SONGBIRD

General Fiction Detective & Mystery Stories

By Josephine Cox

Synopsis

In 1976, Madeleine is a young and vibrant girl, singing in a club and in love. But murder lies ahead that will force her to vanish and live looking over her shoulder. 20 years later, just when she thinks her life is truly over, the kindness of one young girl brings her back from the brink of total devastation.

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Narrator	Carole Boyd
Length	10hrs 40mins
Catalogue No.	8590
Publisher	BBC Audio

Other audiobooks by Josephine Cox

ALLEY URCHIN

By 1870 Emma Grady has spent seven years as a convict in Australia. Now, having earned her ticket of leave, she lives for the day when she will return to England, to face those who cheated and betrayed her. And to Marlow Tanner, the man she loves, and whose tragic child she had borne and lost. Book 2 of the trilogy.

THE BEACHCOMBER

Summer 1952 and in west bay Tom Arnold is trying to recover from the devastating loss of his wife and children when a car deliberately ploughed into their's. Kathy Wilson fled to the house she inherited there after a showdown with her mother. As the two start to rebuild their lives their happiness is still marred by the jealousy of others. Some explicit sexual content.

BLOOD BROTHERS

Frank and Joe Arnold are brothers but very different characters. Alice Jacobs becomes engaged to Frank, only to discover his devious and brutal nature after their marriage. Meanwhile Joe has fallen for Alice and catastrophe looms over the family.

BORN BAD

18 years ago Harry made a decision that drove him from the place he knew and loved. During the intervening years, he was haunted by what happened when he was a boy. He had never forgotten that girl with the laughing eyes. Now Harry is heading back. He needs to know the outcome of what happened all those years ago.

THE BROKEN MAN

Edward Carter is a bully of a man, who inspires fear in the hearts of all who meet him. For his 12 year old son Adam, an only child with no friends, nor any self confidence, his only support comes in the shape of Phil Wallis, the school bus driver. But a terrible tragedy is unfolding, and it is one that will bind them together forever.

A DAUGHTER'S RETURN

Florence Stanville is a woman with a past. When she moves to Guisethorpe on the east coast of England, the townsfolk are intrigued by the glamorous and mysterious stranger, with her flame-red hair and abrupt manners. Florence doesn’t care about the gossips – she’s drawn to the peaceful seaside town by the pull of her childhood, when she lived for a brief but happy time with her beloved late mother. The riddle of those days remains and now Florence can only snatch at half-remembered memories and shadowy figures in her dreams. As Florence is reluctantly drawn into the lives of her new neighbours, the layers of her own life are revealed, though it’s clear not everyone wishes her well. Far from finding peace, Florence has found instead turmoil and secrets. Can she put the pieces of her past together, or will it remain a closed book forever…?

DIVORCED AND DEADLY

After years spent with ‘the dreaded Laura’ Ben is finally free! A new divorcee he can’t wait to get back in the game and sets about writing a list of all the things he has to do: But being single isn't all it's cracked up to be....

A FAMILY SECRET

Although she's surrounded by a loving family, Marie feels lost - she has been carrying a secret for years, one that could ruin lives and the guilt she feels weighs heavily. Her granddaughter, Cathy, is in the first flush of love, but the secret Marie is about to tell her will not only change her future but rewrite her past.

THE GILDED CAGE

Leonard Mears is a successful, hard hearted businessman, who brutally presides over his family. He also has a dark secret, an illegitimate child who is now determined to seek him out!

JESSICA'S GIRL

After the death of her mother, Phoebe Mulligan has no choice but to move to Blackburn and throw herself on the mercy of her uncle Edward. Unfortunately she is unaware of the guilty secret of her uncle’s past.

JINNIE

Louise has raised Jinnie since she was abandoned by Susan, Louise's sister. Over the years Louise and Jinnie develop a close relationship but this is threatened when Susan decides she wants Jinnie back.

LIVING A LIE

Kitty is sent to an orphanage after her parents' death and meets Georgie, but can she ever forget her childhood sweetheart?

LOOKING BACK

When her mother disappears, and her father rejects his responsibilities, eighteen year old Molly is forced to choose between her sweetheart or caring for her five siblings. She has to put the children first and her life will never be the same again.

LOVERS AND LIARS

Emily and John, childhood sweethearts, were secretly planning a life together, but were cruelly forced apart. They each try to forget the other, and their lives take very different paths, but when history threatens to repeat itself, Emily is forced to put the past behind her.

MIDNIGHT

Molly and Jack’s loving relationship is being torn apart by Jack's nightmares. Molly urges him to seek help and with their relationship faltering, Jack decides to hunt for answers. But Jack could never have imagined the true horrors of what he is about to uncover.

MISS YOU FOREVER

An elderly vagabond woman is befriended by a young girl, who discovers a heartrending tale of stolen dreams and undying love in the woman's precious diaries. Some explicit sexual content.

OUTCAST

On a fateful night in 1860, the dying Thadius Grady realises that he has made a fatal mistake in entrusting his daughter Emma to his sister and her conniving husband, Caleb Crowther. When Emma falls in love with a young bargee, Marlow Tanner, their love, although made in heaven, may lead them to hell. First book of the trilogy.

THREE LETTERS

Eight-year-old Casey’s mother Ruth is a cruel woman, with a weakness for other women’s husbands. Her husband Tom Denton has long suspected his wife of having sordid affairs, but he has chosen to turn a blind eye to keep the peace. But then, out of the blue, Tom’s world is cruelly shattered when he receives two bits of devastating news.

A TIME FOR US

Lucy's golden childhood and forthcoming marriage to the man she loves, promise a bright future. But then, almost on the eve of the marriage itself, tragedy strikes and Lucy is forced to realise that Fate, which has been so kind to her, can also be just as cruel.

TWO SISTERS

The pretty Arnold sisters have grown up on their father’s farm and yearn for something more out of life than drudgery and toil. Ellen, loyal and honest, is her father’s favourite, but Georgina is impulsive and unreliable, and can’t please a father who has never shown her love. The big house, Grindle Hall, offers them both a chance of betterment, but while Ellen follows the steady path, Georgina takes a darker road and soon, her actions will have fateful consequences for them all. Only Ellen can help them, but will a sister’s love be enough?

VAGABONDS

It is 1885 and Emma returns from Australia to be reunited with Marlow Tanner. She has a loving family, yet she is still haunted by the past, unable to forget how her uncle Caleb Crowther ignored her when she needed help. Caleb curses his niece's return and hounds both Emma and her daughter Molly. Molly flees with no money and three children, but she has inherited Emma's indomitable spirit... Book 3 of the trilogy.

THE WOMAN WHO LEFT

Louise and Ben Hunter live happily with Ronnie, Ben's father. When Ronnie dies suddenly his other son, Jacob, returns in the hope of inheriting Ronnie's fortune. Realising that Ben will inherit everything, Jacob decides to destroy the lives and happiness of Ben and Louise.

A WOMAN'S FORTUNE

In the middle of the night, Evie Carter is torn away from her beloved home and close-knit community as her family run away to the south. Her father's luck has finally run out, but what should mark a hopeful new beginning is just the start of young Evie's troubles as she carries the burden of earning their keep. Holding the family together becomes harder when tragedy strikes at its heart, but there is hope on the horizon . . .