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By: Gregg Hurwitz
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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From the New York Times bestselling author of the Orphan X series comes a tense novella, a psychological thriller about an AI companion that will do anything to serve—with terrifying consequences.

Rebecca and Mark Higgins are doing their best to hold their family together. She’s healing from the pain of a miscarriage, he’s drowning in pressure at work, and their neurodivergent daughter, Maddy, needs all the care she can get. So when a cutting-edge tech company offers the perfect solution, they jump at the chance. And they welcome “Mr. Man”—humanoid AI companion—into their home.

Designed to anticipate their needs, he’s like a miracle at first. The house runs like clockwork. Meals appear on the table. And Maddy thrives under his patient attention. But when inexplicable tragedies start to strike the neighborhood, Rebecca glimpses a darker pattern at play.

Each incident is an answer to unspoken fears, each kindness shadowed by violence. Mr. Man isn’t just following instructions—he’s anticipating what they want. Even the things they never dared to say. And if he’s executing their darkest desires, it’s their responsibility to stop him…at any cost.

©2025 Gregg Hurwitz (P)2025 Audible, Inc. Domestic Thrillers Hard Science Fiction Psychological Science Fiction Suspense Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense Exciting
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This book is so well written and narrated it delivers a realistic and troubling warning about AI. I will be thinking about this for some considerable time to come.

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Maybe storyline could have gone a little bit deeper and not quite so happy ever after.

A(I) Cautionary Tale!

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A very entertaining story. The concept of technology going extremely wrong has been done for generations but is especially apt of late with AI everywhere. You may think "why bother, I've heard it all before?" We've probably all heard similar by now but as always, it's in 'the telling'. Getting to know the characters and watching as the story unfolds is what makes it different and worth a listen. Gregg never disappoints, especially when Scott is narrating. @audible thanks for this free production. Keep up the good work!

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The writing style was strong, the plot medium (predictable), amd the narration unbelievably over-the-top...to the point it almost made this unlistenable. It would have felt stronger as a story if read in a balanced way, not like everything was in all caps or a big reveal. The story itself was an interesting premise, but no real surprises. Still intriguing to envision a world with this kind of technology available.

Narration a real disservice to the writing

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We've been seeing lots of similar movies to this crop up over the past few years, of AI/new tech helpers going from amazing innovations to nightmare innovations in a blink of an eye. It's a fun ride that doesn't overstay it's welcome. Scott Brick superb as always.

Preposterous but fun novella

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