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The Rat King by John Connolly

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

The last in our series of stories of the supernatural by Stephen King, Kate Mosse and John Connolly.

A macabre retelling of the Pied Piper story by John Connolly, author of The Book of Lost Things, Nocturnes and the bestselling Charlie Parker mysteries.

The Rat King is a new story included in the 10th anniversary edition of The Book of Lost Things, published by Hodder & Stoughton in October 2016.

Produced by Mair Bosworth
Read by Peter Marinker
Music by Timothy X Atack. Show less

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