Survivor’s Guilt

DCI Matilda Darke, Book 8

By: Michael Wood

Narrated by: Stephanie Beattie

Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

A team torn apart.

Nine months ago, DCI Matilda Darke survived a bullet to the head. The brutal attack claimed dozens of lives, including those she loved most, and the nightmares still plague her every waking thought.

A memory she’d rather forget.

Now, she’s ready to get back on the job. But a new terror awaits. A woman is found murdered and her wounds look eerily similar to several cold cases. Desperate to find a lead, DCI Darke and her team must face a terrifying truth: a serial killer is on the loose in Sheffield.

A threat close to home.

Matilda has led countless murder investigations before, but the lingering emotional scars from her ordeal and the uneasiness within her once-tight team have left tensions high. As the body count rises, Matilda realises that this might just be where it all ends.

The brand-new instalment in the DCI Matilda Darke series will keep you on the edge of your seat. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Kathy Reichs and Peter James.

©2021 Michael Wood (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

"Matilda Darke is an excellent character." (BA Paris)

"Tense, twisty, emotional and gripping. Will definitely be reading more from Matilda Darke and this gets a huge 5 stars from me!" (Angela Marsons)

"Had me in tears at one point. Brilliant, non-stop stuff. Feel like I’ve been through some sort of psychological bombardment. Exhausted. Terrific." (John Barlow, author of Right to Kill)

Bravo Mister Wood!

Wow… Excellent continuation of Matilda’s story… Excellent narration from Stephanie Beattie. I had to scoop my jaw off of the floor several times and shed a few tears as well…. I was absolutely glued to this book (or headphones) beginning to end. One of my favorite listens this year.

it just keeps getting worse

Why is it that Matilda and her team don't understand the concept of calling for backup? "There's someone dangerous I need to interview, so I'll just swing by alone on my way home." Matilda and her team seem to spend more of their time getting in their own way than actually solving crimes. Sometimes, it's like watching The Keystone Cops, but not as funny. As for Matilda, she belongs to the British detective genre of very scewed up women detectives but much more dysfunctional. I've never seen a character with such a run of bad luck, much if it self-inflicted. She is surrounded by people who betray her or love her, and a number die around her. I'm at a loss as to how she's kept her job, especially now that she can't even drive. I wish Matilda luck, but I don't think she'll find any. I'm done.

Great continuation of the Matilda Drake series

Can't wait for the next in the series - suspense until the end. Micheal Wood set up set up the ending ready for the next book !

Excellent reader, got the accents correct and the characters were distinguishable from her tone of voice. Hope she performs the next one.

Another thrilling installment in the series

Although the hits keep coming . . .
I have to say, I was shellshocked after book 8 and was relieved by certain aspects of the storyline, but very saddened by others. Without giving anything away.

Another great mystery

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book. I've listened to this series from book 1-8. Looking forward to listening to #9

Loved this whole series!

I have loved every book in this series! It really makes you get invested in the characters without even realizing it.

Bloody brilliant! Love my British detective series!

DCI Matilda Darke has always been a favorite of mine. Michael Wood’s series continues with Book 8 and is, as always, a spectacular thriller! Narration by Stephanie Beattie, with her precise vocal skills is, as always, perfect. “Survivor’s Guilt” gripped me from beginning, keeping me addicted from the start to the jaw-dropping ending I never saw coming… WOW! Both Wood and Beattie work successfully together as they bring this suspenseful, complexellent whodunnit to vivid life. I have the entire Matilda Darke series and I look forward to Book 9. Epic, I say! EPIC! EPIC! EPIC!

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Most Incompetent DCI ever

Matilda is mentally incapacitated. She can’t perform her job and her incompetence gets people killed and destroys lives. Even though her supervisors won’t fire her, I will. I’ll never read or listen to another book with Matilda.

Done.

Very tired of the Carl storyline and others that keep going and going. Just boring. Unfortunately, this will be my last Matilda listen or read.