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The Mystery of Alice

By: Lee Bacon
Narrated by: Bryan Kennedy, Jessica Almasy, Josh Hurley, Cassandra Morris, Libby McKnight, Emily Bauer, Michael Crouch
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An enthralling and inventive thriller, only on Audible

Thirteen-year-old Emily Poe has been given the opportunity of a lifetime: A chance to attend the exclusive Audyn School in Manhattan. But to win the scholarship, she has to pass a test like nothing she’s ever experienced before: A nearly bare room, a set of strange clues, a locked door. And a mysterious organization - the Leopold Foundation - that’s watching her every move. 

But the real test has just begun. Despite the strange circumstances - in a new house, at a new school - Emily instantly bonds with fellow scholarship winner Alice Wray. 

And then Alice goes missing. 

Chronicling every surprising twist and turn of her search through her own private video diary, Emily sets out to find the truth behind Alice’s disappearance. Soon she’s drawn deep into the inner circle of the Audyn School’s elite, the Nobility, who each have secrets of their own. As clues and lies mount, Emily must sort truth from fiction to solve the Mystery of Alice before it’s too late. 

©2019 Lee Bacon (P)2019 Audible Originals, LLC.

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About the Author

Lee Bacon is the author of several books for young people, including the Joshua Dread and Legendtopia series. His upcoming novel The Last Human is being developed as a major motion picture from Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (The Lego Movie, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) and Sony Pictures. His books have been translated into 20 languages. After growing up in Texas, he lived in Munich and Brooklyn before moving to his current home in Maplewood, New Jersey. He shares a house with his wife, daughter, and two cats.

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About the Performer

Lauded as a prolific narrator by the Audiobook Publishers Association, Emily Bauer has a passion for truthful, honest storytelling and creating memorable characters across all genres. The recipient of multiple Golden Earphones, Listen-Up Awards, and Publishers Weekly Starred Reviews, Emily is also well-known for her animation work on shows such as Pokémon, Clifford the Big Red Dog, and Wallykazam!, and has done hundreds of commercials and jingles. Emily has narrated more than 200 audiobooks including the InCryptid series by Seanan McGuire, the Razorland series by Anne Aguirre, and Life As We Knew It, from the Last Survivors series by Susan Beth Pfeffer.

About the Performer

Cassandra Lee Morris is an accomplished voice actor who has narrated more than 250 audiobooks and brought dozens of characters to life for animation and video games, including League of Legends, Fortnite, Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures, DC Superhero Girls, and Hanazuki. Her audiobooks have received accolades such as an Odyssey Award, two Audie Awards, and Earphones Awards, and “Best of the Year” honors by Audiofile Magazine. She lives in Los Angeles.

About the Performer

A native New Yorker, Bryan has over 25 years of experience in the voice-over world including audiobooks, commercials, and animation. Bryan enjoys bringing multiple characters to life with their own voices, no matter what the age, gender, or accent. He has narrated many young adult and children's books with many memorable characters, including James Patterson's Middle School series, Patterson and Chris Grabenstein's Treasure Hunters series, and Grabenstein's Welcome to Wonderland series. Bryan has narrated several books that have won the AudioFile Earphones Award, including This Book Is Not Good for You, This Isn't What It Looks Like, and Testimony. Bryan is also a writer and producer working on his first feature film, I Am Maurice.

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Great story

The story hooked me from the very start and I liked the ending. I will look for more books by Lee Bacon.

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Good Twist but Slow

Good story line, nice twists & turns. Plot was a little slow to begin with.

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Great Acting!

It was by far the best acting I've heard so far on Audible.

The story fall short, but still let me hanging.

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Truly original

I had so much fun with this book. The story was so well written and the performances were top notch. Loved the humor towards the end bringing audible into the story. Thank you, so much, for this. It was a special gift.

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Somewhat irritating main character


Emily is supposed to be super smart but she’s surprisingly slow to pick up on things. I kept reminding myself she was only supposed to be 13. And perhaps she just preferred to take her time explaining how she reached a conclusion, thereby falsely inflating the amount of time it seems it took her to reach it.

I also found the Emily Dictionary particularly annoying - especially since some of the new words have definitions that actually already have a word with that same meaning. Then again, I doubt I’m the target audience for this book and perhaps a preteen reader would be less annoyed.

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Very good!

Kept me intrigued throughout the story. Narration was outstanding. Sound made the scenes more realistic and believable.

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Crooked teen story

I compare the story to that of any teenager scary films. OK listen for a long car trip.

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A masterpiece of intrigue.

Lee Bacon has written a really intricate finely woven plot line with some well developed characters. The story is actually credible given the characters. The twists and spins In the storyline show the world of a middle school girl who is put in an improbable compromising situation. The concept of the video diary tells the story. A wonderful free offering from Audible. And the narration and vocal inflections of various characters added to the enjoyment. Bravo, well done!

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great book.

loved it. mysteries are my favorite. yep yep yep i dont know why i have to put a minimum of 15 words. i enjoyed the book i dont want to give it away

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Listen to this!!

This is such a fabulous story, and every performer is AMAZING!! I loved it!! I didn’t have the slightest notion the direction it was going to take until the very end!

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