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Perfect Nightmare

By: John Saul
Narrated by: Dick Hill, Susie Breck
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Publisher's summary

Every parent's nightmare becomes a reality for Kara Marshall when her daughter, Lindsay, vanishes from her bedroom during the night.

The police suspect that the girl is just another moody teenage runaway, angry over leaving behind her school and friends because her family is moving. But Lindsay's recent eerie claim - that someone invaded her room when the house was opened to prospective buyers - drives Kara to fear the worst: a nameless, faceless stalker has walked the halls of her home in search of more than a place to live.

Patrick Shields recognizes Kara's pain - and carries plenty of his own since he lost his wife and two children in a devastating house fire. But more than grief draws Patrick and Kara together. He, too, senses the hand of a malevolent stranger in this tragedy. And as more people go missing from houses up for sale, Patrick's suspicion, like Kara's, blooms into horrified certainty.

Someone is trolling this peaceful community - undetected and undeterred - harvesting victims for a purpose no sane mind can fathom. Someone Kara and Patrick, alone and desperate, are determined to unmask. Someone who is even now watching, plotting, keeping a demented diary of unspeakable deeds...and waiting until the time is ripe for another fateful visit.

©2005 John Saul (P)2005 Brilliance Audio, Inc.
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Critic reviews

"A creepy stalker story becomes a shrewd whodunit as Saul's latest tracks a move from tranquil suburbia to the big city....solid suspense." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Susie Breck and Dick Hill narrate in tag-team fashion, both shining for separate reasons - Breck for her portrayal of both the girl and the girl's mother and Hill for the kidnapper, whose distorted view of reality is horrifying in its plausibility." ( AudioFile)

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As Usual..great suspense...

As always,you are left wondering whats going to happen, and it doesnt get too dull. Only problem, is towards the end (without giving any of the plot away)a lady breaks a glass, and I just felt that was so weak of the author. Its like, sometimes an author needs for something to happen, so the character does something that just doesnt fit! When she broke the window pane, I was like, now wait a minute! What?!?! Who would do that?! That makes no sense whatsoever! That just wouldnt happen! So yea...but other than that, it was an ok book. I give it a 7 out of 10.

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finished in two days

I couldn't put it down!! I love John Saul, I wish he would write faster!

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Decent

This book was good until this author took the easy and predictable way of of having Kara lose control when she heard Lindsay scream. Sure in that situation it’s perfectly normal to lose all control and act irrationally. It would have been far more exciting for Kara to try to call 911 but be interrupted and dragged into the fray. Six of one, half dozen of the other.

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This book should be turned into a Movie!

The book was great from start to finish. Every emotion and scene was perfectly described and the narators also did a very great job in bringing the story to life. The book was very twisted but was well fitted together. Would love to see this book turned into a movie.

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Mind Twister Suspenseful , Twisted

Fast listener never suspected how it would end. 😲
If you like the who done it stories this is a Great Twister

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Phenomenal!!

As usual, John Saul kept me totally enthralled from start to finish! I love the twists and turns that I never expected. The narrators were more than awesome and made the story so much better. I was so sad when the ending finally happened because I wanted the story to go on!

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narration doesn't even match written words!!!

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

the book is fine, the immersion narration sucks!!!! they don't follow punctuation correctly, the accents stink, and they don't follow the scripted wording of the book correctly! buy the book, but don't pay extra for narration. you will be disappointed!

How did the narrator detract from the book?

the narrator's did a poor job and the voice of the killer sounded like some harmless guy at the counter of a cheap book store, not like a sick psychotic killer!!!! sad...

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

nope

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Awesome!!



The story was well written and we'll narrared. It was very interesting using the male/female narrators. Kept me on the edge of my seat! Give Stars to John Saul. Looking forward to the next Audible book.

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Wow!

Haven't read a John sail book in a while. I remember why I liked them so well with this reading. couldn't put it down.

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ok, nor one of his best

It was good, not great. He has many better books. I found it to be somewhat predictable with a sprinkle of nahh couldn't be....

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