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The Fireground

By: Dervla McTiernan
Narrated by: Ben Chapple, Harriet Gordon-Anderson
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Flynn was only a teenager when her parents were killed in a terrible accident. Too young to lose her parents, too young to take on responsibility for her younger sister Kaiya, too young to protect Kaiya from the harshness of their new lives in the following years. Desperate to help her sister, Flynn reaches out to Willa Tomlinson, a grief counsellor renowned for helping her patients cope with profound loss. Under Willa’s influence and care, Kaiya finally seems to turn a corner, joining the climate action collective that Willa leads. Kaiya’s passion is ignited and she immerses herself in the group, leaving on frequent camping trips in the West Australian bush. But when a raging bushfire sweeps through the bushland near Margaret River, Kaiya fails to return with the rest of the group.

Noah is no stranger to loss or to violence, but these days, he’s more interested in helping people develop the skills to defend themselves than seeking out fights of his own. When Flynn enters his life, desperate to find out what really happened to her sister, a friendship sparks, and Noah finds himself agreeing to help her. To do so, he’ll need to infiltrate Willa’s cultish collective at the fireground.

In this new Original from the number one internationally best-selling author of The Ruin and The Murder Rule, Dervla McTiernan, Flynn and Noah must reckon with their pasts and fight to find the answers they seek before Kaiya’s trail burns out.

Please note: this audio contains strong language, distressing situations and descriptions of violence that some listeners may find upsetting. Discretion is advised.

©2023 Dervla McTiernan (P)2023 Audible Australia Pty Ltd.
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A slow burn to begin with the story takes hold and I couldn’t put it down! Another fabulous story from the brilliant Dervla - highly recommend 🤩
(Also loved listening to a book set in my home town - so many familiar landmarks made me smile)

Finished it in two days!

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Really enjoyed the story, beautiful representation of loss and how children can draw a short straw in life but still push on. I like Noah and Flynn’s characters

Love Dervla McTiernan’s stories.

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Great characters, story lines intertwined and come together in a well thought out narrative. Enjoyable. Roll on the next one!

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What an amazing story. I was kept in suspense most of the way through. Although quite sad at times it was a tribute to the resilience and strength of character in people. With some interesting twists which kept the story exciting and I felt everything was resolved by the end of the story.

An incredible story

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Amazing writing once again! I made up so many places to go so I could stay in my car and listen more!
I cried. I panicked. I think I may have even stopped breathing at one point.
Can’t recommend this one highly enough.

Couldn’t stop listening!

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A really great book! I thoroughly enjoyed it & the narrator did a fantastic job! Looking forward to more from this author!

A Great Book!

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loved his book, loved the narration of two different families. suspenseful and so well narrated.



worth the listen

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Good story at a good pace. However, the ending should have been 2 more chapters to tie up all the lose ends.

Good story, but the ending was too quick.

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really enjoyed this story. some nail biting moments. Interesting plot that moved along at a good pace. very enjoyable

gripping

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Would have liked the relationship between Flynn & Noah to have developed a bit more but still a good story line.

Good listen

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