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The Severn Reckoning
Detective Anna Gwynne Series (Related to this series)
- Author
- Dylan Young
- Narrator
- Olivia Mace
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 7 May 2026
- Run Time
- 10 hours 23 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
As Anna Gwynne digs into a pair of suspicious deaths long written off as suicides, she uncovers a grotesque collaboration between clinicians, manipulators, and an online phenomenon that turns cruelty into entertainment. The deeper she goes, the clearer it becomes: the Black Squid didn’t corrupt the system — it exploited one already broken.
Tense, disturbing, and brutally topical, The Severn Reckoning is a crime thriller about control, complicity, and what happens when safeguarding becomes camouflage.
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Details
- Author
- Dylan Young
- Narrator
- Olivia Mace
- Duration
- 10 hours 23 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 May 2026
- ISBN
- 9781004251537
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
Synopsis
Ryegrove Hospital was meant to keep people safe. Instead, it hid the truth for seventeen years.As Anna Gwynne digs into a pair of suspicious deaths long written off as suicides, she uncovers a grotesque collaboration between clinicians, manipulators, and an online phenomenon that turns cruelty into entertainment. The deeper she goes, the clearer it becomes: the Black Squid didn’t corrupt the system — it exploited one already broken.Tense, disturbing, and brutally topical, The Severn Reckoning is a crime thriller about control, complicity, and what happens when safeguarding becomes camouflage.
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