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By: Jane E. James
Narrated by: Sarah Kants, Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
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As soon as we open the door to our beautiful new home, I sense their presence . . . the couple who lived here before us.

They’ve left things behind, as if on purpose, for us to find. First, there is the mysterious diary that ends too abruptly, followed by pictures of a couple in their thirties, just like us. Tired-looking parents with two small children. Who are they?

©2025 Jane E. James (P)2025 Audible Ltd. Domestic Thrillers Mystery Psychological Thriller & Suspense
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Story was engaging and narrators were terrific. I love simultaneous storyline’s that come together for an epic ending. Engaging and worth a listen.

Great simultaneous story lines

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to go through all that and all the twists of this story for that ending is disappointing.

good story till the ending.

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great book, storyline and everything was all tied up at the end of the story

very enjoyable easy listen

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This is a slow burn story filled with twists and turns, keeping the listener guessing and suspecting as it unfolds.

Interesting Concept

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The performance is great, easy to listen to. Picked some of the story threads fairly early on, but was intrigued to see how it would end up. Couldn't really pick which character/s to empathise with. I understand the 'flawed' nature of most humans, but... I feel some characters were not fleshed out as well as they might have been. Was kinda dissapointed in the ending, I feel it fell a little flat. The ending was written in the horror story style of, but wait, it's not quite over yet...
Is it worth a listen? Probably. You never know, you might enjoy (or resonate) with the ending more than I did.

Somewhat intriguing listen, except the ending...

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