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The Dark Lake
- Narrated by: Kate Hosking
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
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- Denis Ives
- 14-09-2021
Too slow and dragged out for an audiobook
Didn’t like the main character, too flakey for her police role. A strange mix of Sex in the (police) City and blogs from Mammamia. Somewhere there’s a story but buried in dross, in my opinion.
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- Greg
- 02-08-2020
well read
great story , really enjoyed kate reading the story , kate has an easy interesting voice great work
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- Kindle Customer
- 20-01-2018
A good, Australian book
Kate Hosking is a fine, Australian narrator and switches between characters well. The Dark Lake is a solid story about a close-knit Australian town with a troubled local Detective at its heart. While some of the turn of phrase had me scratching my head, Bailey introduces Gemma Woodstock as the heroine of her own story, a kind of character every woman can see a bit of herself in.
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- ELL
- 04-08-2020
very dark
I enjoyed reading this book a lot more than I had anticipated. It was well- written with complex chatacters and an interesting plot. Very dark though. Do not read if you need something uplifting.
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- Leonie
- 24-07-2020
Dark is fitting.
Good story but bloody depressing, couldn't wait for it to end so I could have this depressing weight lifted off me. Main characters life is a mess, get over it girl, time to move on.
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- AlbaRoo🦶🏽
- 14-08-2020
all over the place
jumping from her thought to thought and by chapter 14 i had totally lost the will to listen, couldn't work out where it is with monotone Aussie reader and people who only listen to the BBC, may come over better as a screen play or even multiple radio actors , but this just fails badly, to descriptive whe not needed (becomes boring )sorry i really tried but it was the messiest read i have had for long time , giv e it a miss!
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- Florence
- 11-08-2020
narrator saves this one
Kate Hosking is a skilled narrator, which made me perservere with this story. So much unnecessary conversation and drawn out scenes about nothing... I like descriptive writing however this was almost a bit over the top.. eyes sparkling like marbles.. very long story with not much happening... I wanted to like this story... I sort of did..
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- R Babbles
- 06-08-2020
thrilling
this is the first book by Sarah Bailey that I have read and it was incredible. this is also the first book if heard narrated by Kate Hosking and she is captivating, and made listening even more enjoyable
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- Anonymous User
- 18-07-2020
Good Aussie Drama
This tale had me strung along the whole way...great ending ....EXCELLENT VOICE ACTOR! Great winter listening
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- Dannisa
- 10-08-2021
Enjoyed this
I especially liked the Aussie-ness of the book. From the voice of the reader to the mention of gum trees snd the heat we know so well.
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