This is a new feature I am going to attempt to do on my blog, where I talk about a book series I have really enjoyed! It wouldn’t be far for me to not start off with this!
I have read all four books in this series and I feel that I haven’t given these as much attention as they deserve! I will try and keep this short but I love these books.
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.
I would have loved to have heard this one on audio, but I guess having it signed is the second best thing. This book was in my top ten read of 2019! And I think his other books which I have read since will also follow.
This series is like nothing I have read before, as each book is a true crime podcast series where the journalist Scott King examines a case that has never been solved. I loved all the different character’s in this book each one is as complex as the other and they all have secrets to hide from what really happened on that night in 1997. A theme that does run though Matt’s book is the “could there be something paranormal happening” and it’s all ghosts and evil spirts.
I got to listen to the next book in the series on audible
A family massacre, A deluded murderess, Five witnesses, Six stories, Which one is true?
One cold November night in 2014, in a small town in the north west of England, 21-year-old Arla Macleod bludgeoned her mother, father and younger sister to death with a hammer, in an unprovoked attack known as the Macleod Massacre.
Now incarcerated at a medium-security mental-health institution, Arla will speak to no one but Scott King, an investigative journalist, whose Six Stories podcasts have become an internet sensation.
King finds himself immersed in an increasingly complex case, interviewing five witnesses and Arla herself, as he questions whether Arla’s responsibility for the massacre was a diminished as her legal team made out.
As he unpicks the stories, he finds himself thrust into a world of deadly forbidden ‘games’, online trolls, and the mysterious black-eyed kids, whose presence seems to extend far beyond the delusions of a murderess…
Have read the first book I was contently looking for clues as to why Arla killed her family and I wasn’t left disappointed, this book also touches on a lot of mental health issues that the younger generation are suffering more and more with today.
Without wanting to give to much away Scott finds himself in new tertiary with this book having just been a podcast that had a couple of listens and not the thousands he now has since book one. Matt also shows us how this sudden fame is effecting Scott and how he deals with it and is pretty much ready to throw in the towel.
I am going to skip Changelling for now as that is the book I have most recently read. When The Beast came up as on sale through ebook having enjoyed the first two so much I went and purchased it!
A frozen girl, A haunted town, A deadly challenge
Six Stories, Which one is true?In the wake of the ‘Beast from the East’ cold snap that ravaged the UK in 2018, a grisly discovery was made in a ruin on the Northumbrian coast. Twenty-four-year-old Vlogger, Elizabeth Barton, had been barricaded inside what locals refer to as ‘The Vampire Tower’, where she was later found frozen to death.
Three young men, part of an alleged ‘cult’, were convicted of this terrible crime, which they described as a ‘prank gone wrong’. However, in the small town of Ergarth, questions have been raised about the nature of Elizabeth Barton’s death and whether the three convicted youths were even responsible.
Elusive online journalist Scott King speaks to six witnesses – people who knew both the victim and the three killers – to peer beneath the surface of the case. He uncovers whispers of a shocking online craze that held the young of Ergarth in its thrall and drove them to escalate a series of pranks in the name of internet fame. He hears of an abattoir on the edge of town, which held more than simple slaughter behind its walls, the tragic and chilling legend of the ‘Ergarth Vampire…
Again this book is something different to the last. Matt only has one centre character that needs to be carried over onto the next book unlike others (me!) who had a multitude of them all baying for there five minutes of book fame.
In Matt’s books he also deal with a lot of topics that are at the fore front of peoples minds, this one deals with the price of fame and the YouTube generation which is no doubt going to get worse now Tik-Tok has come along.
All the way through this book there is alot of questioning about vampires and evil spirts could real human beings be so cruel?
Now there is a massive clue in this book about what happens in Changeling when one of the character’s says to Scott that what happened in the last podcast was “heavy” I think the word was and I will tell you now what comes in Changeling I wasn’t prepared for.
A missing child, A family in denial, Six witnesses, Six stories, Which one is true?
On Christmas Eve in 1988, seven-year-old Alfie Marsden vanished in the dark Wentshire Forest Pass, when his father, Sorrel, stopped the car to investigate a mysterious knocking sound. No trace of the child, nor his remains, have ever been found. Alfie Marsden was declared officially dead in 1995.
Elusive online journalist, Scott King, whose ‘Six Stories’ podcasts have become an internet sensation, investigates the disappearance, interviewing six witnesses, including Sorrel and his ex-partner, to try to find out what really happened that fateful night. Journeying through the trees of the Wentshire Forest – a place synonymous with strange sightings, and tales of hidden folk who dwell there, he talks to a company that tried and failed to build a development in the forest, and a psychic who claims to know what happened to the little boy…
The people I spoke to while reading this said this one was the best but trust me I was not prepared for this and you know me, I SOBBED for a good hour reading this, through the authors note at the end and into the acknowledgments. HOLY F*****G SHIT and last book I cried this much to was “I let you go” by Claire Mackintosh if I Changeling in paper back it would be hidden away with I let you go for it’s own safety!
This book like the rest of the series manages to deals with an issue that is very much going on in society and I think this one touched me more than the others. What happened to the boy and where is he now? Because everything that people are saying don’t add up unless ghost and witches are real! Then we are all screwed!
The end of the book explains it all, be but prepared as it isn’t what you will be expecting!!!
From following Matt on twitter I have learned that there is a fifth book due at the end of the year..
A shamed pop star, A devastating fire, Six witnesses, Six stories, Which one is true?
When pop megastar Zach Crystal dies in a fire at his remote mansion, his mysterious demise rips open the bitter divide between those who adored his music and his endless charity work, and those who viewed him as a despicable predator, who manipulated and abused young and vulnerable girls.
Online journalist, Scott King, whose ‘Six Stories’ podcasts have become an internet sensation, investigates the accusations of sexual abuse and murder that were levelled at Crystal before he died. But as Scott begins to ask questions and rakes over old graves, some startling inconsistencies emerge: Was the fire at Crystal’s remote home really an accident? Whose remains – still unidentified – were found in the ashes? Why was he never officially charged?
Dark, chillingly topical and deeply thought-provoking, Deity is both an explosive thriller and a startling look at how heroes can fall from grace and why we turn a blind eye to even the most heinous of crimes…
I am in no doubt this will be just as good as the others…
It can be pre ordered from all online retailers but I am going to drop the amazon link as I can find that one easily!
A Story About A Girl 
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