The Fireground

De: Dervla McTiernan

Narrado por: Ben Chapple, Harriet Gordon-Anderson

Flynn was only a teenager when her parents were killed in a terrible accident. Too young to lose her parents, too young to take on responsibility for her younger sister Kaiya, too young to protect Kaiya from the harshness of their new lives in the following years. Desperate to help her sister, Flynn reaches out to Willa Tomlinson, a grief counsellor renowned for helping her patients cope with profound loss. Under Willa’s influence and care, Kaiya finally seems to turn a corner, joining the climate action collective that Willa leads. Kaiya’s passion is ignited and she immerses herself in the group, leaving on frequent camping trips in the West Australian bush. But when a raging bushfire sweeps through the bushland near Margaret River, Kaiya fails to return with the rest of the group.

Noah is no stranger to loss or to violence, but these days, he’s more interested in helping people develop the skills to defend themselves than seeking out fights of his own. When Flynn enters his life, desperate to find out what really happened to her sister, a friendship sparks, and Noah finds himself agreeing to help her. To do so, he’ll need to infiltrate Willa’s cultish collective at the fireground.

In this new Original from the number one internationally best-selling author of The Ruin and The Murder Rule, Dervla McTiernan, Flynn and Noah must reckon with their pasts and fight to find the answers they seek before Kaiya’s trail burns out.

Please note: this audio contains strong language, distressing situations and descriptions of violence that some listeners may find upsetting. Discretion is advised.

©2023 Dervla McTiernan (P)2023 Audible Australia Pty Ltd.

A premier novelist

Her style is outstanding, she knows her topic, extremely readable, I’ve read everything she’s written

Thanks Dervla! Seriously tense story!

The lady has a knack for getting my rump so tense I can barely stay seated while I listen! Yikes! I was only I guess, annoyed a bit. I got lost a bit w/ SO much going on that it almost got me 2 lose my usual amount of curiosity. Then the lovely voice would come back & its VERY NICE narration pulled me back to the story. I liked everything from Ms .McTiernan & this is no different. I did so enjoy the natural setting & it really made me want to join the damned group of survivors! You'll see what that means later. No spoilers from Me. Thanks & ENJOY but pay attention. 🐱

Over way too fast - fantastic narration

First I just have to say superior audio actors!!!! Especially Ben Chapple switching accents perfectly. I would listen to other books read by both of them.

Good storyline - different from Dervla's other books. Grabbed you right off the bat and kept going. I couldn't believe it was over so fast. Ending a little predictable but that was ok in this case.

Definitely recommend.

Worth it

I love this author. The story was a bit different from the usual, you spend almost as much time establishing the characters as the actual main conflict, but the characters backstories are interesting enough.

Performers were great, just the audio got a smidge fuzzy on loud parts sometimes.

Worth it, but if this is your first book from this author…maybe try a different one first. I love them all

WOW!!! Great storyline!

I love how you built up each individual character's life and then joined them together. Both Ben Chapple and Harriet Gordon-Anderson did impressive narration.