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The Boy They Tried to Hide

The true story of a son, forgotten by society

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The Boy They Tried to Hide

By: Shane Dunphy
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The Boy They Tried to Hide is the startling, true account of how truth is sometimes stranger than fiction ...

Shane Dunphy was working as a resource teacher in a rural town when he was approached by the mother of one of his pupils, seeking help. She is worried for her troubled young son, who has been found leaving the house late at night to go deep into the woods near their home. He has spoken of meetings with a friend, Thomas, but no one else has seen him or knows who he is.

As Shane tries to discover what's going on, a sexual predator he helped bring to justice years before reappears. The man is looking to settle a score, and has picked someone close to Shane as his next victim.

In The Boy They Tried to Hide, Shane Dunphy revisits cases he encountered during his time as a child protection worker and journalist and, in doing so, once again discovers that leaving the past behind is harder than it seems.©2016 Shane Dunphy (P)2016 Hodder Headline Limited
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It was two stories in one. I call that cross discussing. It keeps the listener more aware of the story. I love books like this. They make me keep listening when normally I speed read things to get through them. Or skip ahead a few chapters at a time because I can guess the ending!

Cross discussing

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Enjoyed the details and Irish accent of the author/narrator. Audio has a few hiccups but nothing you can not understand. I have listed to it numerous times that’s how much I enjoy it.

GREAT STORY

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This book consists of 3 tales apparently happening simultaneously took the narrator/ author. Each could have made for its own book or short story. Was a little too much for me but I know life doesn't happen in plot form. Excellent listen though. I like it when the author narrates their books like they are sitting by the fire telling you a story. This was pretty close to that.

A lot going on.

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heard about this story on Spooked podcast, this audible is a great exploration into the details of the story. there are a few editing blips but overall solid story amd performance. would recommemd

interesting

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The story is very entertaining; it is the combination of some ghost story, an investigation, and a stalker drama. While the book is great, where the audio book breaks down is the editing. Shane does a good job narrating but the book was riddled with static and jumping words throughout. At the end of the book you can hear Shane back up and retry a phrase a few times and once there is a minute where he gets his papers in order and composes himself before going on. The book is well worth the money, it could just use another round of audio editing.

Good story, poor editing

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If I didn’t know this story was true, I would not have believed it. I was gripped from the very beginning, still haven’t finished it and cannot put it down.

Unbelievable

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Heard about this story on the Spooked podcast, so decided to take a listen. Author’s voice and delivery sounds like a fireside story time, which was very entertaining. There were some audio and editing edits (I.e static on occasion, a few pauses, etc) but nothing that detracted from the story in the least. Would recommend to friends!

Entertaining Read

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Heard a little bit of this story on Spooked podcast, intrigued both by the author and his soothing voice I downloaded it. So glad I did. Listened every spare moment. Will be downloading another Dunphy book for sure.

Gripping

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Fascinating story, very well narrated by the author. Entertaining from beginning to end. The sound quality left a lot to be desired, as the story skipped in many places, played static and interference.

Author 5 stars, Audible 3

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Has the pace of an urban fantasy novel. Poses a lot of good questions about society, the world, and the paranormal without forcing any sort of answer. An engaging listen. I loved the author's narration, though there were some parts where the audio track crackled and I wish there was a longer pause between chapters to allow more time to settle

Engaging, well narrated

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