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Pines

By: Blake Crouch
Narrated by: Max Meyers
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The first book of the smash-hit Wayward Pines trilogy, from the New York Times bestselling author of Dark Matter, Recursion, and Upgrade.

Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrives in Wayward Pines, Idaho, with a mission: locate two federal agents who went missing in the bucolic town one month earlier. But within minutes of his arrival, Ethan is involved in a violent accident. He comes to in a hospital, with no ID, no cell phone, and no briefcase.

As the days pass, Ethan’s investigation turns up more questions than answers: Why can’t he get any phone calls through to his wife and son in the outside world? Why doesn’t anyone believe he is who he says he is? And what is the purpose of the electrified fences surrounding the town? Are they meant to keep the residents in? Or something else out?

Each step closer to the truth takes Ethan farther from the world he knew, from the man he was, until he must face a horrifying fact – he may never get out of Wayward Pines alive.

The nail-bitingly suspenseful opening installment in Blake Crouch’s blockbuster Wayward Pines trilogy, Pines is at once a brilliant mystery tale and the first step into a genre-bending saga of suspense, science fiction, and horror.

©2023 Blake Crouch (P)2023 Penguin Random House LLC Science Fiction Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting
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Even though I had watched the tv series, I was curious to see how the story unfolded in the book and whether it would still be engaging. I wasn't disappointed. There were some minor differences of course but overall, I thoroughly enjoyed the story and narration.

Engaging story

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I'm amazed at how creative the story was, how it reminds me of many other stories I have heard of, how it covers multiple genres, sometimes simultaneously and how it has twists and turns I never saw coming. My only critique is the narrator is not as creative as I am used to, I'm not saying he didn't do a great job as I'm new to audiobooks, others I have listened to have been much more creative with their story telling. Can't wait to continue the story!

Simply WOW! You'll never see it coming.

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I found this book very repetitive. The narrator was good though. I might read the next 2 books in the series to see if they are any better as I enjoyed the film Dark Matter by Brad Crouch.

Nothing stood out. This was just an ok listen for me. Was anticipating much better given all the good reviews.

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