Strange in Place
Tales from the Homefront of the New Paranormal
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Narrated by:
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Kevin T. Collins
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Ellen Archer
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Neil Hellegers
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Ann Osmond
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Adenrele Ojo
About this listen
During the pandemic, our homes and apartments have transported us to new places, different experiences, and changed our understanding of ourselves and others. This collection of 12 tales explores those journeys through the lens of fantasy and science fiction, accentuating the strange and unexpected to reveal the relatable, human dimensions of our continuing migration from what’s normal to a new normal...or even paranormal.
Jonathan Salem Baskin wrote Strange in Place because unusual times call for unusual stories.
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At a shadowy company (Karoli Robotics Corporation) owned by a Sillicon Valley billionaire, a scientist named Jim creates an AI that can fool the Turing test at the same time as his colleague, Daniel, successfully synthesizes DNA in a test tube. Daniel's attempts to reanimate dead chimps using his discovery have been unsuccessful, but when his friend Laura Bocelli is killed by being trapped inside a lab freezer, Daniel is presented with the perfect specimen. However, Laura is irreparably brain dead.
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Can't recommend
- By pondo on 01-25-20
By: David Spicer
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The Armies of Those I Love
- By: Ken Liu
- Narrated by: Auliʻi Cravalho
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
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For Franny, the end of everything is just the beginning of her adventure. The world as we know it is no more. Cities are mobile. Electricity is rare. Reading is a relic of the past. After an explosive encounter with a mysterious stranger, Franny, a 14-year-old orphan girl, embarks on an epic quest to find the mysterious pilots who steer the cities, hoping that if she finds them, she will get answers about her family's past - and the world's future.
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Not For Me
- By Cindy S on 02-27-21
By: Ken Liu
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The Dispatcher
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
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Zachary Quinto - best known for his role as the Nimoy-approved Spock in the recent Star Trek reboot and the menacing, power-stealing serial killer, Sylar, in Heroes - brings his well-earned sci-fi credentials and simmering intensity to this audio-exclusive novella from master storyteller John Scalzi. One day, not long from now, it becomes almost impossible to murder anyone - 999 times out of a thousand, anyone who is intentionally killed comes back. How? We don't know.
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IT'S HARD TO GET MYSTICAL ABOUT YOUR JOB
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 10-05-16
By: John Scalzi
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Love Until Death
- The Sudden Demise of a Music Icon and a Trail of Mystery and Alleged Murder
- By: Mark Seal
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 4 hrs and 43 mins
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In 2019, veteran journalist Mark Seal began investigating the suspicious death of music mogul Peter Ikin. Just 32 days before he was found dead in his Paris hotel room, Ikin had married a handsome, debonair Frenchman named Alexandre, who would claim to be entitled to his late husband’s fortune. As Seal dug into the case, he had no idea that tracing the incredible life of Alexandre Despallieres would take him from Paris to London to Beverly Hills, and unspool a web of intricate plots and deceptions.
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NEVER ENDING😑
- By Beth on 06-24-22
By: Mark Seal
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New Found Land: The Long Haul
- By: Austin Grossman, Neal Stephenson, Sean Stewart
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans, Elizabeth Jasicki, Graeme Malcolm, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
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Imagine two worlds at war. In one, citizens with jetpacks and ray guns have colonized Venus. In the other, magic reigns supreme, and history turns on swords and spells. Now imagine they have just discovered a third world. Our world. Our timeline of rideshare apps and strip malls is about to become the newest battlefield in the long war between science fiction and fantasy.
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You'll like this if you liked The Zeta Family.
- By Tory Thai on 06-12-21
By: Austin Grossman, and others
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The Myth of the Self-Made Man
- By: Ruben Reyes
- Narrated by: Inés del Castillo, Eric Yves Garcia, Christian Barillas
- Length: 51 mins
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More than a hundred years into the future, as the US approaches its 400th anniversary, Tomas, a young graduate student, searches for the real identity of one of the cyborgs that maintained American homes. He has been haunted for years by an audio clip of a cyborg named Felipe and is intent on writing Felipe’s biography. In the clip, Felipe can only recite that he was made in America, but Tomas must find out: Where was the Self-made Man really from?
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Devastatingly Well Written! A MUST read!
- By Shannon on 04-16-21
By: Ruben Reyes
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Intelligent Design
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: David Spicer
- Narrated by: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Edward Bluemel, Erin Doherty
- Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
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At a shadowy company (Karoli Robotics Corporation) owned by a Sillicon Valley billionaire, a scientist named Jim creates an AI that can fool the Turing test at the same time as his colleague, Daniel, successfully synthesizes DNA in a test tube. Daniel's attempts to reanimate dead chimps using his discovery have been unsuccessful, but when his friend Laura Bocelli is killed by being trapped inside a lab freezer, Daniel is presented with the perfect specimen. However, Laura is irreparably brain dead.
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Can't recommend
- By pondo on 01-25-20
By: David Spicer
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The Armies of Those I Love
- By: Ken Liu
- Narrated by: Auliʻi Cravalho
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
- Original Recording
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For Franny, the end of everything is just the beginning of her adventure. The world as we know it is no more. Cities are mobile. Electricity is rare. Reading is a relic of the past. After an explosive encounter with a mysterious stranger, Franny, a 14-year-old orphan girl, embarks on an epic quest to find the mysterious pilots who steer the cities, hoping that if she finds them, she will get answers about her family's past - and the world's future.
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Not For Me
- By Cindy S on 02-27-21
By: Ken Liu
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The Dispatcher
- By: John Scalzi
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto
- Length: 2 hrs and 18 mins
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Zachary Quinto - best known for his role as the Nimoy-approved Spock in the recent Star Trek reboot and the menacing, power-stealing serial killer, Sylar, in Heroes - brings his well-earned sci-fi credentials and simmering intensity to this audio-exclusive novella from master storyteller John Scalzi. One day, not long from now, it becomes almost impossible to murder anyone - 999 times out of a thousand, anyone who is intentionally killed comes back. How? We don't know.
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IT'S HARD TO GET MYSTICAL ABOUT YOUR JOB
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 10-05-16
By: John Scalzi
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Love Until Death
- The Sudden Demise of a Music Icon and a Trail of Mystery and Alleged Murder
- By: Mark Seal
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 4 hrs and 43 mins
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In 2019, veteran journalist Mark Seal began investigating the suspicious death of music mogul Peter Ikin. Just 32 days before he was found dead in his Paris hotel room, Ikin had married a handsome, debonair Frenchman named Alexandre, who would claim to be entitled to his late husband’s fortune. As Seal dug into the case, he had no idea that tracing the incredible life of Alexandre Despallieres would take him from Paris to London to Beverly Hills, and unspool a web of intricate plots and deceptions.
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NEVER ENDING😑
- By Beth on 06-24-22
By: Mark Seal
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Tin Man: A Galaxy's Edge Prequel
- By: Jason Anspach, Nick Cole
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 52 mins
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In the wilds of a jungle planet, the Legion fights in brutal combat as Republic marines fly their SLICS from one tragedy to the next. H292, a repurposed warbot, shows the heart of a hero as he wades into the battle not to destroy - but to save.
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So cool
- By Chris on 02-01-20
By: Jason Anspach, and others
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33 Unplayed Voicemails
- By: Melissa de la Cruz
- Narrated by: Stephanie Einstein, Greg Tremblay, Eric Yves Garcia, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
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Straitlaced Evelyn and reformed bad boy Marco might make an unlikely pair, but the two lovebirds couldn’t be more head over heels for each other. Sure, they’ve had some missed calls along the way, but all that’s in the past. They’ve got their sights set on forever, and the next stop is a walk down the aisle in front of their friends and family. It’s the big day, and everyone’s gathered to watch Marco and Evelyn say "I do". Everyone except Evelyn that is. Is the bride running late or running? The surprising answer might just be in their voicemails.
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VERY VERY ENJOYABLE
- By Ya Book Girl on 08-18-22
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Have at It, Sister
- By: Bill Griffeth
- Narrated by: Bill Griffeth, Ryan Kailbourne, Scott Aiello, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
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Gloria Burtzlaff feared for her life one day back in April of 1991 when her abusive husband, Larry, drunk and violent, slapped her, hit her, and began pelting her with glasses. After he tried to drown her in a tub, she got the family shotgun and confronted him in his underwear. “Larry, I’m going to kill you,” she declared. Defense lawyers would later claim he lifted a glass as if to say, “Have at it, sister.” Have at It, Sister is a true-crime tale about Gloria, a South Dakota woman who shot her abusive husband and was put on trial in a precedent-setting case.
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Thank you
- By Shelly W. on 09-02-22
By: Bill Griffeth
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Wishes and Wellingtons
- By: Julie Berry
- Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
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Maeve Merritt chafes at the rigid rules at her London boarding school for “Upright Young Ladies.” When punishment forces her to sort through the trash, she finds a sardine tin that houses a foul-tempered djinni with no intention of submitting to a schoolgirl as his master. Soon an orphan boy from the charitable home next door, a mysterious tall man in ginger whiskers, a disgruntled school worker, and a take-no-prisoners business tycoon are in hot pursuit of Maeve and her magical discovery.
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I didn’t want it to end
- By Julia on 10-05-18
By: Julie Berry
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Misconception
- A Novella
- By: Liv Constantine
- Narrated by: Adrienne Patino Dunn, Amanda Dolan
- Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
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Iris Thomas thought she’d never have to see Sasha Everett again after Sasha seduced her husband and broke up their marriage in a devastating betrayal. But as luck would have it, when Iris’ stepdaughter, Molly, and Sasha’s daughter, Bailey, wind up in the same second-grade class at an elite private school in Los Angeles, they form an instant bond and force the two women back into each other’s lives. Iris wants to put the past behind her and support Molly, but as time goes on, she suspects that Sasha may be guilty of something even worse than adultery....
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I think it's was the Tom Ford T and Audi
- By Mercedes on 05-15-22
By: Liv Constantine
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Refresh
- By: Salim Lemelle
- Narrated by: Kevin Free
- Length: 36 mins
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Refresh is an explosive, powerful short story about a near-future dystopia in which citizens can commodify every waking moment of their lives with computer-generated augmented reality. But this ubiquitous, game-changing technology can create dangerous consequences, especially for society’s most vulnerable people.
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Not "could have" been...it WAS good
- By Amazon Customer on 01-17-21
By: Salim Lemelle
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#1 in Customer Service
- The Complete Adventures of Tom Stranger
- By: Larry Correia
- Narrated by: Adam Baldwin, Larry Correia
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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Whether he’s underwriting for an overlord, or wearing a pocket protector in a pocket universe, Tom Stranger has just one policy: providing Quality Customer Service. No alien menace is too menacing, no galactic rift too rifty for the multiverse’s most-trusted Interdimensional Insurance Agent in these three brand-new adventures and two classic escapades.
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First half good
- By Ben Koch on 01-07-20
By: Larry Correia
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Black Sheep
- By: Meghan March
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Sebastian York
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
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Every family has a black sheep. In the infamous Casso crime family, that black sheep is me - Cannon Freeman. Except I’m not a free man. I’ve never been free. Not since the day I was born. I owe my loyalty to my father, Dominic Casso, even if he won’t publicly acknowledge me as his blood. I’ve never had a reason to go against his wishes...until I met her. Drew Carson turned my world upside when she walked into my club looking for a job. Now, my honor and my life are on the line.
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I INHALED EVERY SINGLE EXCITING SECOND
- By CAROLYN 🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹 on 07-03-19
By: Meghan March
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The Narrator
- By: K. L. Slater
- Narrated by: Clare Corbett, Kristin Atherton
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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When the call came it seemed like the answer to my prayers. My career as a voice actor had been over for months and me and my little girl Scarlet were living back at my mum’s place. I felt like a failure professionally—and with Scarlet having problems at school, as a parent as well. So, when I was asked to narrate a new book by disappeared novelist Philippa Roberts I jumped at the chance, even if it meant leaving Scarlet with my ex, Hugo, for a few weeks. Hugo, with his perfect new home and his perfect new girlfriend Saskia. But this isn’t a dream come true. It’s a nightmare.
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Love but it's a production issue!
- By Mary on 09-02-22
By: K. L. Slater
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The Man Who Haunted Himself
- By: Ishmael Reed
- Narrated by: Adam Lazzare White
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
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He’s one of America’s most brilliant neuroscientists. He’s also Black and dying of cancer. But he has a plan—a brain transfer. He’ll put his gifted mind into the body of Sammy Sturgeon, a White high school football star who was on the rise until a touchdown collision left him brain-dead. He convinces his co-conspirator, Dr. Dino Battaglia, to help him with the forbidden procedure. Douglass wakes up in Sammy’s White, athletic body, with his new family and legions of fans weeping at his miraculous recovery.
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Not good at all
- By SusannaBarnes on 11-21-22
By: Ishmael Reed
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Ashley vs WWE: The Story of Wrestler Ashley Massaro
- By: Forest Sounds
- Narrated by: Isobel Thompson
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
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Professional wrestler Ashley Massaro died by suicide in 2019. Ashley vs WWE follows events leading up to her death and examines allegations of abuse while she was wrestling for WWE. As journalist Isobel Thompson delves into Ashley's story, she investigates whether her allegations are just the tip of the iceberg. This story takes Isobel from the UK, to Ashley’s home of Long Island, and into the world of WWE wrestling in the early 2000s - where the power, influence and misogyny of the real world played out through the characters in the ring.
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Wow!
- By Chadd Hardy on 02-01-24
By: Forest Sounds
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Decorum at the Deathbed
- By: Josh Malerman
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
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With her husband barely clinging to life at home, Becka has taken to jogging. Running helps clear her head and her heart. But it's not until she discovers a free-standing confessional booth deep in the woods that she begins to clear her conscience. As the days pass, and as her husband's condition worsens, Becka returns to the booth, finding it hard to stay away. But what draws her there? Is it the clean feeling of confession? Or is it what might be listening on the other side of the grate?
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Yawn
- By Scott Loyed on 11-09-20
By: Josh Malerman
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- James.S
- 09-10-23
Who am I? What is happening?
This entire book is what I imagine it feels like to have a stroke, in fact the first story's ending I thought I was...
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-08-21
I loved these short stories!
I really liked the take on almost every single one of these short stories, very interesting and really made me think!
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- laura g
- 07-30-23
Worth the listen
Several short stories which we’re entertaining and thought provoking. Enjoyed listening and actually wished they were longer.
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- Sandi
- 06-01-21
Good short stories
Not horror but good paranormal short stories. Some better than others, but overall very good.
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- Linda L.
- 06-24-21
Interesting set of short stories
Not surprising there's a book of some kind out on the market about COVID-19. This was a set of short stories often surrounding life dealing with pandemics. Some of the stories I enjoyed, while others not so much. It was interesting to listen to.
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- alsimvilla
- 07-05-21
Horror/Scifi Lovers will Enjoy
This was a good modern horror anthology based on the covid-19 pandemic. The authors of each story did a good job using the fears and experiences many us of had in the beginning of the pandemic during the phase where everything was being locked down, when we couldn't go anywhere, and everything was just unknown. Using these experiences/fears and having a horror twist was creative and a good listen. The stories have a twilight zone type ending and those into horror/scifi anthologies should give this a try. Especially after living through 2020.
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- per erik loeff
- 06-05-21
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Enjoyed the difference in the stories. Nice short story length, and some both amusing and maybe even some seriously thoughts. They might not be that far fetched from what we been through and may (hopefully) evolve in a positive way from this period and not the start of something darker. (I think actually the ionic visit has a very positive view on the future. I am not that hopeful myself!
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- Marion
- 07-05-21
Some of these were funny, some scary…
All were pertinent to our current situation. I don’t know how authors could whip these books out so fast about a topic that is going on right now!
Good though. Not a read that will make you more depressed.
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- MamaBear
- 05-27-21
Unsettling but cathartic
This is an excellent collection of speculative short fiction, all on the theme of the novel coronavirus 19 pandemic.
It’s at once cathartic, and deeply unsettling. That latter feeling comes less from the strange and quirky events of these stories, and more from how well they capture the confusion, disbelief, and unreality of those first few weeks of the pandemic here in the US.
I’m certainly glad to have listened to the whole collection.
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- Lalatta Lane
- 05-26-21
Excellent listen!
Unique stories, great performing. One of the best Audible Originals I've listened to so far!
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