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Backstory

By: Gabriel Bergmoser
Narrated by: Emma Harvie, Zahra Newman, Ryan Johnson, Zenia Starr, Tom Conroy, Zoe Trilsbach, Michael Caton, Brooke Satchwell, Helen Thomson, Jonathan Jagoe, Uppy Chatterjee
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Five friends, one university creative writing course, one weekend away to celebrate. Nobody expected it to end in disaster.

Ten years ago, promising young writer Keith Brooks fell to his death during a weekend getaway with his university friends. The official story? A tragic accident. But when disgraced journalist Phoebe Black stumbles upon conflicting accounts from Keith's surviving friends, she uncovers a web of lies that suggests something far more nefarious happened on that fateful night.

As she delves deeper into the past, Phoebe uncovers a group of once-close friends torn apart by jealousy, lies and ambition. With each revelation, the lines between truth and fiction blur, and the consequences of that night reach far beyond Keith's death. Phoebe must confront her own past and the nature of truth itself as she races against time to catch a killer.

Whose version of events is accurate? And how far will these people go to hide their dark secrets?

©2025 Gabriel Bergmoser (P)2025 Audible Australia Pty Ltd Thriller & Suspense
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An enthralling mystery than keeps you hooked. An excellent exploration of the inner workings of a creative life, and the relationships forged inside it.

Expert performances and production values coupled with Bergmoser’s twisted plotting results in a unique storytelling experience. Highly recommended.

Brilliant use of the form.

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I enjoyed this book a lot, it had a good amount of suspense in the plot and kept me guessing right up until the end. The voice acting was great, all the performers were engaging and brought the characters to life. Would recommend a listen!

Kept me guessing

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Loved this! Such a great and unique way of setting out the story. Knocked it out in a day!

Loved it

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Love the way it was laid out, it flowed nicely. All parts were well performed

Great story

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listened to in 1 sitting. Great book, well written and well narrated. This should make it 15 words.

Solid story that slowly unravels as the narritive progresses

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