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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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I liked this book but I wanted to love it. It was well told with great characters and a unique premise. My only real issue was the few times that the story dragged on unnecessarily. Other than that, it was awesome.

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Awesome book

Great story and makes you wonder about things. The author is amazing with Realistic storyline

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Excellent Book!

I absolutely loved this book... it was very gripping from beginning to end! This needs to be made into a movie.

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will kep you on pins and needles

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Highly recommend if you like to be on the edge of your seat from start to finish. The narrator Phil Gigante does an awesome job santiago will scare the hell out of you

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

hits you right between the eyes and keeps coming

Which character – as performed by Phil Gigante – was your favorite?

santiago

If you could take any character from Afraid out to dinner, who would it be and why?

the sheriff that poor man never got to enjoy his chili

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a must read or listen !!!!!!!!!!!

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Incredible!

I'm not one to ruin a story, but WOW!

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Very well written and suspenseful - but graphic.

I read and enjoyed the book before I ever listened to it in audio form. While it is what I would call gory and graphic at points - it is also very well written and suspenseful. The narrator does an excellent job translating the tension and horror of the written word to spoken word. The story moves along rapidly and there are hardly any dull moments. Enjoyed!

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Not one of my favorites but good enough not to be bad. The military lose a group of chemically enhanced killers, who terrorize a small town in Wisconsin.

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Absolutely Fantastic!

Yet again Mr Konrath did it again. Another great book with action, gore, mystery, and drama.

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The storyline grabs you by the collar and doesn’t let go!

I loved the layers to the story and the horrible surprises waiting around every corner. Even if you skim books, this one will compel you to read it inits entirety.
That’s the only way to figure how the author gets to the end.
The denouement (tying up loose ends) flows like melted butter over freshly hot popcorn.

WARNING: this novel details lots of violence, torture and death.

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What Kind of Sick F&%#...

What did you love best about Afraid?

So I told my girlfriend to recommend a book that would "shock me"; a book that would make me think "what kind of sick f&%# would come up with something so disturbing?!"

Well I didn't have that exact reaction from Afraid. One theory is because maybe I'm already some kind of sick f&%# myself. :) That's actually a pretty solid theory...

With that said, what I will say is that I discovered a really creative and gripping story. Yes, there is some serious gore, but the author only gives enough detail about those situations to allow your imagination to take it to the next sick level. He doesn't dwell on those details and that keeps the story moving at a great pace.

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