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Loch Dorcha

Lake of Lost Souls

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Loch Dorcha

By: Yves Eugene Hensel, Philip Reuben - translator
Narrated by: Daisy Ridley, Phyllis Logan, Mark Bonnar, Michael Abubakar
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A haunting mystery thriller about intergenerational trauma, dark secrets and a desperate search for truth – even if it could destroy everything you thought you knew. An essential read for fans of Stephen King’s supernatural mysteries and the haunting ghost stories of Susan Hill, performed by a full cast led by Daisy Ridley (Star Wars).

Three decades after the mysterious death of her mother, Zoe Crowley returns to Loch Dorcha, the remote village in the Scottish Highlands where her father was born. There, on the shores of the dark, fog-veiled loch, she hopes to finally find answers. But the icy water holds more than memories. A ghostly young boy emerges from the black depths, dripping and pale, beckoning her to follow. Unsure whether her mind is playing tricks or if the place is truly haunted, Zoe descends into her parents’ past. What begins as a search for the truth unleashes a chain of deadly events. No sooner has Zoe arrived than a series of inexplicable murders occurs. With every layer of the past she uncovers, the villagers’ hostility grows, their suspicion turning towards Zoe herself. As the boundaries between reality and delusion blur, a dark family secret is revealed. Did her mother die for threatening to uncover that same horror? Zoe can’t shake the feeling that the ghostly boy visiting her on cold, stormy nights holds the key to the mystery.

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Strong narration that holds together a story that falls apart toward the end. The mood switch from spooky to oversized buahaha is jarring, and so is the inclusion of other narrators (who are nonetheless great) so far into the story. Enjoyable enough for me to finish though!

Entertaining but uneven

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Brilliant story, great narration , couldn’t stop listening, totally enthralled all the way to the end, more like this to come I hope

Excellent

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I'm not sure what to make of this story. There seem to be a lot of discrepancies, as if the author changed his/her mind a few times along the way. It's a reasonably good ghost story but there is a lot of repetition and too many of, 'a shiver ran down her spine' and other cliches. It's definitely too long and drawn out. More tension could have been achieved with fewer words. And there is sometimes annoying background music, as if the narrators had left a radio on by mistake!

A strange tale

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Very atmospheric and well narrated. At times overlong and repetitive. A few twists at the end

Atmospheric

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I enjoyed the book it had a very good twist at the end . Had some good characters.

Interesting

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