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Daisy Chains

By: Lynn Vande Stouwe
Narrated by: Louisa Krause
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A chilling thriller that puts listeners inside the mind of a teen sociopath on her prom night.

This content contains sensitive themes of suicide and mental illness that may be disturbing to some listeners. If you or someone you know is struggling with these issues, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255.

There’s a dress in Daisy’s closet. Silver. Low-backed. Tiny spaghetti straps. She’ll wear it to prom on the arm of Harris Zandari, the most gorgeous senior at her school.

How did quiet, barely-there Daisy, land Harris Zandari? She watched him. She watched him so closely, and for so long, that she saw things no one else did. She saw through his charm, his bright, smiling face, to the sad, broken person underneath just waiting for the perfect sad, broken girl to complete him.

Daisy was that girl. Not only because her mother died and everyone still felt sorry for her. But because she made herself perfect for him. She fashioned herself into his broken dream girl, and now, they were going to prom. And Daisy was going to make it a night she would never forget.

No one but Daisy knows this, but there’s another dress in her closet, buried in the back. Tea-length. Little cap sleeves.

Funeral black.

©2020 Lynn Vande Stouwe (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC. Psychological Thriller & Suspense Emotionally Gripping Fiction Suspense Horror Fiction Teen Mystery

About the Creator

Lynn Vande Stouwe is a writer living in New Jersey. Her fiction has appeared in Jennifer Niven’s Germ Magazine, Young Adult Review Network, and Georgetown Review, among others, and has been recognized with awards from the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators and Open City. She grew up in South Carolina and loves horror movies, running in the dark, and the tiki bar she built in her garage.

About the Performer

Louisa Krause’s talent and versatility has established her as a face to watch. Krause appears in the upcoming feature film Here Today from writer, director, and star Billy Crystal. She plays Amber in Dash Shaw’s animated feature Cryptozoo alongside Michael Cera. She recently starred opposite Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway in Dark Waters, directed by Todd Haynes.
Krause’s previous film credits include Martha Marcy May Marlene, Jason Reitman’s Young Adult, Skin opposite Jamie Bell and Danielle MacDonald, New Money, Woman Walks Ahead opposite Jessica Chastain, The Phenom with Ethan Hawke and Paul Giamatti, Port Authority, Ava’s Possessions, Bluebird (Best Actress, Karlovy Vary Film Festival), King Kelly (Best Actress, Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival), Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock, Paul Schrader’s Dog Eat Dog, and Jane Wants a Boyfriend (Best Actress, Napa Film Festival).
On television, she starred in the critically acclaimed Starz series The Girlfriend Experience. She recently appeared on Showtime’s Ray Donovan opposite Liev Schreiber, and had a recurring arc on Showtime’s Billions. Her other television credits include HBO’s Random Acts of Flyness, CBS’s Blue Bloods, and NBC’s Law and Order and Law and Order CI.
On stage, Krause originated the role of Rose in the Pulitzer Prize and Obie Award-winning play The Flick, directed by Sam Gold and produced by Scott Rudin, in two Off-Broadway runs and a run at the National Theatre in London. Other theater credits include lead roles in Charles Mee’s Iphigenia 2.0 directed by Tina Landau for Signature Theater and Neil LaBute’s In a Dark Dark House directed by Carolyn Cantor for MCC.

Dear Listener,

What inspired me to write this story?
"Who doesn’t get that little jolt when a new text message comes through? The vibration on your desktop, the light in the corner of your eye that pulls you from the paper you were writing, the dinner you were making...from the real world to the digital one. Layer onto this technology the evergreen struggles of adolescence or, more challenging yet, adolescent depression, and you get a time bomb. Murder by text. Can there even be such a thing? It’s most sensational when the would-be killer is a temptress: young, female, beautiful, with everything to lose and seemingly nothing to gain. In this story, I wanted to delve deeper into the why. What drives someone to send thousands upon thousands of messages to someone she supposedly loves, encouraging him to harm himself? Obsession? Pure evil? Or perhaps it’s more nuanced: a potent mix of angst, hormones, and the blurred boundary between the space you inhabit and the one you create on your smartphone." – Lynn Vande Stouwe, creator of Daisy Chains
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very interesting story. kept my attention and felt like I got a new perspective on love. the wrong kid of love lol

Surprisingly Entertaining

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Not sure I found any of the characters likable (hands down, Templeton, the rat, was the best of the lot) with Daisy obviously being the worst. It's not just that she's a sociopath; I can appreciate a story from that angle. But, despite a tragic back story -- presumably serving as an explanation for her behavior -- I still found her to be lacking depth. As a comparison, I think of Amy, from Gone Girl, who was far more three-dimensional and interesting. (Then again, it's also a short story versus a full length novel.)

Aside from an almost exclusively shallow cast of characters, the writing was engaging. Despite being pretty consistently disgusted, I couldn't stop listening. But, I think what really sold this story was the performance. Louisa Krause's narration captured, not only Daisy's narcissism and malevolence, but also the more mundane teen characteristics, such as indecisiveness and insecurity; in short, it was a credible performance.

Captivated, despite myself

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This is just a little too close for comfort and far to similar to the Conrad case. But it is a true reflection of the lengths in which young ppl today go for attention and popularity. It was well written and narrated. I think the father character was over developed and a bit unbelievable.

Good short listen but nothing I’d want my daughter to listen to...

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Was hooked from beginning to end. Best novella I've listened to in quite a while. Bravo to the author and narrator

Could not stop listening.

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Not something that should be rated G. I can see this giving teens bad ideas.

Disturbing

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You knew eventually it would catch up to her but you find out how twisted she is

Shocking

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First off I have to say the performance of this story was really good. I really felt like the performance of Daisy was spot on for how someone like that would act. I loved the addition of the text notifications and the sound of the ocean. it was such a nice surprising touch. As for the story, I'm conflicted. While the story was told well and it was interesting seeing the story focus on Daisy as the main character and the fact that ahes clearly a sociopath made the story more interesting and a true thriller. Now this story os about suicide sp its not something that everyone can handle so beware of that. The one thing that bothers me is that this story was almost an exact copy of a true story just with some of the details changed. I didnt see anywhere on the info of this book that thia was based off a true story. They made it seem as if the writer thought up the story all on their own but considering how similar this book was to the true story I find that extremely hard to believe. I dont think its right for the author to act as if she came up with this story all on her own. an actual teen boy died due to the encouragement of his girlfriend. a family lost their son due to this girl coaching him on and encouraging him to end his life. The author should be honest about basing thia book off of that tragedy.

An interesting take on a true story

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Written and performed very well. When the plot emerged, I won't wreck it but to say it involves teen suicide, I was a bit shocked and saddened. I just feel there should have been a trigger warning I guess. It's such a prevalent issue, so sad and heartbreaking.

*Suicide... Should have a trigger warning.

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Twisted! But a good listen for sure! I definitely think it’s not for everyone and does have some very triggering things.

Interesting!

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This was like a ripped from the headlines story! The audio brings the audience into it and you’re getting a front row seat to this high school drama unfold! Who’s really the victim!?

Wow!

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