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The Impossible Thing

By: Belinda Bauer
Narrated by: Phil Dunster
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From the exceptionally original mind of CWA Gold Dagger Award winner and Booker longlisted author Belinda Bauer comes this sweeping tale of obsession, greed, ambition, and a crime that has remained unsolved for a hundred years.

How do you find something that doesn’t exist?

1926. On the cliffs of Yorkshire, men are lowered on ropes to steal the eggs of the sea birds who nest there. The most beautiful are sold for large sums. A small girl—penniless and neglected by her family—retrieves one such treasure. Its discovery will forever alter the course of her life.

A century later. In a remote cottage in Wales, Patrick Fort finds his friend, Nick, and his mother tied up and robbed. The only thing missing: a carved case containing an incredible scarlet egg. Doggedly attempting to retrieve it, Patrick and Nick discover the cruel world of egg trafficking, and soon find themselves on the trail of a priceless collection of eggs lost to history. Until now.

A taut, wonderfully imagined novel brimming with skullduggery at every turn, The Impossible Thing is a blazing testament to Belinda Bauer’s status as one of our greatest living crime writers.

©2025 Belinda Bauer (P)2025 Dreamscape Media
Crime Fiction Historical Mystery Thriller & Suspense
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Such enjoyable listening

I was riveted by The story line and the narrator was outstanding . Highly recommend. Will search for other writing by this arthur

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Highly recommendable

I’m lazy about writing these reviews, but I’ve liked everything I’ve read/listened to by this author, and this is no exception. It’s a really well written, edited and narrated book.

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Brilliant writing and performance

She's done it again ... another fantastic book. This my third book by Ms. Bauer, each one unique and enthralling. She is equally adept at weaving plot, characters, fiction and fact.

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A perfect mix of an excellent narrator, a fascinating mystery, and immediately engaging characters

Toggling between places in time can sometimes be annoying, but not here. ALL the characters are interesting so I was happy in both worlds. A deeply satisfying experience. I look forward to more from this author and this narrator.

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Loved this ! Read all her books !

I loved this bc it educated me ( on birds eggs etc ) as I read it . She’s been a favorite of mine since I read “rubbernecker” ( Blackwells in Oxford clerk highly recommended in 2022)

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𝗜 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗕𝗮𝘂𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀. 𝗦𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗜 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗽𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆. 𝗜 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗷𝗼𝗲. 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘀. 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝗜'𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿.

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