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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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  • 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.

    This original podcast is 10 episodes in total, please begin with “ Ep 1: Euterpe”.

    ©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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I can't say enough positive about this

Thank you so much for an audio that captured my attention right off, pulled me in and let me feel like a part of the pod cast listeners. I pride my self on being able to see what is coming in a mystery or drama, the twist in this one caught me by surprise and I loved it. Excellent story, AMAZING performances, the songs..... so great - I want a soundtrack! I wish I knew of another audio right now that would leave me just as satisfied as this one did. Thank you to all involved.

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Amazing

This is by far the best podcast I have listened to. Thank you for sharing your story

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Captivating, Immersive & Addicting

I can’t say enough about “Winding Road”! I was looking for something heady and mysterious to get me through a 12 hour road trip. I wanted something engaging that I could disappear in for a long time. On a recommendation from a friend I gave a listen and could not be happier. The writing is top notch, and the PERFORMANCES... Dacre Montgomery and the entire cast are thrilling. Binged it all right away, couldn’t stop. Still thinking my own thoughts in an Australian accent! :o)

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A great listen!

I really enjoyed this series. It had a couple of twists and turns that I didn’t see coming. Well written, well performed and well produced. It was great to hear two of my favorites from the television show A Place To Call Home (David and Noni) together again for this production.

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Exceptional!

The story, the narrators!! It definitely doesn’t have the ending your expecting, at least not for me. I forgot for a minute that it wasn’t a real podcast about real people. Looking forward to more from Clare, and the team of narrators!!

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fabulous fabulous

wonderful. I love when a story is a podcast or a podcast is a story. depends how you look at it this having the music was a nice bonus. I would actually listen to a soundtrack in a min. this reminded me of Alex Woodard and his book for the sender. it also includes songs that are fabulous. I didn't want this to end and it's going to be hard to find another like it. thanks for a great story. even if I did figure it out ,🙂

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Compelling and heartbreaking

All I can say is the story of all the people involved was very sad and I want to thank everyone for the tell. May you all rise to live another beautiful day!!!!!!

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Another Superb Audio Drama

This was another superb audio drama podcast from Audible. The story of a legendary music artist missing for over 25 years leads two podcast hosts on a mission to find out what happened. Along with two of the artist’s daughters, one of which is an artist in her own right, they will discover dark secrets that lead to a dangerous path. Excellent cast and production and original music is included. Twists and turns you don’t see coming, it’s better than some of the newer thrillers I’ve listened to on Audible. I love these and hope they keep coming.

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Boring

Took way too long to develop and could not finish. Story wasn’t terrible but just seemed dragged out too long.

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Interesting story, average script, OK performances (when can we finally leave behind whimpering, sobbing female characters?). What's bizarre is that it seems to be patting itself on the back for exposing misogyny, without actually crediting the weight of its devastation, or really exploring it; the rape of a 10-year-old female is an offhand comment tossed off as barely a ripple of water under the bridge. Controlling/manipulative/gaslighting male behavior is depicted, but not deconstructed (essential to understanding and preventing it, which should be the goal)

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