• Below Ground

  • DCI Matilda Darke, Book 11
  • By: Michael Wood
  • Narrated by: Stephanie Beattie
  • Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (13 ratings)

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Below Ground

By: Michael Wood
Narrated by: Stephanie Beattie
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Publisher's summary

A MISSING DETECTIVE

DCI Matilda Darke has been kidnapped and her nemesis, Steve Harrison appears to be behind it. He’s currently residing in the supermax of Wakefield Prison and spends twenty-three hours a day in his cell, so how could he possibly be responsible?

A SERIAL KILLER WITH A VENGEANCE

As Matilda’s team race to find her, they’re alerted to a body found in an abandoned car on the outskirts of Sheffield. With forensics scouring the woodland for clues, the last thing they expect is for the body count to rise.

A RACE AGAINST TIME

Meanwhile the search intensifies for the DCI when a video of her kidnapping is leaked to the media. And as she desperately tries to uncover what has led to her being held captive in an underground cell, she’s about to find out how much danger she’s truly in.

If Matilda’s team don’t find her soon, they might not find her at all…

©2023 Michael Wood (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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‘Matilda Darke is the perfect heroine’ Elly Griffiths

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Kept me interested from 1st page to last

The book was compelling with constant action/suspense. If I had one small complaint, it would be that too many of the main characters became the targets/victims of the suspense. Stretched the imagination a bit and I found myself rolling my eyes at times. Otherwise very good and I look forward to the next in the series. Narration was excellent and characters well developed.

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Amazing as usual

I love the Matilda Darke series and couldn’t wait to get into this one following the cliffhanger ending in the previous novel. The story didn’t disappoint. The characters were great as usual and twists and turns abound. I highly recommend Below Ground as well as the entire series, which I think is best read in order!

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same old same old

Ok, it's book 11 and I think while it is still gripping and thrilling, the drama around Matilda and her team is also very exhausting. The plot is looping; either it's someone close to her or there's a bad apple in the inner circle, I'm exasperating with this kind of twist I almost swear I won't pick the next book....until, yeah the cliff hanger. Damn.

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More Please!

I love this series. Action from the very first second to the very last. Characters are developed so well, you are invested in their individual stories as well as the over arching storyline. Look forward to the next.

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An excellent bittersweet addition to the Darke anthology

There is something very special about the way Mr. Wood combines the hearfelt humanity of his characters with the darkest aspects of human nature in the subject matter of his stories. Excellent… can’t wait to see what the next edition has in store… and always impeccable narration by Stephanie Beattie.

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Cliff hanger

Suspenseful keeps you on the edge of your seat. But the ending wow leaves you like omg there is more to come.

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A much-anticipated listen

I’ve been looking forward to “Below Ground.” Featuring narrator Stephanie Beattie and author Michael Wood, of course I chose this new listen. I have the entire series. More later. Carry on.

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