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Winding Road

By: Clare Sladden
Narrated by: Dacre Montgomery, Yael Stone, Noni Hazelhurst, David Berry, Bernard Fanning, Clementine Ford
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  • Summary

  • Famous musician William Hamilton, vanished from the Maleny Hinterlands in 1994 under puzzling circumstances — no one has seen or heard from him since. When two podcasters, Adam and Simon, decide to solve the 25-year-old mystery, they travel with Lilly, William’s youngest daughter, to the secluded Hamilton estate for a long weekend. Lilly has granted the pair unprecedented access to the reclusive Gloria, William’s wife, who hasn’t given an interview since he disappeared. But when they arrive, they find Gloria in a state of mental decline and they’re not the only ones searching for answers. Lilly’s older sister, Norah – a musician who lives in the shadow of her absent father – is desperate to discover the truth from Gloria before it’s lost for good. Yet William’s sister Rachel is fiercely uncooperative and there even seems to be an intruder on the property. The deeper Adam and Simon get with their investigation, the more the lines between voyeur and subject become blurred. As events reach a shattering climax, it becomes clear that somebody is willing to go to violent lengths to uncover the dark secrets at the heart of this famous family....

    Written and directed by Clare Sladden and performed by a stellar cast including Dacre Montgomery (Stranger Things), Yael Stone (Orange Is the New Black), Noni Hazlehurst (The End), David Berry (Outlander), Anna McGahan (Picnic at Hanging Rock), Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger), Gabrielle Rogers (All Saints) with original music performed by Bernard Fanning and Elana Stone (All Our Exes Live In Texas) and with special guest Clementine Ford (Fight Like a Girl).

    Please note: contains strong language and adult content.
    ©2020 Loveology Films Pty Ltd and Broken Head Productions (P)2020 Audible Australia Pty Ltd
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Episodes
  • Ep 1: Euterpe

    Ep 1: Euterpe
    Nov 23 2020

    Singer/songwriter William Hamilton disappeared 25 years ago and now two true-crime podcasters want to solve the mystery. Adam and Simon uncover a sensational new piece of evidence in the cold case and set their course for the Hamilton estate.
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    44 mins
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  • Ep 2: Polyhymnia

    Ep 2: Polyhymnia
    Nov 23 2020

    Adam, Simon and Lilly arrive at Wisteria to interview Gloria Hamilton, but find a woman in the throes of dementia. Their access is restricted by William’s sister Rachel and his eldest daughter Norah, until a photograph raises questions that only Gloria can answer.
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    38 mins
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  • Ep 3: Terpsichore

    Ep 3: Terpsichore
    Nov 23 2020

    With Norah on-side, Adam and Simon are granted the first interview with Gloria since her husband disappeared. A trip across the mountains solves one mystery but raises plenty of difficult questions – and then an intruder is found on the property.
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    39 mins
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Lines are blurred and dark secrets fiercely protected in the search for truth. Filled with twists, turns, and—surprisingly—tunes, Winding Road is a thriller podcast so compelling you will need to remind yourself it’s fiction.

Winding Road is an Australian homegrown production and not your typical mystery story. Follow the tale of two investigative podcasters who set out to solve a decades-old crime: the vanishing of a musician at the height of his fame. Original music and an original plot set the scene and will keep you riveted. Byron Shire born-and-bred Clare Sladden wrote and directed this Audible exclusive, which is narrated and performed by a celebrated Australian multicast, including Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger) and Yael Stone (Orange Is the New Black).

Produced by Audible Original and Screen Queensland, Winding Road was studio recorded with socially distanced cast members in Brisbane and Sydney. With production taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic, there were temperature checks, untouched scripts, and distanced microphones behind the scenes. Not your typical production process for not your typical fiction podcast.

Download Winding Road for a performance that will have you hooked from the first note and plot twist ‘til the stunning end. This Australian produced podcast can aptly be described as thrilling, gripping, entertaining, and altogether unique.

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Captivating Original Thriller

Easy to forget this murder-mystery isn't a true story. Beautifully performed by the cast and written and produced in a way that blurs the line between real-life and fiction with unnerving ease. A great listen!

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Outstanding so realistic

Absolutely loved this podcast. I genuinely believed in the story. Will definitely give it another go soon

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Compelling Listen

Really enjoyed this book, the presentation, the cast were all superb, the plot and surprises were awesome. Thanks.

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A Gripping Mystery

The interwoven original music is a beautiful addition to this intriguing thriller. Wonderfully written, it hooks you in with complex characters and great performances. I was desperate for answers and it delivered!

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Would recommend, the end can be triggering though

I was really gripped by this story, initially I thought it was going to be a pompous over the top nonsense type of story but I stuck with it in bed at night, the acting was really good and I have a very vivid imagination which this sparked so well I could image every detail in my mind as though I was watching it rather than just listening, but it had a better feel being able to go into my imagination as I suffer from anxiety and like being able to actually escape into my own mind rather than feel trapped in it, it’s a welcome relief as I said until the end and personally finding it quite triggering via emotions, but I would defo recommend listening to this and it’s free so why not!

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Excellent podcast!

Loved it though didn't read it properly before I started it so when I tried to Google information halfway through I discovered it was fiction! It was so convincing!
The only bit I didn't get along with was the Simon story. No spoilers but thought that a bit far fetched whereas the rest highly believable. To the point where I'd buy a Nora cd! Excellent!

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story & music great

thoroughly enjoyed this story and didn't guess what was to come - well worth the listen.

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my first podcast - fabulous intro!

this is the first podcast I've listened to and I really enjoyed it. some of the performance was a bit wooden but not sure if its the actual recording or actors but a hugely emotive subject. fascinating insight into what happened and will inspire me to listen to noras music now.

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Enjoyable and easy to follow.

Really enjoyed this and got swept up in the story. Easy to listen to and I listened to the whole story in one day.

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Interesting!

Enjoyed it. Original approach and held my interest. Thumbs up from me. Will try another sometime.

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