Blackwater, Claire McGowan
Blackwater, Claire McGowan
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Blackwater
A BBC Radio crime drama

Author: Claire McGowan

Narrator: Aston Kelly, Clare Dunne, Richard Clements, Roisin Gallagher, Sean Kearns

Unabridged: 2 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/20/2020


Synopsis

They all thought she was dead. But now she’s back.

Golden girl Zoe’s been dead for ten years, her body dragged from the river Black after a night out to celebrate the end of school. But now a woman who says she’s Zoe has turned up in her hometown of Blackwater, on the Irish border, with no memory of the last decade. She claims she woke up in a forest nearby, bruised and bleeding, and doesn’t know where she’s been all this time. What happened to her? Is she really Zoe? And if so, who is in her grave?

Someone is hiding something. Is it Paul, who went to prison for Zoe's murder? Zoe's uncle Phil, a former detective superintendent with an explosive secret? Or Steve, the police office who found 'Zoe's' body in the river? Then there's Zoe's friend Danny, who wasn't where she said she was on that night ten years ago.

As they sift through their conflicting memories of that day ten years ago, they start to discover that not everyone is happy that Zoe's back from the dead.

Cast
Zoe - Clare Dunne
Steve - Richard Clements
Paul - Aston Kelly
Phil - Sean Kearns
Danny - Roisin Gallagher

Produced by Celia de Wolff

About Claire McGowan

Claire McGowan grew up in a small village in Northern Ireland and now lives in London, where she runs an MA in creative writing at City University. THE KILLING HOUSE is Claire's seventh crime novel, and the sixth in the highly-acclaimed Paula Maguire series. She also writes women's fiction as Eva Woods.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lucie on March 09, 2025

Filled with mystery from the start, with plot twists left and right. Super thrilling and with characters to hate, sympathise with and love. So many modern topics are spoken about and even relatable, whilst keeping it scary. The ending did confuse me, though.......more

Goodreads review by Robert on October 04, 2019

Great story! This gripping story was well produced, layered and I loved the fact this was multi-voiced as well. Not a long story, which might suit some people, so it was quite well paced and unravelled nicely.......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte on September 26, 2019

I heard an episode of this on Radio 4 which made me intrigued enough to listen to the whole thing from the start. I'm glad I did, as it was a very gripping and atmospheric mystery with plenty of twists and turns. I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoys crime dramas.......more

Goodreads review by CR on October 28, 2021

Wow! That was ace! I loved it!......more

Goodreads review by Sara on June 22, 2025

A quick gripping read about a woman turning up who is supposed to have been murdered - a good distraction from feeling unwell over the weekend. I actually listened to this rather than reading f it myself which was really good.......more