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I'll Be Waiting

A Novel

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I'll Be Waiting

By: Kelley Armstrong
Narrated by: Jennifer Pickens
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From New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong comes a spellbinding new tale of supernatural horror involving a haunted house, seances, lost loved ones, and a sinister spirit out for blood...

Nicola Laughton never expected to see adulthood, being diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis as a child. Then medical advances let her live into her thirties and she met Anton, who taught her to dream of a future… together. Months after they married, Anton died in a horrible car crash, but lived long enough to utter five words to her, “I’ll be waiting for you.”

That final private moment became public when someone from the crash scene took it to the press—the terminally ill woman holding her dying husband as he promised to wait for her on the other side. Worse, that person claimed it wasn’t Anton who said the words but his ghost, hovering over his body.

Since their story went public, Nicola has been hounded by spiritualists promising closure. In the hopes of stopping her downward spiral, friends and family find a reputable medium—a professor of parapsychology. For the séance, they rent the Lake Erie beach house that Anton’s family once owned.

The medium barely has time to begin his work before things start happening. Locked doors mysteriously open. Clouds of insects engulf the house. Nicola hears footsteps and voices and the creak of an old dumbwaiter…in an empty shaft. Throughout it all she’s haunted by nightmares of her past. Because, unbeknownst to the others, this isn’t her first time contacting the dead. And Nicola isn’t her real name.

That’s when she finds the first body....

In this atmospheric, thrilling new ghost story, Kelley Armstrong's full talents are on display to thrill, chill and leave the listener guessing how Nicola escapes with her life—if she can.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

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Critic Reviews

<p><b>Praise for </b><i><b>Hemlock Island:</b><br></i><br> "A must-read for fans of atmospheric and occult horror with intricate storytelling." - <i>Library Journal</i><br><br>"A tech mogul gifts his ex-wife their perfect vacation home on a remote island. You'd think this is a dream come true--but this is a Kelley Armstrong story! With creepy twists on every page and a unique horror element, it's got an ending you'll never see coming." –Alma Katsu, author of <i>The Fervor</i><br><br>“With <i>Hemlock Island</i>, Kelley Armstrong stakes a solid claim in the horror genre. A truly disturbing tale filled with complex characters, weird twists, genuine chills, and deep emotions. Highly recommended!” –Jonathan Maberry, <i>NY Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Kagen the Damned</i> and <i>Patient Zero<br><br></i>“Armstrong is a master storyteller. Every time I thought I knew where the story was going, I was wrong—and I LOVED it! Also, I will never, ever look at wind chimes the same way…” -S.A. Barnes, author of <i>Dead Silence<br></i><br>“Armstrong lures you in with mystery, but once she yanks back the curtain, the horror is full-tilt. A great read!” —Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of <i>Road of Bones</i> and <i>All Hallows<br></i><br>“<i>Hemlock Island</i> starts at 65mph and accelerates until you’re in a breathless tailspin, holding on for dear life…I’ve always loved Kelley’s writing and this is one of her best.” - Christina Henry, author of <i>Near the Bone</i> and <i>The Ghost Tree<br></i></p>
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I enjoyed this story and the narrator was great, but I felt there was too much going on in the plot…it would have been better if it had been kept simpler, with not quite so many ghosts in the mix. It all got a bit chaotic towards the end. But I still really enjoyed it.

An interesting book

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