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The Fireground

By: Dervla McTiernan
Narrated by: Ben Chapple, Harriet Gordon-Anderson
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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.
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Absorbing story.

Loved the story, the characters really pulled at the heartstrings. Definitely worth a listen. Love all Dervla’s books, have listened to them all, can’t wait for the next one.

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Really kept my interest

The narrator was excellent as always
The story line was quite moving and interesting
And the ending was what I hoped for,not wanting to spoil it for other readers
Well worth a credit

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Excellent story - heartbreaking in places.

Believable characters and moving storyline. Narration good too. Recommend especially as in the plus catalogue. Will look out more from author

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Loved the Australian accent

Available on audible plus.
Very character driven story with a mystery thrown in. It was enjoyable and entertaining.

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Good book, but....

Narration was excellent.
The book got interesting at the end but too much time was spent establishing the backgrounds of the main characters. I nearly stopped listening. However, it became very good about halfway through and I enjoyed listening to it.

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Enthralling, dramatic, suspenseful, brilliant.

Compelling, occasionally shocking plot. Sympathetic characters. Another outstanding novel, Dervla. Loved it. More please!

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Another great book

There is something about Dervlas writing that just makes it that more gripping than many others. Another great story line and well narrated book. I look forward to the next release

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Dervla McTiernan writes great stories!

Another belter of a book from Dervla McTiernan. I've previously enjoyed both here series and standalones and this one is great too. Her characters are always expertly created and the stories build and develop so well. I didn't want this one to end.

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Dervla McTiernan’s Books

Dervla is an excellent author and I’ve enjoyed reading all of her books so far. I look forward to reading more of her books in the future.

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Great storyline

loved this unusual storyline, with some twists to keep me hooked, difficult to switch off. and even though set in Australia ot was easy to work out any unknown Australian words.
i will be looking for more books from Dervla.

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