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The Store

By: Bentley Little
Narrated by: David Stifel
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In a small Arizona town, a man counts his blessings: a loving wife, two teenage daughters, and a job that allows him to work at home. Then "The Store" announces plans to open a local outlet, which will surely finish off the small downtown shops. His concerns grow when "The Store's" builders ignore all the town's zoning laws during its construction. Then dead animals are found on "The Store's" grounds. Inside, customers are hounded by obnoxious sales people, and strange products appear on the shelves. Before long the town's remaining small shop owners disappear, and "The Store" spreads its influence to the city council and the police force, taking over the town! It's up to one man to confront "The Store's" mysterious owner and to save his community, his family, and his life!

©1998, 2017 Bentley Little (P)2017 Journalstone Publishing
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Never a dull moment

I enjoyed every page from start to end. The characters are believable and easy to connect to, but there is no wasting of words on overly descriptive and unnecessary details of their personal environments, relationships or conditions. The delightfully, creepy thing is how this tale drew from that little, dark place in my mind that tells me 'this could happen here; could almost be happening now'. From that aspect, it was a bit reminiscent of some of Stephen King's novels, you know, like it could be my town, my neighborhood.

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The Store delivers the goods

This is only the second book I've read from Bentley Little (The Resort was first), and I feel I'm really catching my stride with his writing. The Store is an interesting and demented take on our country's Walmart-complex and how far we're willing to go for the lowest prices and convenience. At least on the surface. Under the creepy surface is a smart social study of community in a time of fear and struggle. Visually disturbing moments of pure shock, good characters and terrifying Night Managers round out what was indeed a very enjoyable story.

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could not read it at night!

this is a really great book! the timing the tempo. I am now a Bentley Little fan and working on the next one.

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Eary

Kept me wanting to find out what was coming. Real page turner makes a person think

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very enjoyable

wow what an effect the store had on the town. couldn't belive what they were getting away with. well read. moved quickly.

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So creepy

This was so weird. I couldn’t stop listening. At first the readers voice seemed cold and over articulated, but as you get deeper into the story it is perfect. Well done

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Good

I enjoyed it was good the narrator was good too yes I would recommend this book

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cant stand that nasal voice, it overshadowed almost everything! the story was awesome! incest was unnecessary totally

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Addicting

loved the book. Bentley little's books keep you begging for more. Can't wait to read more.

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Be afraid when the Store comes to your town!

I really enjoyed this. it reminded me of when I was going through my own personal hell as a Walmart associate. Mr. Little has a sinister mind, and I was genuinely shocked by the places he took us. overall good horror story!

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