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The Orchard

By: Mike Jones, Mike Cowap
Narrated by: Eric Bana
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Winner in the Best Podcast Fiction category at the 2022 Banff Rockie Awards.

Please note: contains strong language and adult content.

At the edge of an old orchard, on the grounds of an exclusive private girls’ school, a teenage boy is found dead. Was it murder, suicide, or something else?

Disaffected police detective and struggling single parent, Adam Durwood, is assigned to investigate, but the closer he looks the more the facts don’t add up. At the centre of the mystery are three beguiling and manipulative teenagers who seem to know much more than they should, and are slowly drawing Adam into a web he can’t see.

Blending crime drama and supernatural mystery, The Orchard is a ground-breaking Audible Original series immersing audiences in a haunting tale of memory, myth and unnatural forces.

Written by Mike Jones and Mike Cowap and produced by Princess Pictures.

Performed by Eric Bana, Gary Sweet, Magda Szubanski, Olivia Deeble, Lisa-Marie Shaw and Ashleigh-Rose Nicholson.

©2021 Princess Pictures Digital Pty Ltd (P)2021 Audible Australia Pty Ltd. Crime Thrillers Mystery Police Procedurals Thriller & Suspense Exciting Scary
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This was a really good story. The characters were complex and interesting and the pace was fast. I listened from start to finish in one go. I hope we have more stories like these. I really appreciate that this could be made while the players were in lockdown. Amazingly good.

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The script, the voice acting, the sound design, the direction… all first class! You won’t be disappointed.

Unmissable

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had me hooked from the minute I started ~ easy to visualise what was happening ~ hopefully there’s a #2

Fantastic!

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Story is amazing. This is my first mini series podcast I’ve ever listened to and it sets my benchmark pretty high!

Love everything about it. The voice actors are great!

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Enjoyed the performances and the story. Kept the suspense throughout the whole series. More please...

A great listen

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