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Afraid

By: Jack Kilborn
Narrated by: Phil Gigante
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WELCOME TO SAFE HAVEN, POPULATION 907...

Nestled in the woods of Wisconsin, Safe Haven is miles from everything. With one road in and out, this is a town so peaceful it has never needed a full-time police force. Until now...

A helicopter has crashed on the outskirts of town and something terrible has been unleashed. A classified secret weapon programmed to kill anything that stands in its way. Now it's headed for the nearest lights to do what it does best. Isolate. Terrorize. Annihilate.

Soon all phone lines are dead and the road is blocked. Safe Haven's only chance for survival rests on the shoulders of an aging county sheriff. And as the body count rises, the sheriff realizes something even more terrifying—maybe death hasn't come to his little town by accident...

WELCOME TO SAFE HAVEN, POPULATION 907... 906... 905...

AFRAID by Jack Kilborn
Are you afraid of the dark? You will be.

©2009 Jack Kilborn (P)2009 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

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Would make an awesome movie

Four stars was all I could give this book, and I have to admit I went back and forth between a three and a four...

The book was good, but not great. The story is a bit unbelievable, however, as a reader looking to be entertained I can put that aside, get into the book, and enjoy the story.

The book is very graphic in it's details, which once you understand the basic plot is really the only way to tell it. This book would make an awesome movie.

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Good book, awesome narriator.

The book wss not as scary as I had hoped, but very suspenseful with non-stop action. The narriator did an excellent job portraying the diffrrent characters which really helps you get into the story. Good listen.

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THIS WAS MORE OF A GUY BOOK

MY SON AND HIS FRIENDS LIKED THIS BOOK.... WE LISTENED TO IT ON A TRIP TO NEW ORLEANS. THEY REALLY LIKED IT... WAS A GOOD LISTEN BUT WAS A BIT MUCH FOR THIS FEMALE.

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AWESOME!

If you could sum up Afraid in three words, what would they be?

This was a great book - that kept you listening - and the narrator, Phil Gigante - is so far the BEST - that I have listened to - it made me actually picture the characters by the voices the did for them - KUDOS!!!!!!!!

What did you like best about this story?

Plot and Narrator!

Have you listened to any of Phil Gigante’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Never- but for sure will NOW - this is how I am going to search for books - by the narrator!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Action, Horror, Mystery - you get it ALL - and romance - through all the tragedy - and family coming together - it had EVERYTHING!

OMGosh - I was thinking last night -when the book was over - OH - I wish this was a movie!

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LOVE IT!

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Only listen if you have a strong stomach

If you’re looking for something to make you squirm this is your book. I’ll admit that it doesn’t have much of a plot but if you’re looking for blood, guts and gratuitous violence then this is the book for you. A bunch of crazed killers are let loose in a remote Wisconsin town and the story jumps around from location to location as people are slaughtered and tortured as they look for the person they’re searching for. To give you a sense of how gruesome this book is, I was listening to part of it while eating my lunch and shortly after I started eating I wished I wasn’t. This book is perfect for Halloween time if you’re not prone to nightmares!

Mr. Gigante does a great job with the narration especially some of the more memorably disturbed characters.

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Great!

This story started at 60 mph and never slowed down. Enjoy the ride and put your seat belt on.

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A Different Kind of Terror

A real page Turner. Hard to believe that all this took place in one night. Highly recommended to horror fan

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Great action horror story.

Great action filled story but gore was a little over dramatized. My favorite part was when the sheriff's foot got caught in the bear trap. The amount of detail was unbelievable.

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Violent not gory

Previews that I read all said that this book was gory. I disagree with that statement. There is a lot of violence and the suggestion of gore. but it is not gory. The book does jump around between multiple characters, which requires you to pay a lot of attention. Overall, this book is violent and fast paced. I would not suggest this book for minors, but the average adult should enjoy it.

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A great horror novel

Narrator does a good job with the insane characters. One of my favorite horror novels.

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