The Loch

The Loch Series, Book 1

By: Steve Alten

Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan

Length: 15 hrs and 17 mins

Publisher's summary

Loch Ness holds secrets, ancient and deadly. Does a monster inhabit its depths, or is it just myth? Why, after thousands of reported sightings and dozens of expeditions, is there still no hard evidence?

Marine biologist Zachary Wallace knows, but the shock of his near-drowning as a child on Loch Ness have buried all memories of the incident. Now, a near-death experience suffered while on expedition in the Sargasso Sea has caused these long-forgotten memories to resurface. Haunted by vivid night terrors, stricken by a sudden fear of the water, Zach finds he can no longer function as a scientist.

Unable to cope, his career all but over, he stumbles down a path of self-destruction...until he receives contact from his estranged father, a man he has not seen since his parents divorced and he left Scotland as a boy.

Angus Wallace, a wily Highlander who never worked an honest day in his life, is on trial for murdering his business partner. Only Zachary can prove his innocence, if he is innocent, but to do so means confronting the nightmare that nearly killed him 17 years earlier.

Incorporating the latest research and "new evidence", that leads to real answers concerning the monster's identity, best-selling author Steve Alten weaves a tale of horror about the most publicized and controversial creature ever to exist.

©2016 Steve Alten (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

I Loved it.

First of all I am a huge fan of Loch Ness and the “monster”. What ever (if anything) it may be. This was a well thought out book. I may be biased, I don’t know but it was a really great book. I loved the narrator he did such a good job with the accents. I bought this book on one of Audible’s $5 sales and I am so glad I took a chance on this author/narrator. Five Stars across the board on this one!

Not Altens Best Work

It's an e joy monster story with mystery and thrills thrown in but leaves a lot to be desired with the ending.

Great book!

Loved the Meg series, and this one is great as well!!!! Keep em coming Mr Alten!

Good.

Really enjoyed the book, if you're a fan of "The Meg" you'll enjoy it too.

Outstanding preformance with appropriate dialect

I love stories about adventure underwater and there is plenty of that and to top it off as the book takes place in Scotland for the most part many characters speak with varying levels of the dialect. I'm not an expert but it sounds very authentic to me.

A fun not serious book

The story is fun, but I won't pretend it's amazing. What I did really love was the Scottish accents and the description of the areas, I'm definitely gonna be taking a trip there now.

a great read

I read this book my junior year of highschool back in 2010. just recently I had thought about it and decided to give it another read. still didn't disappoint

Fantastic Book, Great Characters, Great Narration

Where does The Loch rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I believe that The Loch may have just moved to the top of my list. P.J. Ochlan did a wonderful job with all the character voices and really made me feel that I was listening to the characters. Was very happy to see the P.J. also performed the next book, Vostok as well.

Who was your favorite character and why?

While True was a great character for so many reasons, Zachary Wallace was still a great protagonist and kept me entertained the entire time. Great character. Angus, gotta love him though. His one liners are amazing :)

Have you listened to any of P. J. Ochlan’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

This was my first book with PJ but I am now on Vostok and very happy to hear his narration once again. I love the continuity.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The whole store is great, not much more I can say.

Any additional comments?

I loved the Meg series and really love this one. I hope to listen to more of the great tales. These characters are great and loved the crossover that is happening in Vostok and Meg 5. Steve Alten is a wonderful story teller. Keep up the great work! The education you learn on Scotland is quite amazing as well. At first I was like what is this all about, but as the story went on, I found myself looking forward to those parts quite a bit.

The Loch: Part 1

This was a good telling of a tale that for most of us is a big subject when we were younger. The Loch Ness Monster. Is Nessie really a plesiosaur or something different? Steve Alten does an amazing job at mixing history with horror and above all, Science to explain what the legend of the Loch could be.

The reading was good but I believe if more time can be put into it, get good voice actors for the audio and do a full production with a possible soundtrack. This book should be a film soon, and with so much to cover, I hope it’s a part 1 and 2, WHICH, a direct sequel, Loch: Heavens Lake comes out this year! This book will definitely be great to get you ready for it!

Great story!

Really enjoyed the quotes about the Nessie sightings and from Darwin's Origins of the Species.