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The Overnight Guest

Written by: Heather Gudenkauf
Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“Fully realized, wholly absorbing and almost painfully suspenseful...The journey is mesmerizing.”
New York Times

A woman receives an unexpected visitor during a deadly snowstorm in this chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf.

True crime writer Wylie Lark doesn’t mind being snowed in at the isolated farmhouse where she’s retreated to write her new book. A cozy fire, complete silence. It would be perfect, if not for the fact that decades earlier, at this very house, two people were murdered in cold blood and a girl disappeared without a trace.

As the storm worsens, Wylie finds herself trapped inside the house, haunted by the secrets contained within its walls—haunted by secrets of her own. Then she discovers a small child in the snow just outside. After bringing the child inside for warmth and safety, she begins to search for answers. But soon it becomes clear that the farmhouse isn’t as isolated as she thought, and someone is willing to do anything to find them.

Don’t miss Heather’s upcoming twisty locked-room thriller, EVERYONE IS WATCHING!

And don't miss these other great stories by Heather!

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©2022 Heather Gudenkauf (P)2022 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited
Crime Thrillers Domestic Thrillers Suspense Thriller Fiction Exciting
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I could hardly breathe

Beautifully narrated by Brittany Pressley, The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf is a suspense fiction that builds steadily to a crescendo in which the past and present collide in a most explosive climax. During the last two hours of the audiobook, as the stories begin to connect and the truth finally reveals itself, I could hardly breathe. And the ending is a lovely thing -- forming a perfect circle with the beginning. I totally enjoyed this audiobook and have rated it 5 out of 5 stars.

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Good story!

I definitely predicted most of the ending well before I got there, but it was performed nicely and an easy listen!

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Confusing but makes sense at end

I had to go back a few times to understand the characters and timeline. I think the characters were well developed. And the ending was somewhat predictable. Overall it was a good story. I will look for other novels from this author. The narration was great!

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Slow to start, gets better!

It took me a bit to get into this, definitely a slow start. Very gripping plot afterwards. Narration was amazing!

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Couldn't stop listening

Excitement and suspension from beginning to end. I couldn't stop listening. Definitely did not predict the ending like so many other books.

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Outstanding !

I thoroughly enjoyed the story and narration. The best of forty Audible books. Looking forward to more from this author.

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Thrilling story

I really enjoyed this audiobook, both story and performance. Slow burn, but worth it in the end.

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It’s ok

Nothing crazy, predictable, characters where kind of annoying. The ending was also pretty anticlimactic ngl

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Did not enjoy the ending

I was enjoying this story until the last quarter. The plot started to rely on ridiculous, far-fetched coincidences and horror film cliches that made my eyes roll. It became totally predictable and dragged on for far too long. Narrator was ok and I would listen to her again.

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The overnight guest

I really enjoyed the story and the narration was excellent.
Give it a shot, it will be worth it

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