The Hungry Dark, Jen Williams
The Hungry Dark, Jen Williams
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The Hungry Dark

Author: Jen Williams

Narrator: Emma Fenney

Unabridged: 11 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/09/2024


Synopsis

As a child, Ashley Whitelam could often see odd things nobody else could: quiet, watchful figures she called the Heedful Ones kept a strange vigil wherever she went. As an adult, she keeps these visions to herself, but she’s turned her taste of the beyond into a career as a “psychic”­—parting people from their money with a combination of psychology and internet research. When the Lake District is gripped by a series of grisly child murders, Ashley offers her services to the police for the free publicity. But as Ashley leads the police on a fruitless search around the small town of Green Beck, she catches a glimpse of those old ghosts of her childhood and, following them into the woods, she finds something she never expected: the corpse of the latest missing child. The press fly into a frenzy and the police grow suspicious: either Ashley’s psychic abilities are real or she's guilty of murder. Hounded by interviews and interrogations, Ashley teams up with Freddie Miller, a podcaster covering the crimes. As they investigate, Ashley realizes that there’s no way to distance herself from these murders: whoever or whatever it is that’s haunting the Lakes is haunting her too. Master of unsettling suspense Jen Williams is back with another chilling, dark listen that will draw listeners into a gruesome and atmospheric nightmare.

About Jen Williams

Jen Williams lives in London with her partner and their small ridiculous cat. Having been a fan of grisly fairy tales from a young age, these days she writes dark unsettling thrillers with strong female leads, as well as character-driven fantasy novels with plenty of adventure and magic. She has twice won the British Fantasy Award for her Winnowing Flame trilogy, and when she's not writing books she works as a bookseller and a freelance copywriter.

About Emma Fenney

Emma Fenney is a professional actor and voice artist who is particularly interested in Shakespeare and classical adaptations. She trained as an actor at Drama Studio London after earning her degree in drama and theatre arts at Goldsmiths College, University of London.


Reviews

Goodreads review by LIsa Noell "Rocking the chutzpah!" on March 29, 2024

My thanks to Crooked Lane books, Jen Williams and Netgalley. I've noticed how mixed the reviews are with this book, but I'm here to tell ya' that I kinda thought of this was the bomb-diggity! As usual, I'm just going to let y'all know how I felt and not a review. Okay! Ha! Just kidding. I'm typing with......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee on March 07, 2024

Shadows of a thousand years rise again, unseen… We’ve all probably been to places that for no apparent reason give us the heebie-jeebies. It could be a house that gives you chills, maybe a hill or a mountain, they’re just bad places where bad things happen. Red Rigg Fell in the Lake District is one e......more

Goodreads review by Krystal on March 25, 2024

Narrated by Emma Fenney Presented by Dreamscape Media Some excellent creepy vibes, though a bit long and meandering for my tastes. I liked the setup, with the kids going missing and the Heedful Ones haunting our sham psychic. It was an interesting idea and it had me instantly intrigued. Sadly, I lost in......more

Goodreads review by Mallory on April 07, 2024

This was an interesting thriller. I listened to the audiobook and felt the narrator did a great job bringing the story to life. I really liked the setup and I thought this plot had a ton of potential. I had a hard time staying interested in the story though. There were some poor family dynamics that......more

Goodreads review by Billie's Not So Secret Diary on April 14, 2024

The Hungry Dark by Jen Williams Mystery Thriller Paranormal NetGalley Audio ARC Pub Date: Apr. 9, 2024 Dreamscape Media Ages: 16+ Ashley Whitelam, under the strict control of her father, makes her living as a psychic, her popularity contributed to what happened to her as a child. But her brother, to creat......more


Quotes

[A] winning mix of heart-pounding plot, eerie urban legends, unreliable protagonists, and full, lush character development.

"Ashley Whitelam has always seen ghosts. When she was a child, they warned of a fire that would change her life. She tried to pass on the warning, but the adults in her life ignored her . . . Emma Fenney offers a compelling narration, tapping into the book’s unsettling atmosphere and capturing Ashley’s struggle to become her own person."—Library Journal