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The Room Next Door

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The Room Next Door

By: Wendy Walker
Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Elizabeth Evans, Bebe Wood, full cast
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From the bestselling author of Mad Love and American Girl comes a propulsive new thriller with a spectacular twist and an acclaimed cast.

They were best friends forever. Until the night one of them disappeared.

In 2010, Brooke Lowry, Carrie Hollis, and Eve Shay were inseparable. But on the Fourth of July, Eve vanished—her case never solved. Brooke moved away, but Carrie couldn’t let go, her obsession driving her to become the Chief of Police.

Now, fifteen years later, just as Carrie is about to close Eve’s case for good, an anonymous call provides a chilling new lead. And–within days–a man’s body is hauled in by a fishing boat. His murder is linked to a hotel a few miles away–where the guest in the room next door was none other than Brooke Lowry.

Brooke was there that night—with her lover. They heard something through the wall. Something violent. But they couldn’t say a word without revealing their affair.

As Carrie digs deeper into both cases, Brooke scrambles to cover her tracks, and Eve’s own voice begins to rise from the past. Together, their stories unravel a web of lies, betrayals, and long-buried secrets that lead to the shocking truth of what happened to Eve Shay.

This story contains mature themes. Listener discretion is advised.

©2025 Wendy Walker (P)2025 Audible Originals, LLC.
Domestic Thrillers Editors Select Psychological Thriller & Suspense

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About the Creator- Wendy Walker

About the Creator

Wendy Walker is the internationally bestselling author of suspense novels, including the Audible Originals Hold Your Breath, American Girl, and Mad Love. Her novels have been translated into 23 foreign languages, topped bestseller lists both nationally and abroad, and have been optioned for both television and film. Wendy holds degrees from Brown University and Georgetown Law School. Prior to her writing career, Wendy trained for competitive figure skating, worked as a financial analyst at Goldman, Sachs, and practiced both corporate and family law. She resides in Connecticut.

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Loved all the different characters in the story and how it all came together in the end.

Loved it. kept me in thralled right to the end.

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I really liked this story, it wasn’t predictable and kept me guessing along the way. I liked the characters and the way the story was told from multiple POV

The twists!

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Well narrated and works really well with the suspense created in the story. I recommend it highly

Wow

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I enjoyed this book. The narration was fantastic. At times, I found the story line dragging out but overall a really good listen.

Lots of twist and turns

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Couldn’t stop listening! Beautifully written and well narrated, with clever twists and turns. Well worth your time.

Original and captivating

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Loved the characters and story line I couldn’t stop listening to see what happened. Recommend

Really enjoyed this one

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loved this style of listening.
nice story
beautiful written
nice audio
would recommend listening to this amazing story

easy listening

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Great story, lots of possible who-done-its, well written with brilliant narration by Julia with a great support cast.

Great story, suspenseful, fabulous narration

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I really enjoyed this mystery.
Good narration.
Convincing red herrings.
Engaging plot.
Surprising ending.

Solid.

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Enjoyed the story and twists.
The sound effects were annoying. Not always aligning with the narrative there was a lot of white noise and whooshing

Annoying sound effects.

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