

Stolen Children
Author: Michael Wood
Series: DCI Matilda Darke Thriller #6
Narrator: Stephanie Beattie
Unabridged: 11 hr 41 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: One More Chapter
Published: 10/02/2020
Author: Michael Wood
Series: DCI Matilda Darke Thriller #6
Narrator: Stephanie Beattie
Unabridged: 11 hr 41 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: One More Chapter
Published: 10/02/2020
Michael Wood is a historian, filmmaker, and broadcaster who has written several bestselling books and made well over one hundred documentary films which are regularly seen on PBS. Some of these book-and-documentary projects include In Search of the Dark Ages, In Search of the Trojan War, and In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great. A professor of public history at the University of Manchester, he is also a fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts, the Royal Historical Society, and the Society of Antiquaries. He recently received the British Academy President's Medal for services to history and outreach.
DCI Matilda Darke (and Michael Wood) is back in the sixth of the DCI Matilda Darke series!!!! I was so excited to see that the next installment in the series was out, even more excited when I was approved and over the moon when this book lived up to my expectations and then some! If you have not read......more
We return to Sheffield for the latest instalment of the excellent DCI Mathilda Darke series. In this one the investigation centres on the Armitage family - parents Linda and Craig, daughters Jodie and Kelly and disabled son Riley. Linda receives a £50,000 ransom phone call for nine year old Keeley w......more
This is the 6th book in the DCI Matilda Darke series by author Michael Wood. I read the 1st book in this series just over 6 months ago and was instantly drawn in by the strength of the characters and the intriguing plots. Since then I have read all the other books in the series and I am hooked. This......more
This is an awesome series and I was so happy to get my hands on this latest instalment. DCI Matilda Darke has to battle her personal demons when 9 year old Keeley Armitage goes missing. Four years earlier a bungled ransom drop resulted in another kidnapped child, Carl Meagan, not being returned to h......more
Terrific Writing! Matilde Darke is the head of a hard working crime investigative team and they are still recovering from their last case when a call comes in about a missing nine year old little girl whose mother just received a ransom call and time is precious because Matilde has never quite recov......more
Praise for Michael Wood: ‘A tense, nail-biting story with a truly twisted ending’ Katerina Diamond “An established master of the serial killer novel takes us on another dangerous journey through the streets of Sheffield. Watch out for those twists – you won't see them coming!” Stephen Booth ‘A gritty and atmospheric thriller with more twists and turns than a hangman's knot. I loved it’ Matt Hilton ‘Solid storytelling and great unravelling of plot. Michael Wood ups the pace as the noose tightens’ Rachel Sargeant ‘Taut, twisting and sharp as a blade, The Hangman’s Hold wrong-footed me at every, devious turn’ Chris Whitaker 'Wood hit the ground running with For Reasons Unknown, first in the DCI Matilda Darke series. In the fourth instalment, The Hangman's Hold, he picks up the pace again with a twisting plot that races to a nail-biting finish’ Chris Simms ‘Bites into you like the rough twine of a hangman’s noose and refuses to let go. Tautly plotted, brilliantly realised, this is further proof that Michael Wood is only going to get better and better. The Hangman’s Hold is going to be big…’ Neil Broadfoot Praise for Michael Wood: ‘You can count on Michael Wood to deliver a deliciously twisted and intriguing plot, leading to a surprise ending by a likeable and very real protagonist, Matilda Darke’ Yrsa Sigurdardottir ‘She is the perfect heroine’ Elly Griffiths ‘A pitch-black concept, tightly delivered and played at exhilarating pace’ Paul Finch ‘Crackling dialogue, dark wit and an exciting ending. Recommended if you liked Happy Valley’ Mark Edwards ‘DCI Matilda Darke is going places’ James Oswald ‘A compelling, addictive read, it’s hard to put down. I really enjoyed getting to know DCI Matilda Darke. She's strong character with real depth’ Robert Bryndza, bestselling author of THE GIRL IN THE ICE ‘A beautifully written book with a dark heart and a secret that impacts on generations’ Sarah Ward