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Where they wait

by Carson, Scott
Series: Thorndike Press Large Print Thriller, Adventure and Suspense Edition statement:Large print edition. Published by : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company (Waterville, ME) Physical details: 547 pages (large print) 22 cm. ISBN:9781432894856; 1432894854. Year: 2022
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Unabridged

Regular print edition previously published by: Emily Bestler Books/Atria Books.

"Recently laid-off from his newspaper and desperate for work, war correspondent Nick Bishop takes a humbling job: writing a profile of a new mindfulness app called Clarity. It's easy money, and a chance to return to his hometown for his first visit in years. The app itself seems like a retread of old ideas--relaxing white noise and guided meditations. But then there are the "Sleep Songs." A woman's hauntingly beautiful voice sings a ballad that is anything but soothing--it's disturbing, really, more of a warning than a relaxation--but it works. Deep, refreshing sleep follows. So do nightmares. Vivid and chilling, they feature a dead woman who calls Nick by name and whispers guidance--or are they threats? And soon her voice follows him long after the song is done. As the effects of the nightmares begin to permeate his waking life, Nick makes a terrifying discovery: no one involved with Clarity has any interest in his article. Their interest is in him"--

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