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The Hostage

A Halloween Psychological Thriller

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The Hostage

By: Samyra Alexander
Narrated by: J.R. Mason
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About this listen

Some stories get under your skin… and stay there.

Brandy and Zane are out of options. With Halloween approaching and no place to call home, they take over the house of Brandy’s agoraphobic client — a woman too fearful to leave and too isolated to resist. It’s only temporary, they tell themselves. Just long enough to save up and start fresh — for themselves and their children.

To pass the time, the woman begins reading them pages from a novel she’s been writing — unsettling, violent, and impossible to forget. Brandy tries not to think too hard about it.

But some stories linger longer than expected.

Author's Note: The audiobook edition of The Hostage was recorded using an earlier version of the manuscript. Since then, the ebook and paperback have been lightly revised for sentence flow, name consistency, and overall clarity. As a result, immersive listeners will notice differences in phrasing between the formats. The story itself remains unchanged.

©2024 Samyra Alexander (P)2025 Samyra Alexander
African American Mystery Psychological Thriller & Suspense Fiction
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