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Stranger

By: Ben H. Winters
Narrated by: Vikas Adam
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From Ben H. Winters, author of the Last Policeman trilogy, The Quiet Boy, and the Audible Originals Q&A and Self Help, comes a new crime story—a darkly comedic thriller, a wicked satire of our contemporary digital lives, and a loving homage to Patricia Highsmith’s iconic Strangers on a Train.

Meet Harry, aspiring tech entrepreneur. He’s a would-be Steve Jobs trapped in a cubicle gig at an angel investor firm, so close and yet so far from his dreams. His marriage is foundering, his career is stalled out, and all he wants is to create an app like Uber, or Tinder, something to make real change in the world, and change his own life forever.

Now meet Peter, a deeply troubled computer genius who lives in a basement apartment, chugging red wine, nursing old grudges and writing code.

When Harry meets Peter, it’s both of their lives that will change, when they invent an app for murder: you post your desired target, I post mine, and if we make a match we both carry out the other’s killing. Stranger is an instant success, and Harry’s dreams have come true…but at what cost?

©2023 Ben H. Winters (P)2023 Audible Originals, LLC. Crime Fiction Witty
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Loved this! The idea is not totally original, the outcome not utterly surprising, but I couldn't stop listening because the story was interesting and the performer excellent!
Give yourself a treat for a lazy afternoon, or for a king walk( as in my case).

An unexpected treat!

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I loved it
the twist
the way the performer made Peter talk
the way things turned out at the end
great story

great story and story telling

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Interesting concept but also scary that an app could be out there. Fantastic narration and well written. All in all, well worth a listen.

Excellent storyline

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Narration of some of the voices was rather annoying although I understand this may have been a deliberate choice! I felt the idea of the story had potential but was just missing a lot of details.

Had Potential but fell short

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Very interesting storyline and the twist at the end was a real surprise. A great find

wow. what a twist at the end!

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