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Radio 4,22 May 2026,14 mins

Lane Seven by Emily Koch

Short Works

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At his local swimming pool, Jack is confused to see his ex-girlfriend in the next lane. Hadn’t she always said she was afraid of the water? A new short story written by Emily Koch, read by Sam Swann. Emily Koch is an award-winning journalist and author of three novels, If I Die Before I Wake, Keep Him Close and What July Knew. Her debut, If I Die Before I Wake, was shortlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association Steel Dagger award, won France’s Prix du Bureau des Lecteurs Folio Policier, was longlisted for the Authors’ Club Best First Novel Award, and was selected as a Waterstones Thriller of the Month. She lives in Bristol. Produced by Beth O'Dea and Mair Bosworth in Bristol for BBC Audio

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