Dead Rabbit

A Novella

De: Joseph Murnane

Narrado por: Tom Jordan

From the award nominated author of It Eats Your Hunger, comes the story of Adam Bell, a young man who accepts a job at Wild Mountain Wolf Sanctuary, a hidden facility in a secluded corner of the New Mexico desert.

The work is hard but fulfilling, helping Adam come into his own and take hold of his humanity. However, beneath the earth, The Rabbit Man is awakening, a wretched terror hellbent on stripping that humanity away. Plagued by horrific visions and running out of time, he has a choice to make: fight to survive, or become nothing more than a forgotten Dead Rabbit.

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great read!

This is a fun tragic story, of a broken man finding hope, at least until the rabbit appears.

Equal part tragedy and horror. I loved the writing style, as well as the narration. I cant wait to read more from this author.

He is exspecially good with building suspense and dread. It kept me guessing till the end!

Got me

Murnane’s novella is a well crafted story of pain, struggle, and multi-layered redemption - and a cautionary tale about rabbits well worth paying attention to. :) !!! The narrator is perfect. Dead Rabbit grabbed my undivided attention from start to finish, and it managed to touch my heart in the process.

The Rabbit Man

I enjoyed this book for many reasons. I live in New Mexico and am familiar with the real life wolf sanctuary that inspired this book. The author mentions my hometown in Arkansas (what a surprise!) and I used to own a pitbull/Lab mix dog. So many things that really resonated with me!

Adam discovers the Wild Mountain Wolf Sanctuary in secluded western New Mexico and thinks it's just the place and work he needs in his new sober state. He quickly falls in love with the area and the animals housed there. But, his newfound peace is shattered by a mysterious entity that seems to be taking over his life. Losing weight, craving raw red meat and seeing things in the dark, Adam thinks he is being stalked by a Skinwalker.

He discovers a journal written by another worker many years ago who had experienced the same types of events. In this journal, the entity is named the Rabbit Man. Adam is determined to either kill the Rabbit Man or die trying.

The author has done a great job of showcasing the beauty of our state and the majestic animals that are found here. There is plenty of emotion and wonderful relationships between the humans and animals and I found myself almost in tears at times. There are also lots of creepy, horrific moments that will set your heart pounding. This author is quickly becoming one of my favorites since both of his books I have read are the type that will stay in my memory for a long time.

The narrator did a great job and his pacing was perfect for the book. My only complaint about the audio is that it is hard to differentiate the journal entries from the rest of the narrative in this format.

Dead Rabbit

Overcoming obstacles, perseverance, and resilience. Dead Rabbit is a novelette of the human condition. This was a fast, enjoyable, deep in meaning. The narrator was fantastic!

Amazing!

I loved this so much! I felt so connected to the wolves and animals. Tom Jordan was amazing as always. I’m going to listen to it again because I loved the story so much! If you stay after the epilogue, you can read why the author wrote the book- it’s worth hearing!

excellent read

this book was well written. I enjoyed it! I will definitely be looking into the author's other books

Excellent & intense!!

Dead Rabbit by Joseph Murnane
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This is a super interesting and entertaining horror novella! I really enjoyed the different and unique storyline, and since I currently live in New Mexico, I love that most of the story takes place at a Wolf Sanctuary in Western NM.
Adam who is recently sober, decides to apply for a job at a Wolf Sanctuary and to his surprise he gets the position. Once he arrives for his new job, lots of strange things begin to happen. Is there a rabbit man? What is this that Adam is seeing?
This story provides a good amount of creep and gives plenty of strong imagery, which made me make crazy faces throughout the book!!
I like the strong character development that the author uses with the main character Adam. It was intense to watch his changes throughout the story.

I really enjoyed the narration! For a fairly new author, his writing is excellent!! I can’t wait to read more from him.

🐰*This book is out now and I would definitely grab it for a quick read! * 🐇

Profound and insightful

Joseph’s Murnane has such an incredible way of telling a story. Blending deeply personal aspects with fantastical elements makes for the most heart wrenching and horrifying experiences that a person can read. This almost felt like a companion to his first novel, incredibly different, but like friends waving at each other on a highway as they drive in different directions.
The audio narration was top notch as well. I feel like this narrator captures Joseph’s voice perfectly.

Fantastic story!

I almost listened to this in one sitting because it was just that good! Loved the story. The characters seemed so real, and the rabbit man was creepy! This was my first book from this author but definitely won’t be my last!