Backstory

De: Gabriel Bergmoser

Narrado por: Emma Harvie, Zahra Newman, Ryan Johnson, Zenia Starr, Tom Conroy, Zoe Trilsbach, Michael Caton, Brooke Satchwell, Helen Thomson, Jonathan Jagoe, Uppy Chatterjee

Five friends, one university creative writing course, one weekend away to celebrate. Nobody expected it to end in disaster.

Ten years ago, promising young writer Keith Brooks fell to his death during a weekend getaway with his university friends. The official story? A tragic accident. But when disgraced journalist Phoebe Black stumbles upon conflicting accounts from Keith's surviving friends, she uncovers a web of lies that suggests something far more nefarious happened on that fateful night.

As she delves deeper into the past, Phoebe uncovers a group of once-close friends torn apart by jealousy, lies and ambition. With each revelation, the lines between truth and fiction blur, and the consequences of that night reach far beyond Keith's death. Phoebe must confront her own past and the nature of truth itself as she races against time to catch a killer.

Whose version of events is accurate? And how far will these people go to hide their dark secrets?

©2025 Gabriel Bergmoser (P)2025 Audible Australia Pty Ltd

Well voiced characters both literally and in the literary sense

I appreciated how different every character’s voice was both in the literary and literal sense. At the start I had some difficulty differentiating between the characters, but as the story developed, the way every character has their own unique way of writing and speaking really stood out to me. Information is well paced and presented making this one hard to pause. Got me through a full work shift and making dinner afterwards. As someone who majored in journalism myself, I appreciated how each character was presented as archetypes that we we’ve all seen and known. To me, the ending wasn’t a big twist, but it was well worked up to. Worth the listen!

Great pacing, lots of interesting twists

This is what crime solvers want. A few guessable twists and a few surprising ones. A wrap up. And some what if still lingering

Great story!

I listen to so so many audio books and some are just ok and some are good and some I remember because they are so awesome. This is one I’ll actually remember and highly recommend. I don’t know how writers can come up with such a complex story but that’s why they do what they do.

Intriguing

The story kept me on my toes and had a great build up to the climax

Entertaining

I enjoyed the various narratives and exploration of truth and subjective memory in this retrospective whodunnit. A recommended read.

Great story

Well written and well read! I truly enjoyed this story. It was wonderful to be able to walk around and listen to such a beautiful performance! Five stars

Solid mystery

I enjoyed the pace of this story. It was as though I was part of the investigation

Reality check - excellent

I enjoyed this story, it was real and honest and explored all our foibles. A book that leaves you thinking. My favourite kind

Good who done it!!

Liked the characters and personalities. Good story with a twist. Good at leaving a little open ended

fascinating sroryline

I love the way this story spreads out. it's like a jewelry box filled with tangled necklaces and the meticulousness to get them apart is frustrating but also rewarding ding. The premise that truth does not exist as it dissolves into whatever someone remembers is a provocative thought is so very true. I think everyone has likely found themselves in the struggle of that storm. Very skilled writing and stunning detail. Much enjoyed