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The Dead Path | [Stephen M. Irwin]
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    14 hrs and 13 mins
  • AUDIBLE RELEASE DATE
    05-19-10
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Publisher's Summary

The Dead Path tells the gripping story of a broken man, Nicholas Close. A terrible accident has left him a widower and awoken in him the ability to see the dead. Now, he can’t escape visions of tortured spirits, their last moments caught in horrible, endlessly replaying loops.

Nicholas leaves London and returns to Australia, where he is disturbed to see that a heavily treed tract of land in his childhood suburb has somehow escaped development. These woods have haunted Nicholas since he was a boy, and now he knows why: he sees the ghosts of terrified children being dragged from the path into the grinning maw of dark trees.

When another local child goes missing, Nicholas himself becomes a suspect, yet he alone knows the girl has been taken into the woods. If he does not act against whatever resides among the shadowy trees, more innocents will be murdered. But the force he resolves to confront is old, cunning, and evil...and wants Nicholas for itself.

©2010 Stephen M. Irwin (P)2010 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

What the Critics Say

"I can't remember being this creeped out by a book since reading King's The Shining." (HorrorScope)

Customer Reviews

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  • 2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
    "An excellent story!"
    By Sean (Shasta Lake, CA, USA) Jun 22, 2010
    I really enjoyed this. The narration seemed a little harsh at first, but after a few minutes you adjust to the light accent of the narrator. Also, since the story itself takes place in Australia it adds to the authenticity. I'm not kidding when I say I listened to the whole story in one sitting, it really keeps you on the edge of your seat with plenty of twists and turns. The only negative comment I would have is that section of the story were slightly pornographic. This isn't really a bad thing since it all relates to the story, but of course it means that I wouldn't recommend it for younger listeners. Other than that, this was an outstanding story full of interesting characters and great suspense!

    PS: Those read up on the occult will be happy to know there's a decent amount of accuracy when it comes to runes and European pagan mythology. Complete with a positive example of a modern adept to offset the negativity of the antagonist.
  • 1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
    "The Awesome path"
    By Abri (LonehillSouth Africa) Jun 5, 2010
    This is serious edge of your seat stuff. Well written and read, and there is never a dull moment during this novel.
  • 0 of 0 people found this review helpful.
    "Loved it"
    By Andre (St-Lambert, Quebec, Canada) Sep 3, 2010
    I don't understand the negative critics, it might not be the kind of book that everyone loves, but it definitely is a great book, I am hoping for a sequel. As for adjusting to the accent (???) come on...there is absolutely no problem with the accent, the reader speaks clearly and is very easy to understand.

    I highly recommend this book as it has lots of twists and turns and the end is very interesting.
  • 0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
    "Boring! Terrible!"
    By William (New Port Richey, FL, United States) Sep 2, 2010
    I really tried to listen and like this book, but I just couldn't. This guy (The Hero?) bumps his head because he stupidly (his own blame, not mine) rides his motorcycle instead of walking or something and suddenly he can see "dead people". But, it's boring! The "dead people" don't do anything. They are stuck in the worst case of NFL preview I've ever seen (and the coach isn't even throwing the challenge flag). Not only that, but everyone, I repeat EVERYONE, is messed-up and plagued with personal demons. Oh and there are spooky woods, spooky spiders, spooky animals, spooky big guys; oh, everything is spooky and sinister and this is only the first 5 chapters! This is a really droll book and I haven't even finished it yet. I keep falling asleep! Finally, not only the story is bad, but the narrator, Michael Carman (remind me not to buy any more books he narrates) keeps falling asleep, too. I haven't heard a book read with such long pauses between chapters before. Xcntry's recommendation: Don't Buy.
  • 0 of 0 people found this review helpful.
    "not for me"
    By Suzanna (Aurora, IL, United States) Sep 1, 2010
    I took a chance based on other reviews. I found myself irritated with the characters and the story line...don't know what I was expecting. Maybe this genre just isn't for me...
  • 0 of 0 people found this review helpful.
    "Unbellivable"
    By John (Copenhagen, Denmark) Aug 9, 2010
    As the summary says this is the story of a man, of which " A terrible accident has left him a widower and awoken in him the ability to see the dead." I found the description of person who has had this extremely traumatic experience ubelievable. Also I found that the story started a lot of threads but they didn't lead to much. To be fair, I must admit that didn't hear this to the end.
  • 0 of 0 people found this review helpful.
    "Very Enjoyable"
    By Donna (Morayfield, Australia) Jul 13, 2010
    I've not heard of this author before, but I'd love to get my hands on anything else he's written after hearing this book. His story is easy to get into, well-written, and each time I had to turn it off to do other things, I was always thinking about it and trying to figure out when I'd be able to listen to more. This was my first selection after joining, and I'm very, very happy with it.

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