Late Victorian London. When the most respectable of Scottish businessmen is pulled, dead, from the Thames, his daughter is drawn into an investigation which reveals a whole world of secrets and corruption and leads all the way to the tragic truth behind the ghostly legend of The Darkwater Bride.
An epic drama combining the genres of the Victorian mystery thriller with the equally classic Victorian mode of the ghostly tale.
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(Audible Studios, 29 September2018, audiobook, 6 hours 45 minutes, various narrators, Audible)
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Oh boy, is this a delightful, gory, dark little tale. I was completely absorbed listening to this. I love a bit of mystery, gothic horror, and bloodthirsty murder. The Darkwater Bride combines all three delightfully. The business man's daughter is a great character, feisty, determined, headstrong and not your typical simpering Victorian woman. I loved her determination to know the truth regardless of the cost. The true story of the ghostly bride was heartbreaking.
