The Secret Life of Carolyn Russell, Gail Aldwin
The Secret Life of Carolyn Russell, Gail Aldwin
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The Secret Life of Carolyn Russell
A completely engrossing psychological suspense mystery

Author: Gail Aldwin

Narrator: Penelope Rawlins

Unabridged: 8 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/17/2023

Synopsis

1979. Sixteen-year-old Carolyn Russell grows increasingly infatuated with her school mathematics teacher who is also giving her private lessons. Then she disappears. 2014. Struggling journalist Stephanie Brett creates a true-crime podcast focused on the disappearance of Carolyn Russell. By digging deep into this mysterious cold case, her confidence and flagging career are boosted. But after she confronts the suspects—and talks to a potential witness—the leads dry up. Nevertheless, she refuses to let the story rest... Can a small-time journalist with a shoestring podcast really hope to reconstruct the ultimate fate of Carolyn Russell after all these years, or are some secrets best left buried?

About Gail Aldwin

Gail Aldwin is a novelist, poet, and scriptwriter with a PhD in creative writing. Her first two coming-of-age novels were runners-up in the Dorchester Literary Festival Writing Prize, and she has appeared at Bridport Literary Festival, Stockholm Writers Festival, and the Mani Lit Fest in Greece. She splits her time between a tiny flat in South West London and a home overlooking water meadows in Dorset.

About Penelope Rawlins

Penelope Rawlins is an award-winning audiobook narrator and acclaimed stage actress. Nominated for Narrator of the Year by Audible, she has recorded over 300 audiobooks and participated in hundreds of voiceover projects, including animation, computer games, radio dramas, and corporate learning modules. In 2019, she wrote and produced her first play, Pigeons, which sold out in London to five-star reviews. Raised in both Surrey and the States, she currently lives with her family in Kent.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Monika

It’s 2014 and Stephanie Brett, a journalist, is made redundant after budget cuts at the local newspaper she’s worked at for over thirty years. A couple of people suggest she should create her own podcast investigating a cold case, a mysterious disappearance of a local teenage girl, Carolyn Russell. Ca......more

Goodreads review by Linda

What really happened to Carolyn Russell? The Secret Life of Carolyn Russell is a layered read that needs to come with a warning – there are a lot of references to food and I found it made me ravenous as I read! The plot is carefully crafted and ends leaving the reader pondering many aspects of moralit......more

Goodreads review by Natalie "Curling up with a Coffee and a Kindle"

Podcast- check! Missing person- check! Two of my favourite things in books, put together. Sign me up! This was a brilliant read- completely engaging, gripping and fun read. The sense of mystery and intrigue was fantastic throughout. Loved it.......more

Goodreads review by Sunz

Have you ever made a mistake many years ago that you still felt guilty about? Sometimes it’s hard to move on because you keep playing the mistake in your mind over and over again. Guilt could make you critical of yourself but it could also drive you to take action to make amends for your mistakes. I......more

Goodreads review by Robin

It's refreshing to find a crime novel that's not a police procedural, cozy, or psychological thriller. The premise is simple enough: what happened to a sixteen-year-old girl who walked out of a maths exam never to be seen again? The author handles the two time frames - 1979 and 2014 - with skill. Whi......more

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