fiction Adventure Suspense

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Sophie Wards narration brings the whole story alive taking the listener back in time. Excellent!

Beautifully written - a story that completely draws the listener in from start to finish.

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An extraordinary mix of crime, forbidden love and the depths of the despair of the poor in Georgian London.

Girl Power at its best

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A beautifully woven story. I look forward to the next book with anticipation
The ending was a superb

Great read

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story was alright but nothing particularly special or surprising. has good parts but didnt really keep my attention.

story didnt really grip me

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An excellent delve into the seedy underworld of 19th century London. A story not intended for the faint hearted though as it is quite gritty at times. Well narrated but not much attempt at acting out the difference in characters voices.

well researched gripping tale

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