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Elusive online journalist Scott King investigates the murder of a teenager at an outward bound centre, in the first episode of the critically acclaimed, international bestselling Six Stories series…

For fans of Serial

‘Bold, clever and genuinely chilling’ Sunday Mirror

‘Haunting, horrifying, and heartrending. Fans of Arthur Machen, whose unsettling tale The White People provides an epigraph, will want to check this one out’ Publishers Weekly

’Wonderfully horrifying … the suspense crackles’ James Oswald

‘A complex and subtle mystery, unfolding like dark origami to reveal the black heart inside’ Michael Marshall Smith

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One body
Six stories
Which one is true?
1997. Scarclaw Fell. The body of teenager Tom Jeffries is found at an outward bound centre. Verdict? Misadventure. But not everyone is convinced. And the truth of what happened in the beautiful but eerie fell is locked in the memories of the tight-knit group of friends who embarked on that fateful trip, and the flimsy testimony of those living nearby.

2017. Enter elusive investigative journalist Scott King, whose podcast examinations of complicated cases have rivalled the success of Serial, with his concealed identity making him a cult internet figure. In a series of six interviews, King attempts to work out how the dynamics of a group of idle teenagers conspired with the sinister legends surrounding the fell to result in Jeffries’ mysterious death. And who’s to blame…

As every interview unveils a new revelation, you’ll be forced to work out for yourself how Tom Jeffries died, and who is telling the truth.

A chilling, unpredictable and startling thriller, Six Stories is also a classic murder mystery with a modern twist, and a devastating ending.

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Praise for the Six Stories series

‘A genuine genre-bending debut’ Carla McKay, Daily Mail

'Impeccably crafted and gripping from start to finish’ Doug Johnstone, The Big Issue

Matt Wesolowski brilliantly depicts a desperate and disturbed corner of north-east England in which paranoia reigns and goodness is thwarted … an exceptional storyteller' Andrew Michael Hurley

‘Beautifully written, smart, compassionate – and scary as hell. Matt Wesolowski is one of the most exciting and original voices in crime fiction’ Alex North

‘Original, inventive and dazzlingly clever’ Fiona Cummins

‘It’s a relentless & original work of modern rural noir which beguiles & unnerves in equal measure. Matt Wesolowski is a major talent’ Eva Dolan

‘Endlessly inventive and with literary thrills a-plenty, Matt Wesolowski is boldly carving his own uniquely dark niche in fiction’ Benjamin Myers

‘Disturbing, compelling and atmospheric, it will terrify and enthral you in equal measure’ M W Craven

‘Readers of Kathleen Barber’s Are You Sleeping and fans of Ruth Ware will enjoy this slim but compelling novel’ Booklist

‘A relentless and original work of modern rural noir which beguiles and unnerves in equal measure. Matt Wesolowski is a major talent’ Eva Dolan

‘With a unique structure, an ingenious plot and so much suspense you can’t put it down, this is the very epitome of a must-read’ Heat

‘Wonderfully atmospheric. Matt Wesolowski is a skilled storyteller with a unique voice. Definitely one to watch’ Mari Hannah

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'Impeccably crafted and gripping from start to finish’ , The Big Issue --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Matt Wesolowski is an author from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in the UK. He is an English tutor for young people in care. Matt started his writing career in horror, and his short horror fiction has been published in numerous UK- an US-based anthologies such as Midnight Movie Creature, Selfies from the End of the World, Cold Iron and many more. His novella, The Black Land, a horror set on the Northumberland coast, was published in 2013. Matt was a winner of the Pitch Perfect competition at Bloody Scotland Crime Writing Festival in 2015. His debut thriller, Six Stories, was an Amazon bestseller in the USA, Canada, the UK and Australia, and a WHSmith Fresh Talent pick, and film rights were sold to a major Hollywood studio. Hydra, was published in 2018 and became an international bestseller.
Follow Matt on Twitter @ConcreteKraken and on his website: mjwesolowskiauthor.wordpress.com --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN : B01MXTCYE9
Publisher : ORENDA BOOKS (20 December 2016)
Language : English
File size : 425 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 210 pages

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Maz

Missed the mark for me.

Reviewed in Australia on 5 January 2018

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You know that person who constantly interrupts when you’re trying to speak so that there’s no flow or balance in the conversation? That’s the narrator in this story. For the first couple of chapters I found it so irritating that at one stage I was tempted to give up on it, the only thing that swayed me to persevere was my curiosity to see whether the original style used to tell the story would add anything extra to the experience but, in the end, I was somewhat disappointed. The characters were wishy-washy and what began to take shape as a curious storyline fell flat right at the last hurdle. I’d give it two and a half stars if I could because the middle of the book got into an enjoyable rhythm that seemed promising but, as said, was let down with an ending that was, for me, a bit silly.

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C Knight

Podcasts and intrigue

Reviewed in Australia on 25 March 2017

When I heard Kate Moloney of Bibliophile Book Club recommending Six Stories on the #TwoCrimeWritersandaMicrophone podcast just before Christmas, it went straight on my wishlist. When the lovely Karen Sullivan (Mrs Orenda Books) asked for volunteers for the blog tour and my extremely accommodating and Noelle at #Crimebookjunkie said I could host a stop on the tour, I was a very happy bunny. Little did I know what I was letting myself in for.

Six Stories is written in a very different way to 99% of books I’ve read; six podcasts each separated by a chapter of dialogue. The podcasts are essentially interviews with a group of people who were friends as teenagers but drifted apart when tragedy struck the group on a weekend away a hunting lodge when one of their friends goes missing. The interspersed chapters come from the perspective of the son of the owner of the lodge and who found the missing boy’s body in the surrounding marshland.

It took me a chapter and a half a podcast to get into the story, just because it was written so differently – everything is in the first person so it jumps perspective between the chapters and the podcast interviews. But once I settled into this atmospheric novel, I could see what Kate meant about the story. Normally I am a skim reader, have been all my life (and yes I do take in the story this way) but Six Stories made me slow down and savour the dark tale. The story deserved my full attention so I didn’t read in the same way I’ve read most of my other books. I couldn’t dip in and out of it, I had to wait until my boys were in bed to be able to give it my total concentration and attention. I had to make sure I got to the end of a podcast or the end of a chapter – I was reluctant to stop reading part way through a section, even if there was a break in the story telling.

Oh lordy I can’t continue without mentioning the very sinister mythical Naana Wrack. This legendary individual sent shivers down my spine as she appeared more throughout the story! And oh the goosebumps for the finale of the story!!!! Matt Wesolowski has created a creepy tale that keeps you guessing!!

I’m not a huge fan of audio books but given the way this story is told, I think it would make very interesting listening. This was reinforced when I heard the author doing a reading at the recent Orenda Roadshow when he put on different voices for his reading!

A massive thank you to Karen Sullivan of Orenda Books for giving me a copy of Six Stories. Six Stories is a creepy tale that will stay with me and will more than likely be one of my #TopReads for 2017!!

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S Riaz

Six Stories

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 January 2017

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I am an avid reader and crime is, undoubtedly, my favourite genre. Over the years, it is unusual for me to say that the book I was reading was truly something different, but I really think this is a bold and original novel and it works really well. The novel is set out as a series of podcast episodes, rather like “Serial,” in which the mysterious, masked host, Scott King, takes cold cases and interviews those involved to allow listeners to come to their own conclusions.

This novel is, therefore, set out as six podcast episodes, interspersed with musings from Henry Saint Clement-Ramsey, who discovered the body of the victim near the Woodlands Centre, owned by his father at the delightfully named, Scarclaw Fell. The basic premise is that twenty years ago, the body was found of a missing teenager, who had been staying at the Woodlands Centre with a group called Rangers, which consisted of parents who visited the centre with children and teenagers, to introduce them to the wonders of nature.

Of course, as you can imagine, all is not as idyllic within the group as it appeared from the outside. One of the adults, Derek Bickers, whose daughter Eva was on that particular trip, has long felt blamed for events. Others, like local man, Haris Novak, were viewed with suspicion and, indeed, any of those interviewed could be suspects… As the podcasts continue we hear of the dynamics between the teenagers on that fateful visit, of what Henry and his friends were doing that night when they discovered the body of Tom Jeffries and of the rumours of the Beast of Belkeld, said to warn children from the dangerous fells.

This is a very original debut from author Matt Wesolowski. I will certainly look out for this promising authors new work and I enjoyed this very much. A must read for crime fans.

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Wow!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 April 2019

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Wow! Right, where to begin? I have never before read a book quite like this one. It is written as a podcast, entitled 'Six Stories', presented by Scott King, who works hard at hiding his identity. It is a true crime podcast, where over six episodes, Scott looks back at an old crime, wherever had an element of mystery to it. Each episode includes the testimony of someone connected in some way to the incident or individual involved.

In this case teenager Tom Jeffries went missing from an activity weekend with other teenagers and a coup couple of adults, but his body was not found until some time later. In each episode, we learn something new and can draw our own conclusions as we go along. And some of what we learn is very creepy and scary indeed.

The podcast presentation is genius. I totally felt that I was listening to it rather than reading the words on the page. R could hear the voices of the speakers. It was totally absorbing. And Scarclaw Fell is a character in itself. Man, that place is terrifying and threatening! Made me shiver big time! It feels very real - I googled it to see if it existed - I'll leave you to check yourself.

Likewise, all the people featured seem so real - the dialogue reads just as you would hear people taking part in a conversation. And as we learn more about Tom Jeffries and that fateful night, we earn more about these individuals, with the exception of Scott King himself.

The story shows a familiarity with folklore and takes of witchcraft. The tales featured again seem very real but, this time, I was too spooked to check! I know I'll be hiding under the covers the next time the wind gets up though!

It wasn't a surprise to discover that Wesolowski has a background in horror - it shines through - but as a genre debut, this is phenomenal. It's well paced, intelligent, absorbing, beautifully written, atmospheric, dark and creepy as anything. And I did not see that ending coming - blew me away! I can't believe I waited so long to read it, and I can't wait to read the next books in the Six Stories series.

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Dark and suspenseful

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 March 2017

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I was drawn into this dark, suspenseful powerful thriller almost immediately and it held my interest throughout.
Hard to believe that this book is a debut because it is just so good. The writer must have been hiding away for years perfecting his craft, or he's a natural born writer. I suspect the latter applies.
Something that is known to most police officers or anyone connected to the legal profession is the disparity between eyewitness accounts to any event. This difference of accounts is the core of the narrative and builds up the tension, while we the reader tries to decide who was the guilty party and what exactly happened on a fateful night when a young man went missing, only for his body to emerge a year later.
A group of young people, The Rangers, some of whom have known each other for years via family connections gather every so often at a remote lodge to enjoy the countryside and their shared friendship. The dynamics of the group are altered with a tragic outcome when a troubled young man with a history of minor offending joins their group.
Some years later, each member of the group, plus the parent who organised the meet-ups, and the current owner of the land, gives their account of events leading up to the night one of them went missing via Skype to a Podcaster whose podcasts about the incident cause a resurgence in public interest, with the nation eagerly keeping up with the Six Stories and hoping to find out at last what exactly had happened.
In the background to this, almost as a sub-plot, is the belief that there was some ethereal, unwholesome, evil being roaming the area, a belief built up by local rumour and exaggerated scary tale telling that all adds to the spooky tense feel of the book.
I just wanted everyone to go away while I was reading this and leave me in peace to read it.
Outstanding 5***** from me.
Thanks to Orenda publisher for my copy in exchange for an honest review

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Swords and Spectres

Addictive reading

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 June 2020

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Six Stories is unlike any mystery novel I’ve ever read. It’s not a high-octane thrill ride, but more of a constantly interesting and always intriguing case that you don’t want to put down.

I’m a huge podcast addict so the ‘told over the course of six podcast episodes’ format really appealed to me and I feel the author worked it really well in that respect.

You get the feeling, at the start of every chapter that each person is either going to be average and uninteresting or just tell you the same story over and over for 300+ pages. Fortunately, that’s not the case. Each story is similar, yet, due to being viewed from a different set of eyes, distinctly different.

Six Stories feels like you’re reading a true crime that isn’t a true crime. You also get a sense of empathy with the characters. I, personally, was glad the dead kid was dead from the start (that’s no spoiler, it’s in the blurb) and, because I kept getting that true crime feeling I kept feeling bad for the whole ‘thinking ill of the dead’ thing. Then I’d realise it wasn’t real and I could go back to being happy he got what he got.

I normally judge a thriller/mystery based on if I can guess who did it or what’s going to happen. If I can guess the end, completely, then it’s never going to score above a 4 as, to some extent, the book has failed. With Six Stories I felt that I knew what was going to happen, felt proud for working it out, only to discover what I guessed was only half of a pretty damn unpredictable ending. So, 5 out of 5.

Six Stories is a mixture of clever storytelling and clever POVs (the modern day land owner POV was particularly interesting and a nice touch.

All in all, it was one heck of a read and I look forward to carrying the series on in the future.

My only real complaint is that it’s got quite a few typos. Either the editor/proofreader needs to be worked harder or paid less.

Ps.

It has one hell of a clever and beautiful cover. Love how the trees double as a sound wave.

Zoé

Dark, suspenseful and so refreshing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 November 2019

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This audiobook and book demands your respect and your time! I can imagine reading this book was intense but listening to the audiobook was just crazy! As the book is a series of podcasts, each chapter depicting the events from a different person’s point of view with interludes to the past and the discovery of the body. When listening to the audiobook, each character was “played” by a different actor and giving life to them. The fact this was an audiobook, you can not speed through the book, you have to wait for the narration to play out so when the intensity is ramped up you have to wait patiently for it all to play out. So when the fall out happens it shocked me and I think a few time I said Holy frogs in my car. I was forever wishing for traffic on my way to work so I didn’t have to stop listening! I also had to keep googling Six Stories because it felt so real. I felt like this podcast was telling us a story that actually happened, this is kudos to Matt’s writing for sure!

It is great to meet Scott King and his introduction to his podcast, taking us down memory lane to an unsolved murder that happened 20 years ago, not trying to solve the crime and discover the murderer of Tom Jeffries but to understand what happened that fateful day. Scott is there to put the demons to rest, or he is there to stir them up again?

I love the character building in this. You have a podcast episode devoted to the one person and Scott interviewing them. You learn about what makes them tick and slowly but surely they drop bombshells in their interview, revealing things they probably shouldn’t be. Could one of them be the murderer? From the initial interviews, it is clear that not everyone remembers everything clearly that happened that night. Memories get twisted and confused and information is withheld. Information to help us make more informed decisions, every one of them is a liability, and who doesn’t love the unreliable witness!

This book was creepy with the folklore around the marsh and this is one thing that Matt does so effortlessly. He blurs the line of reality and the paranormal, making you question what happened that night with Tom? There were times when I had goosebumps with the more supernatural side of things, two words – Nanna Wrack and this is something I love, I mean who doesn’t enjoy a good scare!

Six Stories is such a compelling read and listen, I loved the format of the podcast, to me, it was refreshing. I was hooked, the parts were played perfectly and everyone got the voices to a T. The fact as well that I was enthralled by everyone’s story, the mystery behind Tom and what happened that night that when there was a big reveal I just DID NOT see it coming! And again those frogs that are holy appeared!! It is creepy and atmospheric, you feel unsettled and cold especially when you experience the nights around the marsh. It gets completely under your skin and I love a book that can do that to you. I am glad I listened to this because one of the main things I loved, which I also moaned about, is the speed at which everything unfurled. The fact it was dictated to me to how fast the book went added to all and trepidation that I felt.

I still have Hydra to read, but after Six Stories and Changeling, I am WAY excited for Beast and to see what is in store for us next!

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