Come with Me

By: Ronald Malfi

Narrated by: Joe Hempel

A masterful, heart-palpitating novel of small-town horror and psychological dread from a Bram Stoker nominee.

Aaron Decker's life changes one December morning when his wife, Allison, is killed. Haunted by her absence - and her ghost - Aaron goes through her belongings, where he finds a receipt for a motel room in another part of the country. Piloted by grief and an increasing sense of curiosity, Aaron embarks on a journey to discover what Allison had been doing in the weeks prior to her death.

Yet Aaron is unprepared to discover the dark secrets Allison kept, the death and horror that make up the tapestry of her hidden life. And with each dark secret revealed, Aaron becomes more and more consumed by his obsession to learn the terrifying truth about the woman who had been his wife, even if it puts his own life at risk.

©2021 Ronald Malfi (P)2021 Tantor

A Haunting Tale of Secrets and Lies

When Allison Decker is shot and killed in a senseless act of violence, her husband's life is irrevocably changed. But the true extent of his life's transformations doesn't begin until he discovers something seemingly innocuous in a box of his wife's belongings from work. A receipt from a motel in a small town he'd never heard of, from a trip he didn't know Allison had taken, is all it takes to send Aaron down a path he'd never have imagined possible.
Worried that his wife might have been cheating on him, Aaron begins unraveling the threads of a double-life Allison was leading, and infidelity might have been a relief. Instead, Aaron finds himself stumbling along in the footsteps of the woman he'd married but hardly knew. The truth of Allison's activities will uncover lies and horrors Aaron could never be prepared to face as he stubbornly and desperately struggles to understand the woman he loved and lost. In the end, we're forced--along with Aaron--to acknowledge that we might indeed be guilty of haunting ourselves.
Malfi crafts a well-orchestrated mystery that leaves the reader guessing right up until the conclusion. As we join Aaron Decker on his journey of discovery, we're left reeling with each new revelation alongside the protagonist, forced to question how well we ever know someone and how dark the depths of one's character might be.
Joe Hempel's narration of the audiobook is superb, and he captures the confusion, fear, and frustration Aaron feels as he persists in his fool's quest to solve a mystery Allison may have already solved before she was tragically unable to fulfill her life's mission.

Couldn't stop listening!

This was one of those books that I found myself sitting in my car in the driveway listening to the end of the chapter. Great story and well-written. Suspenseful and mildly spooky at times. Worth a credit!

Excellent Story and Amazing Ending

I loved this story! Not a typical ghost story, and really well done!!!! I loved the ending! ❤❤❤❤❤

Meh Narrator Ruins It

Couldn't finish. Narrator is monotone. Really wanted to hear this one, darn it. Maybe other people won't feel this way so it's worth a shot!

excellent narrator

kept my interest thru out, cant say enough about the narrator. I listen to many audio books every week. it is rare to get lost in the story and not even notice the change in male to female voices. I will be looking for more books narrated by Joe Hempel.