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Pendle Fire
- Author
- Paul Southern
- Narrator
- Elias
- Publisher
- Bloodhound Books
- Publish Date
- 10 March 2026
- Run Time
- 9 hours 32 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A Lancashire social worker's latest case involves sex trafficking and the apocalypse in this supernatural crime thriller.
This audiobook is narrated using advanced digital voice technology for clear, natural-sounding storytelling.
Two fourteen-year-old girls are found wandering Aitken Wood on the slopes of Pendle Hill, claiming to have been raped by a gang of men. With no female social workers available, Johnny Malkin is assigned to their case. But what, at first, looks like yet another incident of child exploitation takes a sinister turn when the girls start speaking of a forthcoming apocalypse.
When Johnny interviews one of the girls, Jenna Dunham, her story starts to unravel. His investigation draws him into a tight-knit village community in the shadow of Pendle Hill, where whispers of witchcraft and child abuse go back to the Middle Ages.
One name recurs, The Hobbledy Man. Is he responsible for the outbreaks of violence sweeping across the country? Is he more than just myth?
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Details
- Author
- Paul Southern
- Narrator
- Elias
- Duration
- 9 hours 32 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 March 2026
- ISBN
- 9798337207681
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloodhound Books
- Genre
- Thriller: organised crime / gangland crime, Thriller / suspense fiction
Synopsis
A Lancashire social worker's latest case involves sex trafficking and the apocalypse in this supernatural crime thriller. This audiobook is narrated using advanced digital voice technology for clear, natural-sounding storytelling. Two fourteen-year-old girls are found wandering Aitken Wood on the slopes of Pendle Hill, claiming to have been raped by a gang of men. With no female social workers available, Johnny Malkin is assigned to their case. But what, at first, looks like yet another incident of child exploitation takes a sinister turn when the girls start speaking of a forthcoming apocalypse. When Johnny interviews one of the girls, Jenna Dunham, her story starts to unravel. His investigation draws him into a tight-knit village community in the shadow of Pendle Hill, where whispers of witchcraft and child abuse go back to the Middle Ages. One name recurs, The Hobbledy Man. Is he responsible for the outbreaks of violence sweeping across the country? Is he more than just myth?
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