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Winding Road

By: Clare Sladden
Narrated by: Dacre Montgomery, Yael Stone, Noni Hazelhurst, David Berry, Bernard Fanning, Clementine Ford
  • Summary

  • Famous musician William Hamilton, vanished from the Maleny Hinterlands in 1994 under puzzling circumstances — no one has seen or heard from him since. When two podcasters, Adam and Simon, decide to solve the 25-year-old mystery, they travel with Lilly, William’s youngest daughter, to the secluded Hamilton estate for a long weekend. Lilly has granted the pair unprecedented access to the reclusive Gloria, William’s wife, who hasn’t given an interview since he disappeared. But when they arrive, they find Gloria in a state of mental decline and they’re not the only ones searching for answers. Lilly’s older sister, Norah – a musician who lives in the shadow of her absent father – is desperate to discover the truth from Gloria before it’s lost for good. Yet William’s sister Rachel is fiercely uncooperative and there even seems to be an intruder on the property. The deeper Adam and Simon get with their investigation, the more the lines between voyeur and subject become blurred. As events reach a shattering climax, it becomes clear that somebody is willing to go to violent lengths to uncover the dark secrets at the heart of this famous family....

    Written and directed by Clare Sladden and performed by a stellar cast including Dacre Montgomery (Stranger Things), Yael Stone (Orange Is the New Black), Noni Hazlehurst (The End), David Berry (Outlander), Anna McGahan (Picnic at Hanging Rock), Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger), Gabrielle Rogers (All Saints) with original music performed by Bernard Fanning and Elana Stone (All Our Exes Live In Texas) and with special guest Clementine Ford (Fight Like a Girl).

    Please note: contains strong language and adult content.

    ©2020 Loveology Films Pty Ltd and Broken Head Productions (P)2020 Audible Australia Pty Ltd
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Episodes
  • Ep 1: Euterpe
    Nov 23 2020

    Singer/songwriter William Hamilton disappeared 25 years ago and now two true-crime podcasters want to solve the mystery. Adam and Simon uncover a sensational new piece of evidence in the cold case and set their course for the Hamilton estate.

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    44 mins
  • Ep 2: Polyhymnia
    Nov 23 2020

    Adam, Simon and Lilly arrive at Wisteria to interview Gloria Hamilton, but find a woman in the throes of dementia. Their access is restricted by William’s sister Rachel and his eldest daughter Norah, until a photograph raises questions that only Gloria can answer.

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    38 mins
  • Ep 3: Terpsichore
    Nov 23 2020

    With Norah on-side, Adam and Simon are granted the first interview with Gloria since her husband disappeared. A trip across the mountains solves one mystery but raises plenty of difficult questions – and then an intruder is found on the property.

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    39 mins

Editorial reviews

Lines are blurred and dark secrets fiercely protected in the search for truth. Filled with twists, turns, and—surprisingly—tunes, Winding Road is a thriller podcast so compelling you will need to remind yourself it’s fiction.

Winding Road is an Australian homegrown production and not your typical mystery story. Follow the tale of two investigative podcasters who set out to solve a decades-old crime: the vanishing of a musician at the height of his fame. Original music and an original plot set the scene and will keep you riveted. Byron Shire born-and-bred Clare Sladden wrote and directed this Audible exclusive, which is narrated and performed by a celebrated Australian multicast, including Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger) and Yael Stone (Orange Is the New Black).

Produced by Audible Original and Screen Queensland, Winding Road was studio recorded with socially distanced cast members in Brisbane and Sydney. With production taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic, there were temperature checks, untouched scripts, and distanced microphones behind the scenes. Not your typical production process for not your typical fiction podcast.

Download Winding Road for a performance that will have you hooked from the first note and plot twist ‘til the stunning end. This Australian produced podcast can aptly be described as thrilling, gripping, entertaining, and altogether unique.

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Intriguing

Like some other reviewers, I too found myself googling the Hamilton musicians as I thought it was a true story also.

It kept me intrigued all the way through, It was so very well done, Highly recommend this one.

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Powerful

wow, a truly sad heart wrenching story of these peoples lives & what they went through. I'm so pleased that as full on & mind blowing as it was that good has come out of it now & the Sisters are reunited & back on their life path Journey not their parents. Thank you for sharing such traumatic events in your life, & that was able to help you get on with the next chapter in your lives 💚

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Beaut!

cleverly written and terrific performance, this is a very contemporary story with insightful observations on the modern world.

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Fantastic!

Brilliant writing, story telling & acting from all involved. Songs from BF are superb too. Binge!

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Really Compelling

This is an amazing story. Once you start listening you won’t want to stop. The writing, performances and production are first class. I had to keep reminding myself that this is a work of fiction. We don’t often hear Australian stories like this. Highly recommended!

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Stunning listen!

compelling plot and wonderful performance. Too good to pause so be prepared to listen to the end in one session.
Congratulations to all on a wonderful production. Looking forward to your next project.

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thank you for sharing

I couldn't turn it off, had to keep listening.
very brave to share such a personal story

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Great listen

loved it!! Acting was fantastic. Easy to loose yourself in this book. Didn't want it to end.

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Very engaging

A class acting is a highlight in this very engaging story. It was very hard to stop listening.

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really interesting use of the Audio book medium

Performance was excellent and musical interludes were cool. Some of the "live" recordings stretched credibility.

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