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December Park

By: Ronald Malfi
Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
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In the fall of 1993, the quiet suburb of Harting Farms is shocked when children begin to vanish, and one is found dead near December Park - a great, sweeping expanse that is sunken below the streets and surrounded on three sides by vast woodlands, a place children believe is haunted. Newspapers call the abductor the Piper because he has come to lead children away, while kids whisper darker names for him in the school halls. Angelo Mazzone and his friends discover a link to the dead girl and take up the search for the killer, vowing to stop the Piper's reign of terror. Their teenage pledge becomes a journey of self-discovery and an odyssey into the darkness of their own hometown.

©2014 Ronald Malfi (P)2017 Journalstone Publishing Horror Suspense Thriller & Suspense Scary
Authentic Nostalgia • Compelling Characters • Gripping Mystery • Emotional Storytelling • Vivid Descriptions
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Not what I expected. Kept me guessing until the end. You won't be disappointed. Wow

Excellent

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December Park is a coming of age horror story. The friendship between the five boys in the story is so real and what they do to survive the serial killer makes for a gripping thriller that won’t let you go. There are a lot of parallels with Stephen King’s IT but the story is well told so I don’t mind.

Gripping

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Story 5+/5
Narration 5/5

This may be the best fiction I've read this year!

Excellent "coming of age" story with kidnappings, murders, and normal teen travails.

Highly recommended!

Excellent "coming of age" story!

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First, this seemed very similar in Spirit to Stand By Me. That isn’t to say he plagiarized, but if you liked that King story, you’ll like this one. Though it wasn’t the best book I’ve read this year, Malfi is a competent of a storyteller that I will try another novel.

The reader chose odd places to take a breath. It was very evident the first two hours. Perhaps I became accustomed to it. I found the readers voice to be irritating, but that is a person preference and no comment on his characterization. After 10 hours I gave in and tried to relax, but I never got used to it.

Listen to a short bit of the novel to see how you feel. I did like the story.

Not a bad author, but the reader . . .

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The story was great and I really enjoyed the characters just being curious kids and playing like kids should play

Wonderful book

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This book is at heart a tale of teenage boys while having lots of tension, it is at heart a tale of the bond teenage boys have.

Great boys tale!

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Narrator was monotone. Boring story but not enough to make me quit. Some inexplicably stupid things happen, I made to the end feeling a little empty.

Meh.

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Decent suspense novel. Takes a while to build up and feels a bit longish at points. The ending was a total surprise to me - didn't see that coming. The narrator is ok although felt monotonous at points too. Generally, I struggled through the initial 10-15 chapters but then the narration caught up with me and I felt compelled to finish it.

December park: go visit it one day

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It's an amazing, heart-wrenching story. I found myself in tears by the end of it. Very well written and as embarrassed as I am to say I am just now discovering the works of Mafli, I am excited to read and listen to more of his books.

My favorite of Malfi's yet

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I listened from start to finish in one go. The narrator is fantastic and the pacing of the book is excellent. So so good.

Excellent!

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