The Witch Elm - Tana French torrent

Category: Adults, Mystery, Suspense
Language: English
Keywords: Emotional Trauma Memory Secrets

Written by Tana French
Read by Paul Nugent
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Publisher: Books on Tape
Release date: October 9, 2018
Duration: 22:08:02

Toby is a happy-go-lucky charmer who’s dodged a scrape at work and is celebrating with friends when the night takes a turn that will change his life—he surprises two burglars who beat him and leave him for dead. Struggling to recover from his injuries, beginning to understand that he might never be the same man again, he takes refuge at his family’s ancestral home to care for his dying uncle Hugo. Then a skull is found in the trunk of an elm tree in the garden—and as detectives close in, Toby is forced to face the possibility that his past may not be what he has always believed.

A spellbinding standalone from one of the best suspense writers working today, The Witch Elm asks what we become, and what we’re capable of, when we no longer know who we are.

“Narrator Paul Nugent’s conversational delivery turns Tana French’s stand-alone mystery into a painstaking confession over pints at a pub. Nugent’s earnest tone makes the privileged and oblivious Toby seem charming as the story dives into the ripple effect of becoming a crime victim. After suffering a severe head injury from a brutal burglary, Toby stays with his ailing uncle in the ivy-covered family home. When a skull is discovered in the witch elm in the backyard, Toby begins to question his cheery memories of his youth and his relationship with his cousins. Nugent’s myriad character voices sound authentic, keeping the listener locked inside Toby’s head. French’s faithful listeners will recognize the Dublin detectives who become involved, with Mike Rafferty taking the lead in the ivy house case.”– AudioFile