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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: — The Key in Your Hand
Chapter 3: — A Publisher Wants a Baby
Chapter 4: — The First Cracks in the Official Story
Chapter 5: — Quarr Abbey and the Man Who Won’t Be Jonah
Chapter 6: — A Second Holly, a First Ashleigh
Chapter 7: — The Script That Isn’t Fiction
Chapter 8: — Don Makepeace in the Basement
Chapter 9: — The Orchard Building
Chapter 10: — The Box Closes
Description
The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels unfolds through a trail of “found” materials—emails, texts, transcripts, articles, and notes—following true-crime author Amanda Bailey as she is hired to resurrect an infamous 2003 cult case. The hook is irresistible: the hidden child from the Alperton Angels tragedy is about to turn eighteen, and publishers want the story from that adult’s point of view. But Amanda’s search collides with a rival investigator, Oliver Menzies, and a growing sense that someone—human or otherwise—doesn’t want the truth uncovered.
As Amanda interviews police, social workers, clergy, writers, and obsessives, the case fractures into contradictions: disappearing symbols, shifting body counts, deaths of potential sources, and reports that don’t match what witnesses remember. The deeper she digs, the more she is pulled toward an explanation that blends mundane corruption with a mythic narrative of angels, demons, and destiny. By the end, the “mystery” is no longer just what happened in 2003—but who controls the story now, and what exposing it might unleash.
Who Should Listen
- Listeners who love puzzle-box mysteries told through documents, transcripts, and messages—stories that feel interactive and investigatory.
- Fans of modern, twist-heavy crime fiction that plays with true-crime culture, media ethics, and the dangers of obsession.
- Readers who enjoy rival investigators, unreliable accounts, and escalating conspiracies where the “official story” keeps cracking.