Matthew Costello

Matthew Costello

Matthew Costello is the bestselling author of a number of successful novels, including Vacation, Home, and Beneath Still Waters, which was adapted by Lionsgate as a major motion picture. He has written for the Disney Channel, BBC, SyFy, and has also designed dozens of bestselling games, including the critically acclaimed The 7th Guest, Doom 3, Rage, and Pirates of the Caribbean.

All Books By Matthew Costello

A Deadly Confession
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A Deadly Confession
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 2 hours 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (481 ratings)
(481 ratings)
On the edge of Cherringham lies St. Francis’ Convent, home of the Sisters of St. Francis, a small Catholic teaching order. Here a handful of nuns worship, contemplate, and pray. And here one Easter the beloved local priest Father Byrne meets... Read more
A Fatal Fall
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A Fatal Fall
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 2 hours 36 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (405 ratings)
(405 ratings)
Dylan McCabe, a livewire Irish laborer on a rushed Cherringham building Project, has been making noises about the site’s lack of safety. When he’s discovered dead after a fall, it seems that Dylan’s own warnings were all too true.... Read more
A Lesson in Murder
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A Lesson in Murder
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 2 hours 17 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (431 ratings)
(431 ratings)
When Jack and Sarah are called in to investigate mysterious pranks at an exclusive girls’ private school, it seems at first that it might be the work of a few mean pupils with a grudge. But things quickly turn serious when a popular teacher... Read more
Blade in the Water
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Blade in the Water
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 2 hours 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (459 ratings)
(459 ratings)
It’s just days before the Cherringham Regatta–an annual event that draws luxury yachts from across the country, as well as the local boat crowd, all looking to party on the river. But it’s no party when boats are vandalized, and a... Read more
Cherringham, Episodes 1-3
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Cherringham, Episodes 1-3
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 7 hours 48 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (140 ratings)
(140 ratings)
Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, this cozy detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morning... Read more
Cherringham, Episodes 10-12
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Cherringham, Episodes 10-12
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 7 hours 43 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (8 ratings)
(8 ratings)
Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, this cozy detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morning... Read more
Cherringham, Episodes 13-15
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Cherringham, Episodes 13-15
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 7 hours 17 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (423 ratings)
(423 ratings)
Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, this cozy detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morning... Read more
Cherringham, Episodes 16-18
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Cherringham, Episodes 16-18
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 7 hours 52 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (8 ratings)
(8 ratings)
Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, this cozy detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morning... Read more
Cherringham, Episodes 19-21
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Cherringham, Episodes 19-21
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 7 hours 34 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (389 ratings)
(389 ratings)
Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, this cozy detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morning... Read more
Cherringham, Episodes 4-6
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Cherringham, Episodes 4-6
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 7 hours 36 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (116 ratings)
(116 ratings)
Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, this cozy detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morning... Read more
Cherringham, Episodes 7-9
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Cherringham, Episodes 7-9
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 7 hours 59 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (24 ratings)
(24 ratings)
Set in the sleepy English village of Cherringham, this cozy detective series brings together an unlikely sleuthing duo: English web designer Sarah and American ex-cop Jack. Each of the self-contained episodes is a quick listen for the morning... Read more
Death on a Summer Night
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Death on a Summer Night
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 2 hours 44 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (438 ratings)
(438 ratings)
Twenty-five years ago, on a hot summer night, Tim Bell drove to a secluded spot with talented young musician Dinah Taylor after their date at the village fair. But Dinah was never seen again, and Bell–with blood spatters on his... Read more
Final Cut
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Final Cut
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 2 hours 44 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (397 ratings)
(397 ratings)
When a big movie production comes to Cherringham, complete with lords, ladies, and flashing swords, the whole village is abuzz with excitement. But when a series of dangerous accidents threatens the life of the young lead, Zoe Harding, Sarah and... Read more
Follow the Money
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Follow the Money
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 2 hours 20 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (376 ratings)
(376 ratings)
Claire and Terry Goodman seem to have everything: a successful business, a son at Oxford, a new mansion right on the River Thames, and–seemingly–plenty of money to spend. But when Jack and Sarah are asked to investigate an odd robbery at... Read more
Ghost of a Chance
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Ghost of a Chance
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 2 hours 41 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (407 ratings)
(407 ratings)
Every Halloween, the supposedly haunted Bell Hotel hosts its famous “Ghost-Hunters Dinner,” complete with scary stories, spooky apparitions, and things that go bump in the night. But this year’s event ends in a terrifying accident,... Read more
Home
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Home
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Meredith Mitchell
  • Length: 7 hours 51 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2014
  • Language: English
  • (186 ratings)
(186 ratings)
Besieged and attacked, a mother and her children must escape a postapocalyptic nightmare world of cannibals and betrayal. Jack Murphy thought he’d found the perfect escape for his family from a world gone horribly mad. He thought wrong.... Read more
Last Train to London
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Last Train to London
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 2 hours 32 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (651 ratings)
(651 ratings)
Cherringham is devastated. Otto Brendl, the likable old man who had hosted the classic Punch-and-Judy show for the kids each summer, died suddenly of a heart attack. But while the memorial service is being planned, Jack becomes suspicious that Otto... Read more
Murder by Moonlight
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Murder by Moonlight
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 2 hours 31 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (891 ratings)
(891 ratings)
Just two weeks remain before the Cherringham Charity Christmas Concert, and choir rehearsals are in full swing. Then the worst thing happens: Kirsty Kimball, one of the singers, is found dead from a severe allergic reaction to one of the home-made... Read more
Murder Most Wild
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Murder Most Wild
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 2 hours 33 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (357 ratings)
(357 ratings)
When the Zakro Corporation attempts to build a mammoth supermarket outside Cherringham, the whole village is up in arms. But the accidental death of lead environmentalist Sam Lewis seems to hand victory to the developers. Could Sam’s... Read more
Murder on Thames
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Murder on Thames
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 2 hours 47 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (1594 ratings)
(1594 ratings)
Cherringham–a quiet town in the Cotswolds. Nothing ever happens there, or so it seems–until one morning a woman’s body is found in the river. A terrible accident, according to the police. But is this true? Sarah believes there must... Read more
Mystery at the Manor
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Mystery at the Manor
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (1054 ratings)
(1054 ratings)
The elderly owner of Mogdon Manor, Victor Hamblyn, dies in a mysterious fire. But was it really an accident? Jack and Sarah are skeptical … The victim’s three middle-aged children, who all live in the village of Cherringham, are possible... Read more
Playing Dead
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Playing Dead
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 2 hours 32 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (531 ratings)
(531 ratings)
When the Cherringham Drama Society invites a local TV celebrity to direct their Christmas show, they get more publicity than they bargained for. Someone’s out to sabotage the event, and rehearsals spin into chaos. Jack and Sarah are asked to... Read more
Snowblind
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Snowblind
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 2 hours 39 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (531 ratings)
(531 ratings)
One of the worst blizzards in years hits Cherringham, cutting off the village from the rest of the world. Just outside of town, Broadmead Grange is a struggling retirement home, housed in a gothic mansion behind towering walls. One of the... Read more
Star Road
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Star Road
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Matthew Costello
  • Length: 10 hours 56 minutes
  • Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
  • Publish date: December 26, 2014
  • Language: English
  • (60 ratings)
(60 ratings)
The action never falters as what starts out as a routine drive for Star Road Vehicle-66′ s lively crew and passengers rapidly turns into a video game- inspired nightmare, with hairsbreadth escapes, dastardly plots, heroic rescues, gnomic... Read more
The Body in the Lake
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The Body in the Lake
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 2 hours 47 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (559 ratings)
(559 ratings)
Cherringham parish council has invited Laurent Bourdain, mayor of a French village on the Brittany coast, to a gala reception to join the two villages in a mutually beneficial “twinning.” The venue: Lady Repton’s manor house, which... Read more
The Curse of Mabb’s Farm
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The Curse of Mabb’s Farm
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 2 hours 37 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (575 ratings)
(575 ratings)
Up on the hill above Cherringham sits Mabb’s Farm. It’s a place with a dark history dating back to the seventeenth century–a time when locals lived in fear of the devil, and witches were burnt at the stake. Legend has it that the... Read more
The Last Puzzle
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The Last Puzzle
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 2 hours 43 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (439 ratings)
(439 ratings)
When amiable old village eccentric Quentin Andrews dies, the good folk of Cherringham are astonished at the crowd that turns up to his funeral. But even more astonished are the beneficiaries of his will: Quentin has left a veritable fortune to... Read more
The Secret of Combe Castle
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The Secret of Combe Castle
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 2 hours 23 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (410 ratings)
(410 ratings)
When the penniless FitzHenrys, proprietors of the rundown Combe Castle Heritage Site, find themselves victims of a threatening campaign to oust them from their ancestral home, Jack and Sarah are called in to track down the culprit. But nothing is... Read more
The Vanishing Tourist
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The Vanishing Tourist
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 2 hours 23 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (387 ratings)
(387 ratings)
When an American tourist goes missing in Cherringham, the local police don’t see reason for concern–people often wander away from such tours. But when that tourist’s sister shows up from New York, desperately looking for answers,... Read more
Thick as Thieves
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Thick as Thieves
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Neil Dudgeon
  • Length: 2 hours 26 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2018
  • Language: English
  • (683 ratings)
(683 ratings)
Two Cherringham locals, roaming a farm with metal detectors, discover an amazing treasure–a silver Roman plate worth millions. They must share the reward with both the farmer and the owner of the land, the formidable Lady Repton, but there... Read more
Vacation
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Vacation
  • By: Matthew Costello
  • Narrator: Peter Macon
  • Length: 7 hours 29 minutes
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publish date: January 01, 2011
  • Language: English
  • (585 ratings)
(585 ratings)
Jack Murphy and his family need a vacation. This one might just kill them. After a global crisis causes crops to fail and species to disappear, something even more deadly happens. Masses around the world suddenly become predators, feeding off their... Read more

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