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The Drowned: A Short Story
- Author
- Graham Masterton
- Narrator
- Lucianne McEvoy
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 24 February 2026
- Run Time
- 1 hour 59 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The River Lee has always been a part of life – and death – in Cork. Now the bodies of five young men have been found by divers, locked in their car on the riverbed. A tragic accident? Or something more sinister?
As the volunteer divers begin the macabre task of extracting the bodies, DCI Katie Maguire investigates a crime where all is not as it seems...
What people are saying about THE DROWNED: A SHORT STORY:
'Irrespective of the length of the story, Graham manages to make it compelling reading'
'Every Katie Maguire book that comes out is better than the last'
'A pity it was short, just so absorbing'
'A fantastic read'
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Details
- Author
- Graham Masterton
- Narrator
- Lucianne McEvoy
- Duration
- 1 hour 59 minutes
- Release Date
- 24 February 2026
- ISBN
- 9781035921201
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Thriller / suspense fiction
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents The Drowned: A Short Story by Graham Masterton, read by Lucianne McEvoy.The River Lee has always been a part of life – and death – in Cork. Now the bodies of five young men have been found by divers, locked in their car on the riverbed. A tragic accident? Or something more sinister? As the volunteer divers begin the macabre task of extracting the bodies, DCI Katie Maguire investigates a crime where all is not as it seems... What people are saying about THE DROWNED: A SHORT STORY: 'Irrespective of the length of the story, Graham manages to make it compelling reading' 'Every Katie Maguire book that comes out is better than the last' 'A pity it was short, just so absorbing' 'A fantastic read'
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