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Winding Road

By: Clare Sladden
Narrated by: Dacre Montgomery, Yael Stone, Noni Hazelhurst, David Berry, Bernard Fanning, Clementine Ford
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  • Summary

  • Famous musician William Hamilton, vanished from the Maleny Hinterlands in 1994 under puzzling circumstances — no one has seen or heard from him since. When two podcasters, Adam and Simon, decide to solve the 25-year-old mystery, they travel with Lilly, William’s youngest daughter, to the secluded Hamilton estate for a long weekend. Lilly has granted the pair unprecedented access to the reclusive Gloria, William’s wife, who hasn’t given an interview since he disappeared. But when they arrive, they find Gloria in a state of mental decline and they’re not the only ones searching for answers. Lilly’s older sister, Norah – a musician who lives in the shadow of her absent father – is desperate to discover the truth from Gloria before it’s lost for good. Yet William’s sister Rachel is fiercely uncooperative and there even seems to be an intruder on the property. The deeper Adam and Simon get with their investigation, the more the lines between voyeur and subject become blurred. As events reach a shattering climax, it becomes clear that somebody is willing to go to violent lengths to uncover the dark secrets at the heart of this famous family....

    Written and directed by Clare Sladden and performed by a stellar cast including Dacre Montgomery (Stranger Things), Yael Stone (Orange Is the New Black), Noni Hazlehurst (The End), David Berry (Outlander), Anna McGahan (Picnic at Hanging Rock), Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger), Gabrielle Rogers (All Saints) with original music performed by Bernard Fanning and Elana Stone (All Our Exes Live In Texas) and with special guest Clementine Ford (Fight Like a Girl).

    Please note: contains strong language and adult content.

    ©2020 Loveology Films Pty Ltd and Broken Head Productions (P)2020 Audible Australia Pty Ltd
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Episodes
  • Ep 1: Euterpe
    Nov 23 2020

    Singer/songwriter William Hamilton disappeared 25 years ago and now two true-crime podcasters want to solve the mystery. Adam and Simon uncover a sensational new piece of evidence in the cold case and set their course for the Hamilton estate.

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    44 mins
  • Ep 2: Polyhymnia
    Nov 23 2020

    Adam, Simon and Lilly arrive at Wisteria to interview Gloria Hamilton, but find a woman in the throes of dementia. Their access is restricted by William’s sister Rachel and his eldest daughter Norah, until a photograph raises questions that only Gloria can answer.

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    38 mins
  • Ep 3: Terpsichore
    Nov 23 2020

    With Norah on-side, Adam and Simon are granted the first interview with Gloria since her husband disappeared. A trip across the mountains solves one mystery but raises plenty of difficult questions – and then an intruder is found on the property.

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    39 mins

Editor reviews

Lines are blurred and dark secrets fiercely protected in the search for truth. Filled with twists, turns, and—surprisingly—tunes, Winding Road is a thriller podcast so compelling you will need to remind yourself it’s fiction.

Winding Road is an Australian homegrown production and not your typical mystery story. Follow the tale of two investigative podcasters who set out to solve a decades-old crime: the vanishing of a musician at the height of his fame. Original music and an original plot set the scene and will keep you riveted. Byron Shire born-and-bred Clare Sladden wrote and directed this Audible exclusive, which is narrated and performed by a celebrated Australian multicast, including Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger) and Yael Stone (Orange Is the New Black).

Produced by Audible Original and Screen Queensland, Winding Road was studio recorded with socially distanced cast members in Brisbane and Sydney. With production taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic, there were temperature checks, untouched scripts, and distanced microphones behind the scenes. Not your typical production process for not your typical fiction podcast.

Download Winding Road for a performance that will have you hooked from the first note and plot twist ‘til the stunning end. This Australian produced podcast can aptly be described as thrilling, gripping, entertaining, and altogether unique.

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A Gripping Mystery

The interwoven original music is a beautiful addition to this intriguing thriller. Wonderfully written, it hooks you in with complex characters and great performances. I was desperate for answers and it delivered!

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Captivating Original Thriller

Easy to forget this murder-mystery isn't a true story. Beautifully performed by the cast and written and produced in a way that blurs the line between real-life and fiction with unnerving ease. A great listen!

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Couldn't recommend it more!

I normally refrain from leaving message through sheer apathy ; however, this story had me hooked all the way along. It was brilliant to escape to, well performed, great music and a good tied up ending.

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Thought it was great until it got stupid

No spoilers ! The story was great until a big reveal that was just dumb.

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Very enjoyable

Very enjoyable with lots of twists & turns, didn't predict the ending. Would recommend .

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Would recommend, the end can be triggering though

I was really gripped by this story, initially I thought it was going to be a pompous over the top nonsense type of story but I stuck with it in bed at night, the acting was really good and I have a very vivid imagination which this sparked so well I could image every detail in my mind as though I was watching it rather than just listening, but it had a better feel being able to go into my imagination as I suffer from anxiety and like being able to actually escape into my own mind rather than feel trapped in it, it’s a welcome relief as I said until the end and personally finding it quite triggering via emotions, but I would defo recommend listening to this and it’s free so why not!

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Really engulfing, very interesting, enjoyed it.

You simply couldn't have predicted the twists and turns, all consuming, engulfing, difficult to stop listening.

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Great listening

I thought this was brilliant, it really reels you in and you want to listen to the next episode

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Where fiction and fact are blurred

This drama takes the form of a podcast and successfully draws you in so that you can believe that is is based on real events. The live music running through it is incredibly well written and put together for both the male and female singers. The early parts properly reflected the gradual loss of hope that contrasted sharply with the pace after the character twist.. it was 'unputdownable' at that point. A well rounded drama!

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One of the best stories - absolutely loved it

I genuinely thought it was a real life story. So much so that I googled it after I finished only to learn its fiction. There were times I just wanted to google for answers but so glad I did not do it. Smooth listening and its been added to my favourites.

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