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Don't Hang Up

By: Benjamin Stevenson
Narrated by: Luke Arnold, Sibylla Budd
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‘You and I are going to have a chat. If you hang up, this girl dies.’

Adam Turner works the mid-dawn shift at his local radio station. From 12am to 6am, it’s his job to fill the airtime with old songs, inane chatter, and the occasional talkback caller. It’s a long way from his prime-time slot from over a decade ago, when he was a star in the making. Now there’s no producers, no billboards, no stakes, and, crucially, not many listeners. His frequent callers are drunk college students headed home from a night out, or long-range truck drivers. He is completely alone in the studio from midnight until dawn every night.

And then one night at 12:45am, he gets a different kind of call, with higher stakes than he could ever have wanted. The caller’s rules are simple – stay on the line, live on air, until dawn, or the woman they are holding captive will die.

The night wears on and Adam is tormented by his caller, forced to answer increasingly personal questions, exposing his fall from grace for all to hear. He must try to figure out just who is calling him, what they really want, and how he can stop them. All while staying live on air, and keeping the psycho talking.

But as the conversation gets deeper, is Adam willing to broadcast his darkest secrets to the world in order to keep a stranger safe?

©2023 Benjamin Stevenson (P)2023 Audible Australia Pty Ltd.

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Don't Hang Up, You'll Want to Hear This Story

I'm not much into horror, but when I do watch horror I find that Psychological horrors get my attention. Don't Hang Up is proof that Psychological Thrillers can work perfectly for audio.
At times it did feel like I was listening to the events unfold on a radio. It kept me on the edge of my seat the more and more it went on. An hour in I was already hooked on it, I had to know what Adam would do in the face of a danger that was in a sense one-sided yet not at the same time.
To say this story left me on the edge of my seat, even if the ending is good or bad depending on how you see it would be an understatement.

Don't Hang Up just might be on my list of favourite Psychological thrillers like Memento, Jacob's Ladder and Requiem for a Dream. While it may not be on the same messed up level as those are, believe me when I say, it will be a very intense listen.

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A page Turner.

This is more a play for radio than a novel. It's short, exciting and with many an unexpected twist. I really enjoyed listening to a well choreographed story with a few appropriate sound effects.

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page-turner

really a radio play … a gripping plot line. a little bit unbelievable but engaging whilst maintaining great tension with a satisfying end.
Really enjoyed it.

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Awesome

Wow, what can I say but I was hooked from the beginning, great narration, complicated storyline, but that’s what made it what is, it is brilliant.

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Not my sort of thing but got hooked!

Really well read, kept me guessing! Language a bit strong, but relative to the story. Definitely worth a listen.

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Neat

Thanks Audible for this complicated but quite neat little book. Well narrated, and a pleasant short diversion.

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Short entertaining yarn.

Very well narrated and very engaging. You get hooked into the premise very, very quickly and will have trouble letting your curiosity to let you stop listening. Some lovely twists and turns. AND THE MORAL TO THE STORY IS................ You figure it out.

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Great listen

The story keeps you on the edge of your seat right to the end. Great narration and interesting ending. Well worth the listen.

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Great fun

Kept me on the edge of my seat and had me guessing until the end. Worth the listen.

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Pleasantly Surprised

I downloaded this book as a free special offer, and really enjoyed it. It's a great thriller with a different storyline. Many twists and turns, a.couple of which actually made me gasp.

Will be reading this author again for sure!

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