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The Mosquito

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The Mosquito

By: B. A. Paris
Narrated by: Will Watt
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After his marriage fails, he hopes a vacation in France will relax and restore him. But fate has something more poisonous in store in this biting tale from bestselling author B. A. Paris.

Michael wanted to back out of this trip to the South of France after his wife left him, but his sister and their friends wouldn’t hear of it. His fellow houseguest Rupert isn’t in the mood, either, having recently been widowed. But rather than bonding, Michael is unsettled by Rupert’s constant needling. That and the bug bites are enough to suck the life right out of an idyllic holiday.

The Mosquito is part of Obsession, a collection of compulsively readable short stories about people pushed to their extremes. So addictive you won’t be able to put them down—read or listen to each story in a single sitting.

©2023 Bernadette MacDougall. (P)2023 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Anthologies & Short Stories Domestic Thrillers Psychological Short Stories Thriller & Suspense Fiction Marriage
Incredible Plots • Character Development • Emotional Resolution • Humorous Storytelling • Twisted Plot
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I don't know who was more of a nuisance, Rupert or the mosquito. Michael suffered during the day from Rupert's constant pestering and during the night by mosquito's undeniable desire for him. Something's got to give if Michael stands any chance of enjoying his vacation.

Two birds, one stone.

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Though it may have seemed prolonged in the middle - but that is likely because you were feeling the main characters pain and just wanted relief! Great writing put you in his shoes and helped you to suspend and moral compunction about 'swatting the mosquito."

The ending you prayed for!

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I am grateful that this was such a short read because I don’t think I would’ve been able to deal with Rupert for a full-length book. I know Rupert lost his wife but damn that man was annoying as hell. It’s like his whole personality was his wife and now it’s his wife’s death. My goodness, the MC (Michael) deserves a prize for not jumping over tables just to smack Rupert across the face, he was incredibly disrespectful and intrusive drilling Michael about his failed relationship and it seemed like the group used “he just lost his wife” as an excuse even though they followed with “it’s not an excuse but still”.

I was so glad when Kate (Rupert’s sister) stood up for Michael after he spoke to her about leaving the trip early. The bomb that she dropped was crazy but also, how am I not surprised that Rupert was an absolute jerk to his wife?

That ending was… WOW, did not expect that lol. Kate and that ending are the only reason why I added another star.

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

Rupert got what he deserved

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I enjoy all of B.A Paris’ work and this was no different. It kept me on edge and the ending was great.

Pleasantly Surprised!

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I loved that he got rid of that obnoxious Rupert and seemingly will get away with it

Sweet revenge

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Definitely not her best work, I almost felt annoyed while listening, but it was an ok way to kill some time.

An OK listen

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I enjoyed the story. I enjoyed listening to the reader. He did a great job.

I really enjoyed this book!

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Good, short listen with a happy ending. B.A. Paris is a great author and the narration is great too!

Fun quick read!

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I’m not much of a short story person but this was perfect! Narration was great, too.

Entertaining!

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Cute story. definitely didn't end the way I thought it would. Will Watt is awesome, I love his voice. Could have listened to more, if it was longer..... a lot of detail in a short listen.

😂 bugged

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