Narrator

By: Landon Beach

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

By the time playwright and actor Shawn Frost had won two Tony Awards by his late 20s, he was seen as a theater prodigy—a meteoric rise that the performing arts community had not witnessed in almost a hundred years. His work? Shakespearean in scope, character, and popularity—boundless and beautiful. His own character? Flawed.

And in a place like New York City, where failings get magnified, Shawn Frost finds that, even from the heights of artistic sublimity, no one is insulated from the demons that have caused the best of entertainers to fall from grace.

After surviving an accident that almost costs him his life, Shawn leaves NYC and the theater for the quiet, picturesque Pacific cliffs of Carmel-by-the-Sea and starts a new life as an audiobook narrator. As he rises through the ranks, narrating bestseller after bestseller, Shawn Frost once again flirts with artistic immortality.

But. As his limitless skills emerge in the exploding arena of voice arts, so do his flaws.

Then, he experiences every audiobook narrator’s worst fear: He is kidnapped by two obsessed fans, determined to make Shawn perform their novel….
Or was he?

Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind psychological thriller from number one bestselling author Landon Beach.

©2022 Landon Beach (P)2022 Landon Beach

Critic reviews

“In my career, having reviewed over 1,200 novels, I can honestly say . . . I have never read anything quite like this. Think Misery meets Gone Girl. Landon Beach delivers a special, unforgettable, jaw-dropping reading experience that readers won't soon forget. Narrator is a masterpiece.” (The Real Book Spy)

Keeps you listening

I really enjoyed this listen. I also heard of it through Jack Care’s podcast and I’m so glad I listened. It was an original plot twist for sure. I love Scott Brick and enjoyed all the insight into the narrating world. It was so interesting to be a part of their world for a while. Jim Dale was the OG for me and have hardly read a book since. I prefer to listen and am so thankful for their art. I will be listening to more “Beach reads” for sure.

Eye Opening

I learned to understand the talent needed to be a “narrator “. Scott Brick made it interesting. He is my favorite narrator. Well worth the credit

Over the top great delicious wicked fun.

So implausible but so riveting and fun. The writing was terrific and no one could have done this like Scott Brick. His performance oozes drama and theater and suspense.

Thrilling meta-suspense

Look, as a narrator this was a shoo-in, and Mr. Brick's narration was impeccable as always. The denouement didn't quite work for me, but I was still rapt the whole time.

Just ok

I found this to be just an ok story. There were times when it was just too wordy for me. I did enjoy learning some of the processes of narrating.

Interesting insight into the world of audiobooks

Scott Brick is as good as always. I enjoyed learning about the audiobook industry.

However, I find Sean Frost personality to be repellent. Totally self absorbed and narcissist.

Had Jack Carr not recommended it I would have stopped mid-book and returned it.

Isn’t that ironic?!

Why ironic? An audio book, about a Narrator! Brilliant! Landon beach captures the world of real life narrators while unfolding a thrilling and treacherous tale of fictional character named Shawn Frost, a narrator himself who finds himself in a situation which ultimately reveals his strength and resolve in his personal and professional life. A fantastic read!

Enjoyable and highly accurate

This was such a great story to listen to. Being a narrator, it was exciting to hear a lot of the VO buzz words and people in the industry. Scott Brick does an amazing job, as usual, at putting the listener in the story.

Phenomenal Performance

Brick was awesome as usual. The only other narrator who could have performed this book as well was Frank Muller!

It was ok

The story is very meta. A narrator is reading us a story about a narrator reading a story about a narrator. Scott Brick being the narrator is the best part of this audiobook. The plot was good in theory, but it was one of the least thrilling thrillers I’ve read. I got quite bored numerous times. I didn’t find the main character to be likable.