• Crimson Lake

  • By: Candice Fox
  • Narrated by: Euan Morton
  • Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (937 ratings)

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Crimson Lake

By: Candice Fox
Narrated by: Euan Morton
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Publisher's summary

*Winner of the Audie Award for Thriller/Suspense Audiobook*

"Narrator Euan Morton's gravelly voice and Australian accent embody Ted...His excellent pacing and gripping delivery maintain tension." —
AudioFile Magazine

Candice Fox's thrilling Crimson Lake, the basis for the series Troppo starring Thomas Jane, now streaming on Freevee!
How do you move on when the world won’t let you?

12:46: Claire Bingley stands alone at a bus stop
12:47: Ted Conkaffey parks his car beside her
12:52: The girl is missing . . .

Six minutes in the wrong place at the wrong time—that’s all it took to ruin Sydney detective Ted Conkaffey’s life. Accused but not convicted of a brutal abduction, Ted is now a free man—and public enemy number one. Maintaining his innocence, he flees north to keep a low profile amidst the steamy, croc-infested wetlands of Crimson Lake.

There, Ted’s lawyer introduces him to eccentric private investigator Amanda Pharrell, herself a convicted murderer. Not entirely convinced Amanda is a cold-blooded killer, Ted agrees to help with her investigation, a case full of deception and obsession, while secretly digging into her troubled past. The residents of Crimson Lake are watching the pair's every move . . . and the town offers no place to hide.

"Complex, human characters, and a dark, meaty story, and fine writing, and a great sense of place – this is one of the best crime thrillers of the year. Sign me up as a big-time Fox fan!" —Lee Child

Crimson Lake by Sydney-based, Ned Kelly award-winning author Candice Fox is a thrilling contemporary crime novel set in Queensland, Australia, perfect for listeners of authors like James Patterson, Harlan Coben, Lisa Gardner, and Tana French.

A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.

©2016 Candice Fox (P)2018 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

"Narrator Euan Morton's gravelly voice and Australian accent embody Ted...Morton varies his delivery enough to differentiate between characters while staying firmly in character as Ted, a choice that works well with the story's first-person narrative. His excellent pacing and gripping delivery maintain tension ...and listeners will hope for more of Morton as Conkaffey." -AudioFile

"Two of the best times to pick up an audiobook are 1) when you want to get sucked into a great mystery, and 2) when you want to do a backstroke through an accent not your own. Candice Fox’s Crimson Lake series, set in the croc-infested north of Australia, lets you do both." -Paste Magazine, Best Audiobooks of 2018 (So Far)

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tired of the F word

I'm really tired of the F word being used so much. It's not needed to be a good book. I'm returning what I think could have been a excellent book.

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a great find!

Completely different to your run of of mill mystery. The characters are well developed, believable.The setting is so real you feel as if u are there and the story is unexpected with twists and turns that surprise u. you won't be sorry if u buy this one!

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Best Mystery I've listened to since Tana French

I'm a big fan of the Tana French Dublin Murder Squad series. After listening to those, I got hooked and tried to find something similar without much success. This is the first mystery I've found that I enjoyed just as much.

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Hard to put down

Really enjoyed this book. Kept me curious and reading past my bedtime for 3 nites. Only problem is next installment to the story not available in US. at this time.

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great characters, not predictable

I think one of my favorite parts about the story is that it was not predictable. There was two good story lines that fit together very well. Not a cookie cutter ending. Really made you feel for a couple of the characters. Loved it!

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listened to it in 2 days

I enjoyed it very much. Where is the next one in the series?

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Started off good then lost steam...

Started off good, but lost steam. I kept waiting for intrigue, danger, something. It just never hooked me. The characters had potential, but never got there.

Solid reading by Morton.

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Satisfying plot, vivid characters, great narration

Highly recommend! Images of the fictional Crimson Lake and its inhabitants - human, avian, reptilian, etc. - are not fading any time soon! Thanks to the author and narrator for a brilliant journey.

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Great audio book

best audio book yet. Great story and fantastic flawed and lovable characters. can't wait for the next installment

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Very good BUT...

I haven't had a book in a while that I could not put down so I was thrilled coming across this one. For the most part that is... the first 3/4 was SOOO good and I could not stop listening. Unfortunately the last 1/4 of the book was a huge disappointment and I was surprised about the the sudden change from brilliant to lame and cheesy.

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  • 09-18-23

Get the other version!

Someone at some point told the narrater in their life “yeah you can do an Australian accent”.
And they can’t. It’s awful.
The story is brilliant however. Just be sure you get the other version with the other narrator.

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