• The Praying Mantis Bride

  • Nameless: Season One, Book 3
  • By: Dean Koontz
  • Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
  • Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (3,518 ratings)

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The Praying Mantis Bride

By: Dean Koontz
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
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Publisher's summary

A deadly black widow has eliminated three husbands and counting. But Nameless knows her one weakness. To bring truth and its consequences to her crimes, the vigilante must spin a web of his own in part three of the Nameless series.

Lucia - current last name, Rickenbah - has made a fortune by marrying rich men who tend to drop dead. But the superstitious blonde believes in more than money and murder. Nameless’s job is to scare a confession out of Lucia, and as the psychological warfare escalates, even he may be in for a shock.

From number one New York Times best-selling author Dean Koontz comes The Praying Mantis Bride, part three of Nameless, a riveting collection of short stories about a vigilante nomad, stripped of his memories and commissioned to kill. Follow him in each story, which can be listened to in a single sitting.

©2019 The Koontz Living Trust (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

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Good story and narration!

This was another good story of the Nameless man. I really am enjoying these short stories. They are good and things happen quickly.

This one was about a superstitious psycho woman. I won't go any further than that since it was a short story and I don't want to give anything away.

As for the narration, Edwardo Ballerini does a great job on all the voices including the female voices. He has a very nice reading voice too.

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WOW.

Wow, what a story. Nameless is my new favorite hero. Love Dean Koontz writing. Best Author

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Great short story

The Praying Mantis Bride by Dean Koontz and narrated by Edoardo Ballerini is a terrific short story about a gal that kills husbands for their money and how she is caught. Great story and narration!

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Praying mantis Bride

This is an excellent series. First time I tried audible books. Koontz is able to still able to give enough detail of characters and surroundings that draws the reader's imagination in. Great plot.. each one is surprisingly different. I applaud him on his ability to fit all this in a short story..I don't know why I should be surprised, he is my favorite author. I can always count on enjoying his books. Now I'm enjoying his short stories.


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Great series

good story line, characters and narriation. grabs and keeps ur attention. nice twist to getting rid of the "bad guys & girls" in the world.

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Another good one!

I think the first two were better criminals nameless was taking care of but still entertaining!

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Good story.

I am always happy to see this narrator. He has a pleasant presence and cadence.

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Buckle up for a rollercoaster ride.

The third story in the Nameless series is very entertaining. Nameless goes after a “black widow” for a lack of a better name. Unlike the first two books, an unforeseen complication takes the plans in an entirely different direction. One again Edoardo Ballerini does an excellent job bringing each character to life and narrating the overall story. While I’ve never been a heavy reader of Dean Koonz’s books, these Nameless stories are making me want to explore more of his longer works.

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Awesome!!

Finally, a Nameless story with a female killer lol. It was so awesome! And the way they tricked her and she freaked the eff out🤣

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The best yet

The best in the series... so far! Brings to mind shades of My Evil Mother by Maregret Atwood.

"he is a tool of the program... A hammer should not argue with the carpenter who wields it."
The Praying Mantis Bride by Dean Koontz

"The fat moon is past the apex of its arc, rolling westward like a coin following a groove toward a slot, and when it drops, perhaps the vending machine that is this mysterious world will dispense an item so rich in truth that humanity can begin to be cured by it. In his mind’s eye, he sees the whirlwind bursting out of the fireplace. There are more things in heaven and earth . . . than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
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"HORATIO:
O day and night, but this is wondrous strange!
HAMLET:
And therefore as a stranger give it welcome.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. But come;
Here, as before, never, so help you mercy,
How strange or odd soe'er I bear myself"
Hamlet act 1 scene 5 by William Shakespeare

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