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The Tangled Web: the new 2025 twisty historical mystery of disguise, deception and blood from a bestselling, award-winning author

By: Tea Cooper
Narrated by: Rebecca Macauley
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The sudden death of a beloved brother leads a young woman on a quest to find a missing boy and into a tangled web of mystery, blood and fear.


Maitland 1892: When Viola Oswald's beloved brother Sebastian dies of a hereditary blood disease, Viola suspects her stepfather, prestigious surgeon Elias Sinclair, has used Sebastian's illness to enhance his reputation. But Viola has no proof until she discovers a letter within the pages of Sebastian's favourite book - Lambs' Tales of Shakespeare. A letter that sends a determined Viola on a journey to the country town of Maitland to find a homeless boy who suffered at her stepfather's hands and can provide the proof she needs.

Once there, Viola finds help from an independent local seamstress and a clever lawyers' clerk, as well as a ragtag bunch of urchins. As the dark story unfolds it becomes clear that the missing boy's fate is intertwined with her own and that terrible cruelties are being committed by her stepfather in the name of medical advancement.

Viola fears for her pregnant mother, the child she is about to birth and all the homeless boys caught up in a terrifying web of deceit and death. Will she find the evidence to bring her stepfather to justice in time to save them?

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I can wait for my husband, mother and daughter in law to read this book. It is Tea Coopers best book ever.

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This narrative provides a fascinating examination of women, the law, medical procedures, experimentation, and breakthroughs, as well as the plight of homeless children and societal attitudes towards these issues in Australia in 1892. It is a tale of loss, deception, malpractice, murder, kidnapping, and a blatant disregard for human life due to circumstances. It is pleasing to note the inclusion of characters from Golden Thread. The author's meticulous research and informative storytelling make for a compelling listen, and the natural conclusion is met with disappointment.

Another great tale from Tea

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